tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360486056983018949.post7901674904395521120..comments2024-01-31T09:10:18.662-07:00Comments on "One Poor Correspondent": The Hobgoblin of Small MindsTom Nawrockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03766845038505392731noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360486056983018949.post-71036597834914205532008-10-06T10:54:00.000-06:002008-10-06T10:54:00.000-06:00I knew you'd point out the hyphen thing. You magni...I knew you'd point out the hyphen thing. You magnificent bastard!Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01639468265334192908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360486056983018949.post-22174403822484320292008-10-06T10:30:00.000-06:002008-10-06T10:30:00.000-06:00Ricky Jay does the commentary track on the DVD wit...Ricky Jay does the commentary track on the DVD with Mamet. They both say that one of their favorite lines in the movie is when Ricky says he filled the water pistol (no hyphen needed) because he couldn't have shown up with an unloaded gun.Tom Nawrockihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766845038505392731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360486056983018949.post-77172503520121630972008-10-06T08:57:00.000-06:002008-10-06T08:57:00.000-06:00You'd think Ricky Jay, of all people, would have k...You'd think Ricky Jay, of all people, would have known better than to fill that water-pistol.<BR/><BR/>Oh wait. I guess it turns out that was intentional.<BR/><BR/>(By the way, readers, above: Spoiler Alert!)Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01639468265334192908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360486056983018949.post-76059389069648006582008-10-05T22:38:00.000-06:002008-10-05T22:38:00.000-06:00The hand-painted logo doesn't look anything like t...The hand-painted logo doesn't look anything like the logo on the bar, which is made of those hardware-store single letters. If that sign on the bar reads "The House of Games," rather than "House of Games," the "the" is teeny-weeny.Tom Nawrockihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766845038505392731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360486056983018949.post-87413479724033801402008-10-05T16:00:00.000-06:002008-10-05T16:00:00.000-06:00Is it possible, given the hand-painted quality of ...Is it possible, given the hand-painted quality of the logo, that THAT refers to the actual bar where much of the movie takes place?<BR/><BR/>I actually don't recall if there's a "the" on the club's sign in the flick.Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01639468265334192908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360486056983018949.post-62427136660235496632008-10-02T12:14:00.000-06:002008-10-02T12:14:00.000-06:00If we're talking about Odelay, don't you mean "Bec...If we're talking about <I>Odelay</I>, don't you mean "Beck!"?Tom Nawrockihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766845038505392731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360486056983018949.post-81733882375910189002008-10-02T10:43:00.000-06:002008-10-02T10:43:00.000-06:00I actually asked Beck about the divergent punctuat...I actually asked Beck about the divergent punctuation for the lead track of <I>Odelay</I> on its original release and its recent deluxe reissue. <BR/><BR/>(Original: "Devils Haircut" <BR/>Reissue: "Devil's Haircut")<BR/><BR/>He shrugged and acknowledged that there was a small but meaningful distinction between the two--but he clearly wasn't bothered by the switch, and didn't really have a preference.Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576993334350753739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360486056983018949.post-8756672979243405162008-10-02T08:38:00.000-06:002008-10-02T08:38:00.000-06:00If there's one thing this blog provides in spades,...If there's one thing this blog provides in spades, it's unearned conceits.Tom Nawrockihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766845038505392731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360486056983018949.post-44402334208762705302008-10-02T08:07:00.000-06:002008-10-02T08:07:00.000-06:00I considered the possibility it was a conceptual p...I considered the possibility it was a conceptual post about inaccuracy, then came to the conclusion that since your concerns were orthographic in nature, such a high concept was either highly improbable or simply an unearned conceit. In order for it to be a conceptual post about consistency, shouldn't you have rendered the allusion differently (or inconsistently) in two places? <BR/><BR/>Also, you could have spiced things up with a picture of the Green Goblin.Joe Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060317452146257550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360486056983018949.post-47211390546297323822008-10-01T16:48:00.000-06:002008-10-01T16:48:00.000-06:00What makes you think I was going for consistency i...What makes you think I was going for consistency in my accuracy?Tom Nawrockihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766845038505392731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360486056983018949.post-81066980182494446322008-10-01T16:37:00.000-06:002008-10-01T16:37:00.000-06:00Dude, while you're getting all copy editor here, y...Dude, while you're getting all copy editor here, your fact checking side is slacking. It's "hobgoblin of little minds," not "small minds."Joe Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060317452146257550noreply@blogger.com