Comments on: Out-Bushing the Bushes http://www.nonfamous.com/wp/2002/12/18/out-bushing-the-bushes/ commentary on the world around us, with an effort to keep paranoia at the lowest healthy level Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:32:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Bob http://www.nonfamous.com/wp/2002/12/18/out-bushing-the-bushes/#comment-69 Bob Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.nonfamous.com/wp/2002/12/18/out-bushing-the-bushes/#comment-69 While we're on the topic of 1984, can we also proscribe the current trend in American broadcasting to substitute the word "good" for "well"? Nothing is quite so discrediting of a commentator (in my somewhat anal retentive perspective) as the "he/she did good" construct. Adjectives, adverbs, memories of nuns with yardsticks ... While we’re on the topic of 1984, can we also proscribe the current trend in American broadcasting to substitute the word “good” for “well”? Nothing is quite so discrediting of a commentator (in my somewhat anal retentive perspective) as the “he/she did good” construct.

Adjectives, adverbs, memories of nuns with yardsticks …

]]> By: david http://www.nonfamous.com/wp/2002/12/18/out-bushing-the-bushes/#comment-70 david Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.nonfamous.com/wp/2002/12/18/out-bushing-the-bushes/#comment-70 "Adjectives, adverbs, memories of nuns with yardsticks ..." My warped brain automatically tried to fit that to the tune of "My favourite things" from the Sound of Music, but it didn't scan well. On a related note, check out this Onion article: http://www.theonion.com/onion3847/bill_of_rights.html. Sadly, parody and real news is starting to become indistinguishable these days. “Adjectives, adverbs, memories of nuns with yardsticks …”

My warped brain automatically tried to fit that to the tune of “My favourite things” from the Sound of Music, but it didn’t scan well.

On a related note, check out this Onion article: http://www.theonion.com/onion3847/bill_of_rights.html. Sadly, parody and real news is starting to become indistinguishable these days.

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