Oh my! A flame!
Right, so maybe it's not all that major a flame, but take a look at Howard's comment.
It appears, fanbase of three (because heaven knows Howard's not going to become a part of it!), that I am not broadminded because I read Harry Potter, and I am also a "phony." I am not quite sure what Harold's definition of "broadminded" is, but it appears to have something to do with having a wide vocabulary. And since I read Harry Potter, ergo, I can't have a wide vocabulary, and, ergo redux, my employing "words [I think] everyone [doesn't] know" is "phony."
Gasp! Alert the media! This is a danger that must be avoided at all costs, fanbase! Children's futures as verbal pundits are at stake; they will be left to flounder with dictionaries and thesauri, hoping to happen upon a word that uses more than three syllables and yet meets their needs, all because they read Harry Potter. And the adults! Won't somebody please think of the adults!
In any case, it seems to me that broadmindedness would involve investigating a vast array of topics, or, as in this case, reading material. Of course I have no idea what Howard's reading preferences are, but his comment implies that he is of the camp that Harry Potter is lesser literature, or that it isn't literature at all, and so he won't "waste his time" reading it since it isn't in the scope of the literati. I won't get into an argument about that, because frankly I have better things to do with my time. I read Harry Potter. I read Jane Austen. I enjoy them both. There's nothing else to it.
And nor did I ever make the claim that I believe the words I use aren't ones everybody knows. I use what fits. If I chose words simply on the basis that "Hey! Only the erudite will know this one, hee hee hee," that would make me a phony. That would be artificial. And it would be a form of egotism I hope I never indulge in. Just to let you know, Howard, should you even deign to view my blog ever again, I like the masses. I've found they're the real people.
Anyway, my first flame! *Sniff. Maybe I ought to print it out and hang it on my wall.
**Edit: I just thought of something else. If Howard "knows a phony when he hears one," and I am a phony, shouldn't he have known I was a phony before he discovered I read Harry Potter?
posted by Amanda @ 4:08 PM
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4 Comments:
Obviously Howard needs a hobby, since the blog isn't his his 'happy place'. Perhaps he would rather go to the phony-farm... (oh my, I tried to make a funny!)
Okay, done now, but I am glad you didn't let Howard steal your show- Would you like me to make you a nice frame?
Yeah, Howard needs a hobby...wait a minute, You're just trying to start a flame war to up your counter! I'm on to you!
Okay, I suspect the last comment is from my brother, who earlier this morning asked me if I wanted him to start a flame war, to which I responded no. And even if it's not from my brother, it's probably still tongue in cheek--but in case it's not, here's my warning:
I will not tolerate flame wars on this blog. Like He-Man, "I have the power" and I will delete any comments that I feel are disrespectful to/of other people. Period.
Well, I'll leave up flames regarding me because they make for good blog fodder, so--oh crap. I guess I need to revise my policy. Actually, I need to form my policy, seeing as I don't have one. Crud.
Anyway. Moving on. Scarr--sure! Set me up with a lovely frame! Hey, if I contacted Howard, d'ya think I could mail it to him and have him sign it? ;)
Ooo Ooo you have a flame! Sniff, sniff. You have past a major mile stone as a blogger! I'm so proud of you CHA. :) You should try to find away to enter a countdown until the next harry potter book comes out. ;)
-Luv ya oodles.
Blondie
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