Comments for Ted, Ted, Ted

Comment on How you use the 1st person says something about who you are. by Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:28:21 +0000

It seems like this form of expression must have a word, comparable to “Synecdoche”. It actually looks like a form of metonymy, a word I didn’t know until just now but learned while checking the spelling of synecdoche – which I knew but my browser didn’t).

People do it with their homes (“I’m in Palo Alto” when they’re right in front of you somewhere else), so it may not be a new/California phenomenon. (“L’etat, c’est moi…”). But I’ve been here long enough that I might have lost all perspective – I used to say “dude” ironically, and I’ve been forgetting the irony for the past 10 years.

Comment on Me working by Sam T

Sam T — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 22:56:55 +0000

I’m impressed, actually I’m in awe. BTW, was glad to catch up with Peter and Judy recently.

Comment on Real reporter by Jo

Jo — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 04:51:44 +0000

I was glad you posted this, Ted. A great, big question remains pretty much unanswered. Jo

Comment on About by Lawrence Collingbourne

Lawrence Collingbourne — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 20:16:51 +0000

Hi Ted,

I’d like to use your ramshackle house photo on Flickr as an illustration on a slide in an in-house powerpoint presentation on architecture for local government in New Zealand.

Lawrence.

Comment on Bums working by Jonathan Versen

Jonathan Versen — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:15:06 +0000

Hi,

my comment is, I think Obama would irritate me somewhat less if he did curse.

Comment on Baumol’s disease by Carol Eve Fraser

Carol Eve Fraser — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:49:42 +0000

Hi, I am a third year Fine Art student, researching Offshoring and its effect on the economic’ globally. I am just hoping that you will be able to reply to this comment as I would like to have permission to quote your words in my dissertation.
I would also like to ask you more about what changes you have experienced on your travels to India over the past few years in terms of the growth of it technology and man power in these areas. Please Please reply to this as I would so appreciate some primary evidence from you,
Thanks
Carol

Comment on Starr King Elementary School by Donna Ricci

Donna Ricci — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:32:16 +0000

Hey there Ted, I’m also doing our elementary school’s website and I LOVE what you did with yours. Would you mind zipping and sharing with your southern neighbors here in Burbank, CA?

Comment on Lilly in the house by thestephy

thestephy — Tue, 27 May 2008 01:46:56 +0000

Lilly is absolutely gorgeous. You have lovely children. I begin to wonder if there is still another woman in your life besides Laura and Lilly. Let’s see some photos of Mary, please. Love & hugs, Stephy (you never call, you never write)

Comment on Banjo hangout by Paul W. Caudell

Paul W. Caudell — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:30:15 +0000

I have a couple tenor banjos I need to sell. One is about a 1950′s Gretch ‘New Yorker’, needs some minor trim replacement. The other is a 1928 Maybell by ‘Slingerland’. The Maybell (unfortunely) is without the resinator-back, but except for the head is in good shape. Please advise

Comment on The Golden Compass by Peter Hogness

Peter Hogness — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:40:25 +0000

Yeah, I didn’t mean earlier comment as an unqualified rave. But since I would have been kept very happy just by the armored bears, everything else was a pleasant bonus. Had heard how much the anti-organized-religion theme got bowdlerized, so I was pleased to find that the film still maintained some sense of “which side are you on” (besides that of the talking armored bears, of course)….