tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post6532645985700776038..comments2024-03-26T15:49:44.555+00:00Comments on How To Write Badly Well: Indulge in self-referential writingJoel Stickleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14270604410152020281noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-59996881971306955082022-05-10T00:34:31.255+01:002022-05-10T00:34:31.255+01:00This twelve-word sentence's final five words a...This twelve-word sentence's final five words are "metahumor is always worth it".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-44787136744448136852013-02-13T22:22:33.785+00:002013-02-13T22:22:33.785+00:00This comment has seventy-eight letters and is far ...This comment has seventy-eight letters and is far too late to have much chance of being noticed.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10629630878828841205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-48927521853357429262012-08-21T23:26:23.275+01:002012-08-21T23:26:23.275+01:00The end will fizzle out, hmm? Or is it the story w...The end will fizzle out, hmm? Or is it the story which does the fizzling out?<br /><br />(said in a highly passive-aggressive tone)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-81465655057092933132010-12-30T20:46:06.495+00:002010-12-30T20:46:06.495+00:00Why are you all making fun of this, it's reall...Why are you all making fun of this, it's really good! Seriously!!!<br /><br />- Mrs. The PointMrs. The Pointnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-7150633729113464612010-10-29T21:55:20.806+01:002010-10-29T21:55:20.806+01:00Another example of the form:
http://www.guardian....Another example of the form:<br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/the-lay-scientist/2010/sep/24/1C12VTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-87886009373249435952010-10-29T20:09:45.636+01:002010-10-29T20:09:45.636+01:00This comment praises the ability of a writer who c...This comment praises the ability of a writer who can actually write such a piece well, and wonders whether a bad writer would have actually been able to write a full piece following the error under consideration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-88403423567913523632010-10-29T19:37:28.606+01:002010-10-29T19:37:28.606+01:00This comment misses the point.This comment misses the point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-41074331223369202862010-10-29T16:00:43.440+01:002010-10-29T16:00:43.440+01:00"Such a piece is sometimes rescued from fizzl..."Such a piece is sometimes rescued from fizzling out by a sudden shift in tone," proclaimed the pooping purple porcupine.MarcTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-91256231904083506822010-10-29T15:40:01.581+01:002010-10-29T15:40:01.581+01:00@Ebonmuse: Holy crap, I think my eyes just broke! ...@Ebonmuse: Holy crap, I think my eyes just broke! (thanks, btw ;))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-63896784369399637562010-10-29T14:45:02.847+01:002010-10-29T14:45:02.847+01:00Ceridwen, see:
http://consc.net/misc/moser.htmlCeridwen, see:<br /><br />http://consc.net/misc/moser.htmlEbonmusehttp://www.daylightatheism.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-68632487694083599422010-10-29T14:11:20.567+01:002010-10-29T14:11:20.567+01:00Brilliant.Brilliant.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09827047315895632135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-15714892103041250852010-10-29T13:10:58.493+01:002010-10-29T13:10:58.493+01:00This comment praises the author of the above self-...This comment praises the author of the above self-referential article for his powers of self-observation and self-parody; and asks humbly for examples of the subject matter, since its author (pictured on the left) has not yet come across any in her extensive reading. <br />The author also hopes she has used the apostrophe correctly in the above sentence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-17130459835735980572010-10-29T12:46:00.773+01:002010-10-29T12:46:00.773+01:00This is the first post referring to the above self...This is the first post referring to the above self referential article.packfillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500826891873387255noreply@blogger.com