Comments on: About http://www.missourah.com "Hilarious." - Daniel Hannan Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:12:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: George http://www.missourah.com/about-2/comment-page-1/#comment-27525 George Fri, 16 Sep 2011 06:29:47 +0000 http:/?page_id=2#comment-27525 I'm in full sympathy with your apparent political point of view, but I do think you misinterpret Stephen Fry' remarks at the Auburn game. I believe he's not condescending to what he observes. He's merely flummoxed by it, because it's so different from the British cultural experience. He uses common adjectives, not juvenile sarcasm, in his attempt to grasp the multiple paradoxes of what he sees. In the end, he feels an affection for it and for America. It reminds me of a comment made by a British art historian of how the cartoonist R. Crumb's vision is like that of the medieval artist Breugel. Like Breugel, Crumb sees "lusting, suffering, crazed humanity." Now who in America would see that? No one. But it's thoughtful, perhaps insightful. So, too, with Fry. Insightful to his principal audience back in Britain. Not particularly snarky, if you know just how sardonic the British can be. I’m in full sympathy with your apparent political point of view, but I do think you misinterpret Stephen Fry’ remarks at the Auburn game. I believe he’s not condescending to what he observes. He’s merely flummoxed by it, because it’s so different from the British cultural experience. He uses common adjectives, not juvenile sarcasm, in his attempt to grasp the multiple paradoxes of what he sees.

In the end, he feels an affection for it and for America. It reminds me of a comment made by a British art historian of how the cartoonist R. Crumb’s vision is like that of the medieval artist Breugel. Like Breugel, Crumb sees “lusting, suffering, crazed humanity.” Now who in America would see that? No one. But it’s thoughtful, perhaps insightful. So, too, with Fry. Insightful to his principal audience back in Britain. Not particularly snarky, if you know just how sardonic the British can be.

]]> By: Roger Moore http://www.missourah.com/about-2/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Roger Moore Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:49:37 +0000 http:/?page_id=2#comment-46 The INTERNETS is failings! The INTERNETS is failings!

]]> By: Pdizzle http://www.missourah.com/about-2/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Pdizzle Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:03:48 +0000 http:/?page_id=2#comment-45 Are you serious or joking? I am concerned that I am unable to tell as I can usually spot a satire site quite easily. Either your satire is a bit too straight-man for me or you may want to seriously reevaluate your presentation. Anyway it was fun and I got a chuckle, unless of course it is a serious site than I frowned and scowled. Ok, thanks, bye. :) Are you serious or joking? I am concerned that I am unable to tell as I can usually spot a satire site quite easily. Either your satire is a bit too straight-man for me or you may want to seriously reevaluate your presentation. Anyway it was fun and I got a chuckle, unless of course it is a serious site than I frowned and scowled. Ok, thanks, bye. :)

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