tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303081661018618258.post1992579542493485620..comments2024-01-15T05:32:28.793-05:00Comments on Journey to the East: Of LyingOf FavoritesDavid Groverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17200717518145919923noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303081661018618258.post-34300338723493175972009-03-05T15:10:00.000-05:002009-03-05T15:10:00.000-05:00I hate being asked my favorite. Can't I respond, ...I hate being asked my favorite. Can't I respond, "This week it's 'The Fifth Elemnt.'"Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241823908423552828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303081661018618258.post-14571817799749364162009-02-28T16:41:00.000-05:002009-02-28T16:41:00.000-05:00Dave, you are wise as always. Are you older than m...Dave, you are wise as always. Are you older than me?<BR/><BR/>I especially appreciate your advice because, as you and DHG are aware, I have a tendency to overwhelm others with my know-it-allitude. However, I don't think Amy Adams reads this blog, so I'm not sure she'll respond.<BR/><BR/>(I ran into DHG and her friend Kat at Salaam the other night and succeeded in not pretending I didn't know them, so at least I'm better than DL or PG or whoever we were talking about so cryptically.)David Groverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17200717518145919923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303081661018618258.post-61056388948209645732009-02-28T13:50:00.000-05:002009-02-28T13:50:00.000-05:00I agree that answer #1 is crisper and calls for mo...I agree that answer #1 is crisper and calls for more conversation, but it has risks. <BR/><BR/>I say "Yellow," you say "Blue," and we're mostly done. <BR/><BR/>I argue, instead, for a modified #1 in my paper, "Pop Culture and Conversation: A Tentative Manifesto."<BR/><BR/>Ask me a question. Go ahead, ask. My favorite movie, eh?<BR/><BR/>Ok. I respond, "Magnolia, tentatively. You?"<BR/><BR/>This does three things in three words. It answers, it opens the door for later expansion, and it directs attention to the conversee (where it should be since that person is very interesting indeed).<BR/><BR/>It also hints at ambivalence but doesn't overwhelm the conversee with wishy-washiness or know-it-allitude. It says "I know what I'm about, but I'm willing to question myself." Such position will seem appealing to a conversee.<BR/><BR/>Conversor can also buy a bit of time to explain his/her like for Magnolia and won't immediately give offense to a conversee who happens to loathe that film.<BR/><BR/>Here follows a play in one act to illuminate my point a few more watts:<BR/><BR/>Conversee (perhaps an attractive woman): "What's your favorite Dave Grover post?"<BR/><BR/>Conversor: "'Bacon, Egg and Cheese Combos,' tentatively. You?"<BR/><BR/>Conversee: "Well this one, actually. Why do you say 'tentatively'?"<BR/><BR/>Conversor: "Because I, too, like this one. 'BECC' includes a great sense of humor, but my Dave-Grover-post interests are multifaceted. I can be direct in my likes and dislikes, but I'm open to wider conversation. Thus, we should get married. <BR/><BR/>THE END<BR/><BR/>I happen to like this way, though my mind can be changed. What do you think, Amy Adams?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03007804760439414596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303081661018618258.post-10281709504574770682009-02-24T23:11:00.000-05:002009-02-24T23:11:00.000-05:00I hate when someone asks me my favorite. Favorite ...I hate when someone asks me my favorite. Favorite means there is nothing you like better. I can't even remember all of the movies I've seen to pick out a favorite. And there are too many types of movies to just pick an across the board favorite. And it depends on what type of mood I'm in that day which one I would even consider as my favorite. This comment is turning into what you identified as answer #3 so I will just give my standard response which is my favorite movie is Face Off.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00631449795666501495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303081661018618258.post-58087319519889177032009-02-24T11:36:00.000-05:002009-02-24T11:36:00.000-05:00Thanks, Bart. I had you in mind when I wrote that....Thanks, Bart. I had you in mind when I wrote that.David Groverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17200717518145919923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303081661018618258.post-44841903966955238312009-02-24T11:33:00.000-05:002009-02-24T11:33:00.000-05:00You know when you read a post and can hardly stop ...You know when you read a post and can hardly stop laughing when you're finished reading, and you want to comment but all you have is laughter?<BR/><BR/>Don't worry. It just takes a little time to stop laughing (unfortunately and fortunately).<BR/><BR/>"Odeeayo?"<BR/>"Jibae eetjo."<BR/>Bwahaha. Haven't thought about that in a long time. Your footnotes are a work of genius.Barthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02891001107688768478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303081661018618258.post-70953621170761778832009-02-24T03:28:00.000-05:002009-02-24T03:28:00.000-05:00I got a new book to ad to my favorite books. The P...I got a new book to ad to my favorite books. The Prisoner of Zenda.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09180464440174197008noreply@blogger.com