tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post8301866934125536300..comments2023-12-16T22:38:40.273-08:00Comments on .: A sad story, and my snarky response.menohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-29153663928799835722007-06-05T20:07:00.000-07:002007-06-05T20:07:00.000-07:00stella, english major or no, a person should still...stella, english major or no, a person should still havre some culture beyond TV.<BR/><BR/>moi, see!!?? If Canadians know, us 'mericans should too.<BR/><BR/>flutter, back at you!<BR/><BR/>ac, *packing the book into my purse for next time.*<BR/><BR/>princess, Dickens was paid by the word too, and you can sure tell.<BR/><BR/>gewels, i was pretty shocked that no one had known all day. C'mon people!<BR/><BR/>sari, that's because you are a great mom and your kid is smart.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-41204396924153790952007-06-05T16:33:00.000-07:002007-06-05T16:33:00.000-07:00I can't say he knows Herman Melville's name yet, b...I can't say he knows Herman Melville's name yet, but even my eight year old knows about Moby Dick.<BR/><BR/>Sheesh.<BR/><BR/>Now I'm off to put some Star Wars stamps on a few bills.sarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16144333694009700155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-86963813601088664412007-06-05T14:41:00.000-07:002007-06-05T14:41:00.000-07:00I am constantly amazed at the illiteracy that I en...I am constantly amazed at the illiteracy that I encounter every day. Not that they were illiterate but still, to not know who Herman Melville was- come on!!!<BR/>It's shameful!GEWELShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15667187693235282985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-44103347968284731942007-06-05T12:12:00.000-07:002007-06-05T12:12:00.000-07:00Sadly, I think it's hard for our ADD culture to re...Sadly, I think it's hard for our ADD culture to retain the works of authors who were paid by the word.Princess in Galosheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815709655445815674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-57519683627939434642007-06-05T10:31:00.000-07:002007-06-05T10:31:00.000-07:00Start carrying around a copy of Billy Budd and for...Start carrying around a copy of Billy Budd and force read it to the unwashed. That'll teach 'em.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-23765642647828129132007-06-04T20:51:00.000-07:002007-06-04T20:51:00.000-07:00Oh how I love you. And how I hate popular culture....Oh how I love you. And how I hate popular culture.flutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828689769747130419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-33911913380760892402007-06-04T20:14:00.000-07:002007-06-04T20:14:00.000-07:00That IS pretty bad! I'm a Canadian and even I kno...That IS pretty bad! I'm a Canadian and even I know. I'd like to think that many of us here know who he is.Mother of Inventionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797365678860039018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-60978542096377429502007-06-04T17:05:00.000-07:002007-06-04T17:05:00.000-07:00very sad indeed.then again. i was an english majo...very sad indeed.<BR/><BR/>then again. i was an english major. i would have to know who Melville is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-55963587248282394142007-06-04T15:41:00.000-07:002007-06-04T15:41:00.000-07:00susanne, it's boring, so don't bother. But at lea...susanne, it's boring, so don't bother. But at least you know who he is.<BR/><BR/>egan, Moby Dick IS boring. You won't get any argument from me about that.<BR/><BR/>caro, you really don't need to read it. i was just an obsessive teenager when i did.<BR/><BR/>carla, i do shake my head over it. Kids these days! :)<BR/><BR/>Lazy, i KNOW there are some you've read that i've never heard of, but Melville? He's pretty famous. Also 2+2=4.<BR/><BR/>floribunda, Really? oh my god. That's even sadder.<BR/><BR/>irrelpant, i don't know either, but it's depressing. Don't bother reading Moby, it's not worth the trouble, unless you need a soporific.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-19515352886823375442007-06-04T15:23:00.000-07:002007-06-04T15:23:00.000-07:00Meno, I weep with you for the world. And I can't ...Meno, I weep with you for the world. And I can't tell if it's the gene pool getting shallower or if people really WANT to be stupid.<BR/><BR/>And no, I've never read Melville, but I know Moby. Perhaps things like passion and obsession only matter nowadays when it involves idiots doing idiotic things?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-47616644054526353612007-06-04T14:49:00.000-07:002007-06-04T14:49:00.000-07:00my favorite recent PO story was the woman who want...my favorite recent PO story was the woman who wanted to buy 18 cents worth of 2-cent stamps -- neither she nor the clerk could figure out how many stamps that would be -- so she ended up buying 1-cent stamps instead. (I have no idea how she knew she wanted 18 cents worth to start with...)floribundahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04580721857582350448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-8786906194565338332007-06-04T14:44:00.000-07:002007-06-04T14:44:00.000-07:00We have the Queen on our stamps, so anything's an ...We have the Queen on our stamps, so anything's an improvement.<BR/><BR/>I don't think it's soooo unbelievable that no one knew about Melville. I suspect there are some that I've read that would mean nothing to you...<BR/><BR/>...and Lindsay Lohan may go on to write the Great American Novel.<BR/><BR/>LazyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-75833009960742539112007-06-04T14:43:00.000-07:002007-06-04T14:43:00.000-07:00I would have had the same reaction. The fact that...I would have had the same reaction. The fact that no one knew...that's pretty sad.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08423696800295940382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-67281373259274367812007-06-04T13:47:00.000-07:002007-06-04T13:47:00.000-07:00Saying Moby Dick is long-winded is the understatem...Saying Moby Dick is long-winded is the understatement of the year. I couldn't bear going trough the whole thing. I was pretty young though, maybe I'll try again. Who am I kidding?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-29489898441460948942007-06-04T12:36:00.000-07:002007-06-04T12:36:00.000-07:00The guy who wrote a whale book, sweet. I know of ...The guy who wrote a whale book, sweet. I know of him, but his writing does bore me.eganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03783658744477659987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-12804331969115665392007-06-04T12:21:00.000-07:002007-06-04T12:21:00.000-07:00Yes, it's shocking. Even I know who Melville is an...Yes, it's shocking. Even I know who Melville is and I'm not even American. (Neither have I read the book. Sorry.)Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14220769941216066968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-21327058251816685492007-06-04T12:07:00.000-07:002007-06-04T12:07:00.000-07:00gordo, good teachers are hard to find, and then th...gordo, good teachers are hard to find, and then the public schools do their best to break their spirits.<BR/><BR/>jodi, no time spent reading to your kids is ever wasted. Good for you.<BR/><BR/>lynn, i think 5th grade might be a tad young for the great white whale.<BR/><BR/>ortizzle, sigh. It's like pissing in the ocean to try and educate some people.<BR/><BR/>maggie, i don't know, i was too depressed to ask. Good question though.<BR/><BR/>lee, ha ha ha ha. *snort* Thanks for that!<BR/><BR/>scott, he was a bit much wasn't he? I prefer the homo-erotic Billy Budd, which at least had a plot.<BR/><BR/>sanjay, you'd think that wouldn't you?<BR/><BR/>liv, you can be sure that i will be using the line "the trifecta of VD" frequently from now on.<BR/><BR/>ttq,Give me marvel comics over the tarts anyday though.<BR/><BR/>chani, go now chani, and hurry. It's getting scarier here by the minute.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-73879928549839977502007-06-04T11:57:00.000-07:002007-06-04T11:57:00.000-07:00lucia, it never changes does it? Sad.jen, we clea...lucia, it never changes does it? Sad.<BR/><BR/>jen, we clearly don't know what he Love stamp is about.<BR/><BR/>u-u, "trifecta of VD" ha ha haha ha. I think i'll have t-shirts made up of that and send them each one.<BR/><BR/>suebob, probably NOBODY knew who she was. The Munsters, heh!<BR/><BR/>hearts, very clever! I can't see why you don't want pubes or puke on your stamps!<BR/><BR/>luckyzmom, Em didn't have to read it, but she knows who he was.<BR/><BR/>mrs.chili, i know, it is sad. Sigh.<BR/><BR/>toni, people are stupid. I like that!<BR/><BR/>qt, i guess if you hang around the schools long enough, they'll let you graduate eventually, despite your reading skills.<BR/><BR/>lisa, sadly, it would be fitting.<BR/><BR/>gary, i like urban-urchin's description better, "The trifecta of VD." Trashy tarts is too mild.<BR/><BR/>de, i suppose it's good that they were asking, but still....<BR/><BR/>patches, how about a generic politician stamp featuring mushrooms?<BR/><BR/>bob, you said it brother!menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-46915206566724797372007-06-04T10:46:00.000-07:002007-06-04T10:46:00.000-07:00That's pathetic! They didn't know who Herman Melvi...That's pathetic! They didn't know who Herman Melville is... <BR/><BR/>Oh, geez. I'm going to Thailand now. Good luck! <BR/><BR/>(laughing)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Peace, <BR/><BR/>~Chanithailandchanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-86319006411030827392007-06-04T10:22:00.000-07:002007-06-04T10:22:00.000-07:00Nothing like a little snark to go with my Cheerios...Nothing like a little snark to go with my Cheerios in the morning! *Yay*<BR/><BR/>Personally, I would like to see the Lindsay stamp where she is passed out in her SUV (mouth agape), One of Paris in prison garb, and a Britany shaving her head. <BR/><BR/>It would be like the super hero stamps I had to buy because they were out of everything in that size sheet..seriously I hate those Marvel Comic stamps.TTQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09888187290526881563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-57169218622962084252007-06-04T09:45:00.000-07:002007-06-04T09:45:00.000-07:00What UU said...the trifecta indeed! Poor Mr. Melvi...What UU said...the trifecta indeed! Poor Mr. Melville. He did some fine work, ummm, whoever he was...<BR/><BR/>(joking!)Livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09154719979114564561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-48745055886480829832007-06-04T09:11:00.000-07:002007-06-04T09:11:00.000-07:00Not snarky at all, you don't make stamps for just ...Not snarky at all, you don't make stamps for just anybody right? They should know, esp the USPS person.karmichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10973922761187532706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-90224823086041890652007-06-04T09:03:00.000-07:002007-06-04T09:03:00.000-07:00I hated that long-winded flatulent SOB.How come he...I hated that long-winded flatulent SOB.<BR/><BR/>How come he got a stamp?<BR/><BR/>Well OK. I didn't hate him. I just couldn't tolerate his writing style. Why do so many "classics" have to be so long-winded?Scott from Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01331284708780612453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-30436412297507288842007-06-04T08:53:00.000-07:002007-06-04T08:53:00.000-07:00What are stamps? :)What are stamps? :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915252268400469774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-23727577264984020682007-06-04T08:46:00.000-07:002007-06-04T08:46:00.000-07:00Gary, I think 'trashy tart' is a gross understatem...Gary, I think 'trashy tart' is a gross understatement. Ha.<BR/><BR/>Meno, I'm wondering why the clerk didn't bother to find out? As she was selling them for goodness sakes. But I guess I'm forgetting that when you have a gov'mint job you don't have to do any homework...Lynneahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255266354171825474noreply@blogger.com