Comments on: The Art of the Idiotic Proverb http://boxofbooks.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/the-art-of-the-idiotic-proverb/ Mmmmmm....books.... Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:38:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: carrie http://boxofbooks.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/the-art-of-the-idiotic-proverb/#comment-3231 carrie Fri, 02 May 2008 20:14:35 +0000 http://boxofbooks.wordpress.com/?p=139#comment-3231 i love your proverbs! they are funny, in a subtle, wry way. i think the one about the shoes is the funniest. however, it's true that they are actually rather insightful, and are therefore not stupid. i think you're having a hard time because your natural intelligence keeps poking through. i love your proverbs! they are funny, in a subtle, wry way. i think the one about the shoes is the funniest. however, it’s true that they are actually rather insightful, and are therefore not stupid. i think you’re having a hard time because your natural intelligence keeps poking through.

]]> By: bloglily http://boxofbooks.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/the-art-of-the-idiotic-proverb/#comment-3230 bloglily Fri, 02 May 2008 16:57:29 +0000 http://boxofbooks.wordpress.com/?p=139#comment-3230 This is very tricky! Being both silly/funny and saying something important isn't easy. Mark Twain does this kind of thing well. And so does Yogi Berra -- my favorite being "I'm not as dumb as I am" -- an expression that's the verbal equivalent of a snake swallowing its tail. Keep playing around -- you'll hit on a few that really crack you up. Now, you could also just decide to go for silly/ridiculous and devoid of meaning, which is easier, in a way. Trying different things out, as you're doing, seems like the way to get this right. By the way, this whole project is brilliant. xoxo, L This is very tricky! Being both silly/funny and saying something important isn’t easy. Mark Twain does this kind of thing well.

And so does Yogi Berra — my favorite being “I’m not as dumb as I am” — an expression that’s the verbal equivalent of a snake swallowing its tail.

Keep playing around — you’ll hit on a few that really crack you up.

Now, you could also just decide to go for silly/ridiculous and devoid of meaning, which is easier, in a way.

Trying different things out, as you’re doing, seems like the way to get this right.

By the way, this whole project is brilliant.

xoxo, L

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