"Kevin S. Wilson" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 14:27:31 -0500, "Bob (this one)" >
> wrote:
>
> >Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
> >> On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 02:32:44 -0500, "Bob (this one)" >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>>I bet this brings the house down around the trailer park.
> >>
> >> Wallace Shawn says, "Block that metaphor!"
> >
> >I bet you can quote Rocky Horror, too. Here's a piece of toast. You know
> >where to stick it.
> >
> Oh, my. I have to say I'm a tad disappointed in you, Bobbo. In your
> frantic haste to toss back what must've seemed to you a witty retort,
> you failed to consider the possibility that someone else's frame of
> reference might not only encompass yours, but also extend beyond it,
> in this case well past minor character actors and cult movies. Still,
> I'm going to help you out here, Bobbo, because I'm your friend and I
> hate to see you continue to parade your ignorance for all and sundry
> to see as if today was Pride Day for the Slow-Witted and Culturally
> Destitute.
>
> 1. Long before those shiny colorful movies that have so thoroughly
> arrested your attention, people told stories of all kinds, both fact
> and fiction, in what we grown-ups like to call "periodicals."
>
> 2. The father of diminutive actor Wallace Shawn was the editor of one
> such periodical, in which regularly appeared bits of badly mangled
> prose under the heading "Block that Metaphor."
>
> That's all the time I had set aside today for remedial instruction, so
> I'm unable to tell you the title of the periodical. I expect you'll
> soon be scurrying over to google to complete this small portion of
> your lessons.
>

Ouch.......well done Kev. Hope you don't mind my swiping the "Pride Day"
bit.