Comments on: Sea songs and semantic distance http://www.starchamber.com/2008/02/sea-songs-and-semantic-distance.html Ned Gulley's Blog. Resident buzzwords: synthetic biology, ambient displays, swarm robotics, wise crowds. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:19:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Mary Beth http://www.starchamber.com/2008/02/sea-songs-and-semantic-distance.html#comment-60381 Mary Beth Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:22:45 +0000 http://www.starchamber.com/2008/02/sea-songs-and-semantic-distance.html#comment-60381 Thanks to you both... Thanks to you both…

]]> By: JMike http://www.starchamber.com/2008/02/sea-songs-and-semantic-distance.html#comment-60341 JMike Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:30:38 +0000 http://www.starchamber.com/2008/02/sea-songs-and-semantic-distance.html#comment-60341 You will, Ned, you will. You will, Ned, you will.

]]> By: JMike http://www.starchamber.com/2008/02/sea-songs-and-semantic-distance.html#comment-60340 JMike Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:30:16 +0000 http://www.starchamber.com/2008/02/sea-songs-and-semantic-distance.html#comment-60340 You did, Ned, you did. You did, Ned, you did.

]]> By: Ned http://www.starchamber.com/2008/02/sea-songs-and-semantic-distance.html#comment-60339 Ned Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:13:55 +0000 http://www.starchamber.com/2008/02/sea-songs-and-semantic-distance.html#comment-60339 I wish I had said that. I wish I had said that.

]]> By: Mike http://www.starchamber.com/2008/02/sea-songs-and-semantic-distance.html#comment-60333 Mike Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:12:10 +0000 http://www.starchamber.com/2008/02/sea-songs-and-semantic-distance.html#comment-60333 As an aside, do you know how long I've waited for this opportunity? If I didn't know better, I'd think this was all a setup, and that comment was a cleverly laid trap. I had another Shaw quote, but I think it was actually Whistler... As an aside, do you know how long I’ve waited for this opportunity? If I didn’t know better, I’d think this was all a setup, and that comment was a cleverly laid trap. I had another Shaw quote, but I think it was actually Whistler…

]]> By: Ned http://www.starchamber.com/2008/02/sea-songs-and-semantic-distance.html#comment-60212 Ned Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:42:16 +0000 http://www.starchamber.com/2008/02/sea-songs-and-semantic-distance.html#comment-60212 Aha! I can help you with the first one. It's old Dr. Johnson himself who treats us to this offensive remark about walking dogs and preaching women: "Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all." http://www.samueljohnson.com/dogwalk.html Aha! I can help you with the first one. It’s old Dr. Johnson himself who treats us to this offensive remark about walking dogs and preaching women: “Sir, a woman’s preaching is like a dog’s walking on his hind legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all.”

http://www.samueljohnson.com/dogwalk.html

]]> By: Mike O http://www.starchamber.com/2008/02/sea-songs-and-semantic-distance.html#comment-60208 Mike O Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:48:24 +0000 http://www.starchamber.com/2008/02/sea-songs-and-semantic-distance.html#comment-60208 (Regarding the second quote) It was Shaw! http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/georgebern137450.html (Regarding the second quote)

It was Shaw!

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/georgebern137450.html

]]> By: Mary Beth http://www.starchamber.com/2008/02/sea-songs-and-semantic-distance.html#comment-60205 Mary Beth Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:39:38 +0000 http://www.starchamber.com/2008/02/sea-songs-and-semantic-distance.html#comment-60205 So... here are two quotes I've never been able to find on the web, undoubtedly because I'm not exactly sure of how they go.... One is something about "When you see a bear(or elephant?) dance it's not how well they dance, it's just interesting they can dance at all." The other is "Never argue/wrestle with pigs/engineers/insert your favorite profession here: You just get dirty and the pig/engineer/whoever likes it" So… here are two quotes I’ve never been able to find on the web, undoubtedly because I’m not exactly sure of how they go….

One is something about “When you see a bear(or elephant?) dance it’s not how well they dance, it’s just interesting they can dance at all.”

The other is “Never argue/wrestle with pigs/engineers/insert your favorite profession here: You just get dirty and the pig/engineer/whoever likes it”

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