tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27807460.post6677447980921304581..comments2023-12-22T04:42:24.341-05:00Comments on Wishydig: Where I come from we have a word for thisWishydighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141057866370676641noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27807460.post-8586473107616958452009-04-29T18:01:00.000-04:002009-04-29T18:01:00.000-04:00I've been reading Wishydig for a while, but this i...I've been reading Wishydig for a while, but this is the first time I've encountered this post, and it's kind of made my day.<br /><br />Had I known about Mr. Keyes' piece a few weeks ago, I probably wouldn't have written a <A HREF="http://sportisatvshow.blogspot.com/2009/04/guest-post-how-language-explains.html" REL="nofollow">Sapir-Whorf-explains-soccer</A> post on my own blog, arguing, amongst other things, that there is a direct link between positional flexibility on the soccer field and word-order flexibility.<br /><br />The difference between my post and that of Mr. Keyes is that mine was published on April 1st...Fredorrarcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660428641031747616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27807460.post-24113869017306931812007-09-29T16:40:00.000-04:002007-09-29T16:40:00.000-04:00There's a quote from Pratchett's "Hogfather" that ...There's a quote from Pratchett's "Hogfather" that is appropriate here:<BR/><BR/>"Y'know, I've always felt that Mr Johnson was a much maligned man," said Ridcully, eventually.<BR/><BR/>"Well, yes, of <I>course</I> he was," said the Lecturer in Recent Runes, clearly exasperated. "That's like saying jam attracts wasps, you see."The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27807460.post-78773100197711894442007-09-28T19:16:00.000-04:002007-09-28T19:16:00.000-04:00You're a better man than me ... my head would have...You're a better man than me ... my head would have exploded if I'd written that much about the piece!Mr. Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.com