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(B),
Thank you. I find latent meanings very interesting to play with. I don't intend it to be confusing, but I know that it often is. My intention is to make readers aware of the vague and ambiguous nature of linguistic, and even nonverbal, communication. I think a lack of that understanding is the major cause of communication breakdown that results in human strife.
I know that I sometimes offend people with my technique. First comes the confusion from a failure to see the point, then annoyance at feeling deceived, then, if there is an ego based defensiveness, downright anger.
I will endure the risk of being offensive. Offense that is taken is more than balanced by insights that are gained.
Besides, can't everyone just lighten up and have a good time?
jack 
posted by
Jack_Flash
on February 11, 2006 at 3:46 PM
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Funny play on the latent meanings.
(B)
posted by
A-and-B
on February 11, 2006 at 5:33 AM
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MPO,
Thanks for the "
Who's doing
what, now?" quote. I haven't caught it on Homer, but I really love it. I think I'll have to add it to my quotable quotes library.
jack
posted by
Jack_Flash
on February 9, 2006 at 3:00 PM
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Nanar,
I'm afraid I know exactly what you mean. I need to do the same thing. I'm a Procrastinator with a capital P, lately more than usual.
Your comment made me think of a Science Fiction story I once read. The people in the story were blobs of protoplasm that were wired to Computer Central, and they lived their lives in the computer. That was written by a very well known author in the genre, perhaps Heinlein. Painfully prophetic.
jack
posted by
Jack_Flash
on February 9, 2006 at 2:52 PM
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MPO,
Thanks for saying that. I was beginning to think I had really gone off the deep end. It was so late when I did it that I had to go back and reread it to remember what I did. Then I got inspired. Then I thought, well just a minute here! What am I doing?
Oh well. I had a lot of fun doing it. I think that's what it's about. 
jack
posted by
Jack_Flash
on February 9, 2006 at 2:41 PM
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Angel,
Thanks. I just figured out that I needed that.
jack
posted by
Jack_Flash
on February 9, 2006 at 2:32 PM
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ms bradrock,
This might seem a little puzzling if you are weary. On the other hand, if you weren't weary it could quickly make you that way. Yet again, perhaps it would make more sense if you were more weary. It's Stream of Subconsciosness writing, so weariness could well be an aid in comprehension.
It's a new literary technique that I am experimenting with. To give it a descriptive name, I have decided to call it Neo-Anachronistic Surrealistic Modernism. It's what you might call New Wave Nonsensibility. I expect to see it catch on big. Watch for stories on it in Newsweek and Time. People magazine is after me to do a keystone piece for an issue that will focus on the trend.
jack
posted by
Jack_Flash
on February 9, 2006 at 2:29 PM
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Jack
well.. I had to get back to the gym- too much sitting on my patooty blogging, I was getting out of shape!
posted by
Nanaroo
on February 9, 2006 at 11:02 AM
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I'm having a little trouble following this one, too...
This is just the sort of thing where Homer Simpson would say, "Who's doing what, now?"
Well, it was an interesting "read" nevertheless.
"In the places I go there are things that I see
"That I never could spell if I stopped with the Z.
"I'm telling you this 'cause you're one of my friends.
"My alphabet starts where your alphabet ends!
posted by
Mademoiselle
on February 9, 2006 at 7:07 AM
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posted by
anglofinspirtion
on February 9, 2006 at 6:00 AM
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I have no idea what you just said...hmmmmmm!! I think that I may be growing weary. I've done a lot of reading today...
posted by
ms_bradrock
on February 9, 2006 at 4:48 AM
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