tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390199041521256086.post825545359368424082..comments2023-11-08T19:39:01.829-08:00Comments on The Teacher's View: Stupor BowlPaul L. Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16571449117336295156noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390199041521256086.post-66734946002563452462012-02-05T22:15:33.024-08:002012-02-05T22:15:33.024-08:00Never too late,jguywrite. Plenty to write about in...Never too late,jguywrite. Plenty to write about in the post-game fervor. You must be very happy the Giants won. I did tune in for the final play. Yes, my Super Bowl Sunday lasted about 30 seconds, and it was more than enough.<br /><br />Thanks for reading and commenting.Paul L. Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16571449117336295156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390199041521256086.post-35601245620734434372012-02-05T07:17:20.012-08:002012-02-05T07:17:20.012-08:00Well Paul, I like football. I like the Giants, but...Well Paul, I like football. I like the Giants, but I hate the commercialism. It's become such a joke. A few years ago, you had a Bitchney Spears. Now, it's whatever else is hot & expensive. The superbowl is such a bloated expression of the fatness & excess we've become.<br /><br />Thanks for your essay. Was wanting to write one of my own, but a little late now. Hopefully next year.jguywritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254292470597666540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390199041521256086.post-28667215559643321432012-02-02T09:17:40.331-08:002012-02-02T09:17:40.331-08:00Great minds think alike, Anonymous, or weak minds ...Great minds think alike, Anonymous, or weak minds stick together! Who knows what the case is with us, but thanks for reading and commenting.<br /><br />Always a pleasure to hear from you, Annie. The "crank" opening was just a rhetorical device, a sort of "let me apologize in advance before slaying your sacred cow." It would be "unprooth" of me to be so impolite to Big Game fans without warning. Thanks for commenting.Paul L. Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16571449117336295156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390199041521256086.post-59703855289970107972012-02-02T06:39:51.654-08:002012-02-02T06:39:51.654-08:00I soooooooo enjoyed this posting, Paul. You say w...I soooooooo enjoyed this posting, Paul. You say what many of us feel, but don't often verbalize, and when we do, it's not - as you surmise - received very well. Although I must say I cringed a bit at the "Permit me to be a bit of a crank today". From where comes this subconscious feeling that we need to ask permission (on our own blogs, no less!) to speak our minds, and when is expressing a heartfelt opinion automatically viewed as that of a "crank" because it's not shared by the hordes? (Same as when you question an official statement, when logic (and factual evidence) suggests otherwise, you're labeled a "conspiracist".) Whatever happened to critical thinking? <br /><br />It reminded me for some reason of George Carlin's and Jon Stewart's comical but devastatingly insightful takes on current affairs. Crank on, I say!! :)<br /><br />p.s. my word verification word is "unprooth". LOLawynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541564613932885469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390199041521256086.post-11921860537926648772012-02-01T15:59:01.334-08:002012-02-01T15:59:01.334-08:00You are exactly right! I have been referring to th...You are exactly right! I have been referring to this game as the Stupor Bowl for years!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390199041521256086.post-46743210650019523552012-02-01T09:10:03.566-08:002012-02-01T09:10:03.566-08:00Yeah, I thought I might catch some grief for my vi...Yeah, I thought I might catch some grief for my views, so I included the picture to distract readers from going after my somewhat elitist attitude. I guess it worked.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting, John.Paul L. Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16571449117336295156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390199041521256086.post-28829173241473008972012-02-01T08:52:21.139-08:002012-02-01T08:52:21.139-08:00You know, although I am a football fan, I've b...You know, although I am a football fan, I've been saying the same thing about the "Super" Bowl for years; the only thing super about the whole fiasco is the hype. A large AMEN to your comments.<br />However, I did enjoy the picture at the top of the page.<br />Oh, and go Giants.Pope John The Tallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364144521763393577noreply@blogger.com