dagblog - Comments for "Thomas Friedman Almost Gets It Right!"

"Off with his (flat) head!"

SleepinJeezus — Wed, 30 May 2012 12:09:45 +0000

In reply to "My metre is a-running."

"Off with his (flat) head!"

"My metre is a-running."

Donal — Tue, 29 May 2012 23:39:07 +0000

In reply to "All the world's a flat."

"My metre is a-running."

"All the world's a flat."

Michael Maiello — Tue, 29 May 2012 23:22:15 +0000

In reply to But Shakespeare got most of

"All the world's a flat."

And once again, just to point

quinn esq — Tue, 29 May 2012 21:33:15 +0000

In reply to Hamlet, Act 5, Sc.

And once again, just to point out that not all broken clocks are right twice a day.

I love the Internet! Thanks

Michael Maiello — Tue, 29 May 2012 21:20:02 +0000

In reply to Hamlet, Act 5, Sc.

I love the Internet! Thanks for the phrase origin. Though, there are some earlier examples:

http://stuntdog.wordpress.com/2009/02/27/origin-of-the-saying-every-dog-...

I still say it refers to dog racing, though.

But Shakespeare got most of

Donal — Tue, 29 May 2012 14:24:00 +0000

In reply to Hamlet, Act 5, Sc.

But Shakespeare got most of his best stuff from foreign cabdrivers ...

Hamlet, Act 5, Sc.

Sleeve98 — Tue, 29 May 2012 13:13:56 +0000

In reply to Thomas Friedman Almost Gets It Right!

Hamlet, Act 5, Sc. 1:

"HAMLET: "Hear you, sir;
     What is the reason that you use me thus?
    I loved you ever: but it is no matter;
    Let Hercules himself do what he may,
    The cat will mew and dog will have his day."

http://shakespeare.mit.edu/hamlet/hamlet.5.1.html

But I think the colloquialism you're after is "even a broken clock is right twice a day."

Sorry, Trope. If you don't

Michael Maiello — Mon, 28 May 2012 20:52:48 +0000

In reply to Yeah I know it's all in jest

Sorry, Trope. If you don't agree with everything I say or thinking, I ban you from expressing yourself. But, Happy Memorial Day!

Yeah I know it's all in jest

Elusive Trope — Mon, 28 May 2012 20:13:17 +0000

In reply to I think we're also both kind

Yeah I know it's all in jest - but it did make me think of the impulse which is too common, like when those in the military who want those bleeding heart liberals to mind their own business.

I think we're also both kind

Michael Maiello — Mon, 28 May 2012 18:16:15 +0000

In reply to I understand what you are

I think we're also both kind of joking. If you only got to mouth off about things that affect you directly, the military would make all decisions about war and peace.