Three ways of spilling ink
1. In the manner of a slapstick routine
2. Unwittingly
3. Deliberately and maliciously
Comments
on 2008-03-30 11:41:10.0, A White Bear commented:
was?
and, further, on 2008-03-30 11:55:01.0, ben wolfson commented:
Haven't the foggiest what you're talking about, m'dear.
and, further, on 2008-03-30 13:09:28.0, My Alter Ego commented:
- In a moment of octopoid surprise
and, further, on 2008-04-01 12:32:48.0, JP Stormcrow commented:
Semi-deliberately with emotional ambivalence and tragic yearning or regret, partially obscuring a freshly-penned missive to a scorned loved one or ancient enemy.
and, further, on 2008-04-01 7:57:44.0, ben wolfson commented:
My original intention, JP, was to write this post in the style of Lorrie Moore.
and, further, on 2008-04-01 10:15:30.0, JP Stormcrow commented:
As I was not familiar with Ms. Moore*, it was lost on me, so it was a case of the "wit of brevity" before the cluelessly verbose. I merely took it as a challenge to postulate another way to spill ink.
*Prompted me to read a couple of items about her, and one article in the Times on Shakespeare by her; it concluded with: Add a dash — of Ogden Nash.
and, further, on 2008-04-01 10:20:27.0, ben wolfson commented:
I've only read a few of her stories collected in Self Help; they're written in a fairly laconic, despairing second person. Save "missive" and the large-scale drama of "ancient enemy" and "scorned love one", your comment provide gristle for her mill.