tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post6535897776217451767..comments2023-10-10T04:30:38.687-05:00Comments on Deo volente: Satire outbreakDave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09100006856645294730noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-21665695394367568022011-10-12T07:42:15.520-05:002011-10-12T07:42:15.520-05:00I hope no one takes you up on your offer to post m...I hope no one takes you up on your offer to post more venom. It would only be allowing others to be dragged down to the same level.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-70801092140316523172011-10-11T22:59:58.177-05:002011-10-11T22:59:58.177-05:00But there might be "factions" or a "...But there might be "factions" or a "rogue element." So the MSM says. So I believe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-33934754629393408722011-10-11T22:57:21.054-05:002011-10-11T22:57:21.054-05:00I think the Iranians are behind all this brouhaha....I think the Iranians are behind all this brouhaha. But we really know Mossad is behind Iran is behind the USA is behind Cheng. OK, I've been watching you all drink the Kool-Aid here (sorry, Jim Jones) and that came out...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-83924455379727635222011-10-11T22:43:23.912-05:002011-10-11T22:43:23.912-05:00Well done, I surrender.
Someone from the FA pleas...Well done, I surrender.<br /><br />Someone from the FA please extend an invitation to Mike and his tribe, approx 150 unidentified individuals to be active within the organization as it would only add(+)pressure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-83964031832787871642011-10-11T22:38:35.869-05:002011-10-11T22:38:35.869-05:00While I think satire is fine & dandy, I've...While I think satire is fine & dandy, I've obviously got a sensitive spot for profanity, so hastily removed the 9:10 pm post, whose target was a prominent campus administrator. I also seem not to be terribly fond of lyrics. The number of comments removed now totals TWO.<br /><br />I knew that passing along this satire would prove controversial, but I have, after all, passed on lots of Dave Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100006856645294730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-16175622586290802752011-10-11T22:07:04.304-05:002011-10-11T22:07:04.304-05:00Yes, I'm to blame for being offended at your c...Yes, I'm to blame for being offended at your comment. Obviously, Dave also thought it was offensive or he wouldn't have removed it, regardless of its literary reference. We need open dialog, not personal attacks. Not many things are less funny to me than the decline of this university.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-67499420696828223672011-10-11T21:23:34.049-05:002011-10-11T21:23:34.049-05:00Since Dave has removed it you need not worry since...Since Dave has removed it you need not worry since you are obviously unfamiliar with Jonathan Swift's excremental humor!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-65934540182706327782011-10-11T21:15:06.134-05:002011-10-11T21:15:06.134-05:00I find this satire and particularly the last comme...I find this satire and particularly the last comment to be appalling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-20577428439522268172011-10-11T21:10:57.510-05:002011-10-11T21:10:57.510-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-53047490597633173252011-10-11T18:06:18.395-05:002011-10-11T18:06:18.395-05:00Cheng must be very happy watching all this. You ar...Cheng must be very happy watching all this. You are witnessing “divide and rule” playing live. Faculty is fighting with each other, administration is watching, faculty senate is smiling, Cheng and Poshard are laughing, FSN is having a picnic, and I am worried because at the end it is going to hurt me. Wake-up you Id….. See behind the curtain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-84576664422249721632011-10-11T18:06:08.714-05:002011-10-11T18:06:08.714-05:00Please stop. If a student ever reads this you'...Please stop. If a student ever reads this you'll ruin all the weeks I've spent on this subject in the Brit lit survey: mockery is an instrument of satire. Now if you want to argue that the satire is poorly executed, the mocks not adequately cutting, or too broad that's fine, but don't introduce utterly false distinctions into the discussion.Ryan Netzleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12817668798838164403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-44460512776857735992011-10-11T18:05:55.430-05:002011-10-11T18:05:55.430-05:00Again, this is "Kidding on the Square." ...Again, this is "Kidding on the Square." It is myopic in the extreme to dismiss all uses of humor as non-serious. There is a <i>very</i> serious message in this piece of satire. Dismiss it or imagine that it is unwarranted argument ("foot shooting," even) at your peril. Perhaps, more productively, FSN supporters could address the concerns it raises, directly or indirectly.Jonathan Graynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-28956477694287201882011-10-11T16:46:05.826-05:002011-10-11T16:46:05.826-05:00From the perspective of those who support the FA, ...From the perspective of those who support the FA, the difference between satire and mockery is:<br /><br />Satire is mockery you direct at others, and mockery is satire directed at you. So the question now is, is this satire, or is this mockery?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-30184088350709556072011-10-11T16:12:20.873-05:002011-10-11T16:12:20.873-05:00The funny thing about this is that you think pious...The funny thing about this is that you think pious sanctimony with a pinch of sarcasm is an effective rebuttal to satire.Ryan Netzleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12817668798838164403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-40627730574995953122011-10-11T15:42:10.115-05:002011-10-11T15:42:10.115-05:00The funny thing about this is that you think mocki...The funny thing about this is that you think mocking those that oppose you because of your tactics is a good idea. Good luck with that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-34932195678699700212011-10-11T15:01:12.021-05:002011-10-11T15:01:12.021-05:00Not really. Mike will need a strong stomach if he ...Not really. Mike will need a strong stomach if he mistakenly attends this event composed of the "usual suspects" of conservatives and reactionaries on this campus - that is, unless he really intends to throw up on the lot of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-26625038452422245652011-10-11T11:38:02.500-05:002011-10-11T11:38:02.500-05:00You guys are becoming masters of shooting yourselv...You guys are becoming masters of shooting yourselves in the foot!<br /><br />Carry on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com