tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post6797465124435969322..comments2023-09-01T09:05:27.990-05:00Comments on The Moon Topples: Writing Tip #17: Obscene PunctuationThe Moon Toppleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12717446064777879248noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-20731074158692661932007-02-19T15:09:00.000-06:002007-02-19T15:09:00.000-06:00Ms Signs, you are most erudite and most funny, for...Ms Signs, you are most erudite and most funny, for that was a very special kind of British joke, wasn't it?Ms Melancholyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03348356658378052119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-30405304479665283772007-02-18T15:49:00.000-06:002007-02-18T15:49:00.000-06:00The colon is functional; the semi-colon is a thing...The colon is functional; the semi-colon is a thing of great beauty. I never understand jokes, not even pie-in-the face ones.Reading the Signshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338983880105866139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-82665154152997489952007-02-18T12:04:00.000-06:002007-02-18T12:04:00.000-06:00The world in general, and the digestive tract in p...The world in general, and the digestive tract in particular, would be a lesser place without the colon: let's keep it.baralbionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976395517109747612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-16622331433418919602007-02-18T01:56:00.000-06:002007-02-18T01:56:00.000-06:00Can I just add that I also got the joke, Maht, and...Can I just add that I also got the joke, Maht, and I laughed all the way to the toilet. Have you ever had a colon cleanse? I haven't but I met someone who did. She couldn't sit for two months because they turned things on full force too quick! That's another reason to drop the colon. I prefer the semi-colon, which is what vegetarians must have, and I am one of those! :) Nice tip, Maht, keep them coming.S. Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976476273818980832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-14958713567351654852007-02-17T21:35:00.000-06:002007-02-17T21:35:00.000-06:00I figured you were referring to some of the shit w...I figured you were referring to some of the shit which passes :) for writing these days since it emanates from the colon.<BR/><BR/>If something is only half-bad, does that make the semicolon vulgar, too?heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-64123196301202208502007-02-17T16:59:00.000-06:002007-02-17T16:59:00.000-06:00Ah, a joke. I get it. Well done, Ms B. Go to the t...Ah, a joke. I get it. Well done, Ms B. Go to the top of the class. (And sorry Caroline for taking your words out of context. I understood precisely what you meant, but I appreciate your fear of being misunderstood. Class is such a complex thing...)Ms Melancholyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03348356658378052119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-70503563571296422102007-02-17T16:06:00.000-06:002007-02-17T16:06:00.000-06:00I got the joke. Just thought I'd say...I got the joke. Just thought I'd say...Ms Baroquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836227454899083962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-46484904678597179292007-02-17T11:59:00.000-06:002007-02-17T11:59:00.000-06:00Ah ha! It's that tricky/clever American humo(u)r t...Ah ha! It's that tricky/clever American humo(u)r that catches us brits out every time. <BR/><BR/>That's actually rather funny ... now that you've pointed it out with your index finger ;-)Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470638074202676460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-69506867482463558132007-02-17T11:40:00.000-06:002007-02-17T11:40:00.000-06:00Comedy is never so successful as when the author m...Comedy is never so successful as when the author must use an index finger to point and say: "This is a joke."<BR/><BR/>I doubt this is any funnier to Americans.<BR/><BR/>Just a little pun on the word colon being both : and a part of the body involved in defecation.<BR/><BR/>I plan to continue to offer writing tips, whether people find them funny or not...<BR/><BR/>To unquote Ms. M: "You may think I am deadly serious. I am joking."The Moon Toppleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12717446064777879248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-51707231752154967862007-02-17T10:41:00.000-06:002007-02-17T10:41:00.000-06:00Yes, please, explanation. Alien chicken more conf...Yes, please, explanation. Alien chicken more confused than ever. Mind you, I'm all for simplification.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871239587214383387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-79948632831157162592007-02-17T07:39:00.000-06:002007-02-17T07:39:00.000-06:00Well, good, one less to worry about!A colon may be...Well, good, one less to worry about!<BR/>A colon may be considered vulgar, but ain't 'vulgar' a brilliant word? My mum used to call me vulgar if I used the word 'bum'- times change.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665385782194826703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-7191984442328949672007-02-17T05:40:00.000-06:002007-02-17T05:40:00.000-06:00Viv - where have you gone?Vulgar? Please explain.A...Viv - where have you gone?<BR/>Vulgar? Please explain.<BR/>And may I just add (seeing as my words are being taken out of context) that my comprehensive was vile because I was bullied for 5 years ... as opposed to the use of 'vile' in a 'I deserved private education' kind of way. Just felt the need to make that clear.<BR/>xCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470638074202676460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-53068127455686591662007-02-17T04:21:00.000-06:002007-02-17T04:21:00.000-06:00I have concern for my punctuation and grammar skil...I have concern for my punctuation and grammar skills. As Caroline once said (lovely quote, have to nick it) I went to a vile comprehensive and was lucky to leave school with the ability to actually read. I shall now defer to you, Mr Clever Moon, on all such matters. I have just this very day used a colon in my latest post. Please explain why this is now 'vulgar' and advise forthwith. (You may think I am joking. I am deadly serious.)Ms Melancholyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03348356658378052119noreply@blogger.com