Comments on: Favophobia http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/12/favophobia/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:16:39 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Crooked Timber » » Bandwagonin’! http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/12/favophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-67684 Crooked Timber » » Bandwagonin’! Wed, 13 Apr 2005 19:32:07 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/12/favophobia/#comment-67684 [...] Main | Bandwagonin’! Posted by Ted I am not letting this performance be the sole CT contribution to the noble cause of book-related vanity-stroking b [...] [...] Main | Bandwagonin’! Posted by Ted I am not letting this performance be the sole CT contribution to the noble cause of book-related vanity-stroking b [...]

]]> By: Cruella http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/12/favophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-67573 Cruella Wed, 13 Apr 2005 15:41:16 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/12/favophobia/#comment-67573 Hey it tells you I'm not the sort to sit around getting cold and hungry unnecessarily! If anyone is following the UK elections and in particular the nauseating Conservative advertising campaign, they may like to pass the afternoon contemplating a hilarious caption for this little game: http://www.cyberbritain.co.uk/electionblog/areyouthinking.php?tory1=these+posters+are&tory2=easy+targets+for&tory3=ridicule+by+lefty&tory4=scumbags&B1=Make+Poster I will be posting up the best suggestions sent to me here: http://cruellablog.blogspot.com/2005/04/and-here-are-some-of-winners-so-far.html Hey it tells you I’m not the sort to sit around getting cold and hungry unnecessarily!

If anyone is following the UK elections and in particular the nauseating Conservative advertising campaign, they may like to pass the afternoon contemplating a hilarious caption for this little game:

http://www.cyberbritain.co.uk/electionblog/areyouthinking.php?tory1=these+posters+are&tory2=easy+targets+for&tory3=ridicule+by+lefty&tory4=scumbags&B1=Make+Poster

I will be posting up the best suggestions sent to me here:

http://cruellablog.blogspot.com/2005/04/and-here-are-some-of-winners-so-far.html

]]> By: Kieran Healy http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/12/favophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-67519 Kieran Healy Wed, 13 Apr 2005 13:21:10 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/12/favophobia/#comment-67519 _I thought it was central to this meme that you would then send this to others._ I feel if a meme can't manage to replicate on its own, what business do I have artificially enhancing its fitness? I thought it was central to this meme that you would then send this to others.

I feel if a meme can’t manage to replicate on its own, what business do I have artificially enhancing its fitness?

]]> By: dsquared http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/12/favophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-67518 dsquared Wed, 13 Apr 2005 13:18:00 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/12/favophobia/#comment-67518 Not cheating, but it doesn't really tell us much about you, which is kind of the point. Not cheating, but it doesn’t really tell us much about you, which is kind of the point.

]]> By: Cruella http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/12/favophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-67501 Cruella Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:37:54 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/12/favophobia/#comment-67501 For the desert island I'd like: 1) Edible plants and animals of the world's desert regions 2) The complete survival skills handbook 3) A beginner's guide to raft-making 4) Any book with a mirrored panel on the front to use attracting attention from passing ships by reflecting sunlight 5) A very large waterproof-sheet-type childrens "bath" book, from which to construct the roof of a basic dwelling is that cheating? For the desert island I’d like:

1) Edible plants and animals of the world’s desert regions

2) The complete survival skills handbook

3) A beginner’s guide to raft-making

4) Any book with a mirrored panel on the front to use attracting attention from passing ships by reflecting sunlight

5) A very large waterproof-sheet-type childrens “bath” book, from which to construct the roof of a basic dwelling

is that cheating?

]]> By: Anthony http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/12/favophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-67481 Anthony Wed, 13 Apr 2005 06:09:28 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/12/favophobia/#comment-67481 I thought it was central to this meme that you would then send this to others. I thought it was central to this meme that you would then send this to others.

]]> By: asg http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/12/favophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-67444 asg Wed, 13 Apr 2005 00:52:22 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/12/favophobia/#comment-67444 In Fahrenheit 451, being a book refers to being the one who has memorized that book (only one person memorizes each book, to minimize duplication of effort). So the question is really asking: which book would you most want to memorize, if you knew that whichever book you picked, no one else would memorize? In Fahrenheit 451, being a book refers to being the one who has memorized that book (only one person memorizes each book, to minimize duplication of effort). So the question is really asking: which book would you most want to memorize, if you knew that whichever book you picked, no one else would memorize?

]]> By: f&w http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/12/favophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-67392 f&w Tue, 12 Apr 2005 21:32:45 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/12/favophobia/#comment-67392 Glad to see that someone else reads Poor Mojo's Almanack. Glad to see that someone else reads Poor Mojo’s Almanack.

]]> By: f&w http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/12/favophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-67391 f&w Tue, 12 Apr 2005 21:31:27 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/12/favophobia/#comment-67391 Ah-ha! I am not the only one who reads Poor Mojo's Almanack! Ah-ha! I am not the only one who reads Poor Mojo’s Almanack!

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