tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post354252064437093386..comments2024-03-13T03:24:01.167-04:00Comments on Marginalizing Morons: SpellQuizzerCaptiousNuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14440029537418230507noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-2344156747350290222009-07-08T02:25:34.550-04:002009-07-08T02:25:34.550-04:00"Le Mot Juste" is the French for "t..."Le Mot Juste" is the French for "the right word".LeMotJustehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563277468310633824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-28650511647475743992009-07-07T07:07:07.244-04:002009-07-07T07:07:07.244-04:00Yeah, 'old coots' in general are walking b...Yeah, 'old coots' in general are <em>walking blog material</em>....but inlaws?<br /><br />They are off-the-chart.<br /><br />I would advise any incipient blogger NOT TO TELL their family about the undertaking.<br /><br />Put it this way, if my MIL wasn't aware of, and reading this blog....y'all wouldn't be able to keep up with my posting!<br /><br />[just kidding, Mom]<br /><br />I don't fault people for the inability to think outside of the *system* because <b>Big Education/Big Media/Big Government</b> has been more powerful than most think for a long, long time.<br /><br />For example, I had never even HEARD of homeschooling until I was 32. That speaks to the power of the statists to not only co-opt entire fields (education) but of their ability to control public dialogue....and public imagination.<br /><br />Returning to your <em>walking blog material</em>....just don't even, EVER think about the fact that you married and procreated with their daughter! This is just as sanity-saving as *not looking* at your investment accounts, IMSavvyO.CaptiousNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440029537418230507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-58566118460812059412009-07-07T00:47:38.595-04:002009-07-07T00:47:38.595-04:00oh boy, i've got one for you. my in-laws are ...oh boy, i've got one for you. my in-laws are in town. they were talking about home schooling. well not even that. they were talking about teaching our kid(s) things like math, reading, writing, etc. way ahead of the "curve". "curve" behind defined as the school system. <br /><br />anyway, they actually said that maybe it is not a good idea to teach him all this stuff at such a young age because he will then get bored in school and have trouble. <br /><br />what am i supposed to with that?<br /><br />Calgon take me away....<br /><br />by the way - you should differentiate with "bad spellers" today and bad "typers" because often it's just typos. unless it is something handwritten, in which case it could just be oversight. <br /><br />which is another problem - just laziness.pannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12184703009012500966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-73053145959670192772009-07-06T10:50:47.118-04:002009-07-06T10:50:47.118-04:00Whoops!
Now, how was I supposed to know that?
Pu...Whoops!<br /><br />Now, how was I supposed to know that?<br /><br />Put a pic of your midriff on your blog like I did to advertise your gender.<br /><br />Or, check the *female* box?<br /><br />Glad to know I have female readers....<br /><br />What does *LeMotJuste* mean anyway?CaptiousNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440029537418230507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-92074300088090417622009-07-06T01:45:57.967-04:002009-07-06T01:45:57.967-04:00Captious,
That's aunt, not uncle!Captious, <br />That's aunt, not uncle!LeMotJustehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563277468310633824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-12248200686022591192009-07-05T23:42:37.233-04:002009-07-05T23:42:37.233-04:00C,
"Free advertising"
'nuff said. ...C,<br /><br />"Free advertising"<br /><br />'nuff said. Thanks for the lecture anyway.Taylor Conanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270678440957992085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-54669951596310057972009-07-05T23:18:34.641-04:002009-07-05T23:18:34.641-04:00LeMot,
That AWAD site looks good. Thanks.
Buyin...LeMot,<br /><br />That AWAD site looks good. Thanks.<br /><br />Buying your niece all these *educational* toys....are you hellbent on becoming her <em>least favorite</em> uncle???!!!CaptiousNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440029537418230507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-5419158987264286752009-07-05T23:08:33.658-04:002009-07-05T23:08:33.658-04:00Taylor,
That advertising wasn't *free*.
It ...Taylor, <br /><br />That advertising wasn't *free*.<br /><br />It cost him a potential sale to me of $30.<br /><br />AND, what if I ripped the product on my blog?<br /><br />Given my powerful influence...that could potentially put him out of business!!!!<br /><br />Note that Greg Mankiw *gives away* his textbook to professors....who'll potentially force hundreds of kids to buy his $130 textbook.<br /><br />See <a href="http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2007/12/advertisement.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />I've since heard that he (sneakily via his publishers) actually PAYS prof's to *require* his textbook.CaptiousNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440029537418230507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-17477280214290475362009-07-03T04:23:49.054-04:002009-07-03T04:23:49.054-04:00Reminds me of TI's Speak And Spell I had a kid...Reminds me of TI's Speak And Spell I had a kid ! I just loved it ! And this SpellQuizzer is amazing. Kudos to the guy who invented it ! More importantly, Thank You for posting this. I will need to get this for my niece. Same as I got her the TalkingGlobe, from reading one of your posts !<br />Talking about etymology, I follow Anu Garg's A Word A Day (AWAD) which has interesting bits on etymology. <br />Here's the website <a href="http://wordsmith.org/awad/" rel="nofollow">AWAD</a><br /><br />Also :<br /><a href="http://www.thevedicfoundation.org/valuable_resources/Sanskrit-The_Mother_of_All_Languages_partII.htm" rel="nofollow">Sanskrit</a>LeMotJustehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563277468310633824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-23995995601391940692009-07-02T20:57:40.731-04:002009-07-02T20:57:40.731-04:00Spelling is definitely a must have, as it indicate...Spelling is definitely a must have, as it indicates that one reads often. However, it has become a casualty of technology. I won several spelling bees in grade school, but, today, I'm in trouble without spell check.OSRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09454944574511999653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-41398321400779546622009-07-02T16:45:52.449-04:002009-07-02T16:45:52.449-04:00C,
That SpellQuizzer guy is brilliant... he made ...C,<br /><br />That SpellQuizzer guy is brilliant... he made an outstanding piece of software that adds value to people's lives, and then had the foresight to let you market it for him as a satisfied "customer" who never actually bought anything from him.<br /><br />"Free advertising" is the best kind of advertising! It'd be nice if my company figured that out, instead of blowing thousands of dollars per unit "incentivizing" buyers.Taylor Conanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270678440957992085noreply@blogger.com