Guess the Author

[caroljane]

I was trying to remember the name of the exact type of metaphor used on another thread, basically, "a nation as a single individual" - (in this case a hopeless drunk who is hitting bottom)e, but I could not remember the Greek name and it would feel like cheating to try and google it and I probably could not have found it anyway. But it did tangent me off to a passage about metaphor in a novel I recently re-read which I enjoyed , here it is:

"People are not ships, chessmen, flowers, racehorses, oil paintings, bottles of champagne, excrement, musical instruments or anything else but people. Metaphors are all right to give you an idea."

First clue: This comes from the author's second novel written in the 1930s whichwas a bestseller. Later it was made into a movie which bore almost no resemblance to it.

[Reidy]

The word is "synecdoche." I know the answer to your puzzle,but I cheated.

[william.scherk]

Is it metonymy? Something like "The Chair decided ..." or "All hands on deck" or "She was a flower" ?

I cheated on the quote. Didn't read the book, didn't see the Oscar-rewarded film.

[cross-posted with Reidy. Thanks. Synecdoche. What a word. What a concept.

Edited November 26, 2012 by william.scherk

[caroljane]

Is it metonymy? Something like "The Chair decided ..." or "All hands on deck" or "She was a flower" ?

I cheated on the quote. Didn't read the book, didn't see the Oscar-rewarded film.

[cross-posted with Reidy. Thanks. Synecdoche. What a word. What a concept.

Synechdoche yess! I don't kn ow if it is the right one but it is the one I was thinking of? Anyway it sounds like something jts would do.

Thanks for not revealing the name of the hack, I have more clues I would like to give. How did you cheat, was this goggleable? Jeez, is there no way a person can be pretentious in this world anymore?

Arrr-Goos,

Carol

recently Robless

[william.scherk]

Thanks for not revealing the name of the hack, I have more clues I would like to give. How did you cheat, was this goggleable? Jeez, is there no way a person can be pretentious in this world anymore?

It is googleable, yes, with only one hit on the exact text ...

But, hey Carol -- it might be fun to tell OLers about the 'Robless' Toronto. I can only imagine how such a constitutional/administrative removal from office will be treated ... my only reaction is a bit of schadenfreude. You get what you pay for, Toronto. Refunds.

Hint to the uninitiated: Toronto + Rob (googleable)

[Note on Synecdoche, Metonymy and Metaphor, from Wikipedia:

• metaphor: changing a word from its literal meaning to one not properly applicable but analogous to it; assertion of identity rather than, as with simile, likeness.
  
• metonymy: substitution of cause for effect, proper name for one of its qualities, etc.
  
• synecdoche: substitution of a part for whole, species for genus, etc.
  

]

Edited November 26, 2012 by william.scherk

[william.scherk]

Carole, tipped by the progressive Marxist death-camp media in TO, I had a gander for Twitter reaction to the "Roblessness" ...

• If Rob now gives way to Olivia Chow, it'll be like Nickelback opening for Kate Bush.
  
• They threw the book at Rob. He still hasn't read it.
  
• Breaking news, Rob to replace Mark Carney at the Bank of Canada.
  
• Justice Hackland's ruling today it doesn't change much from my perspective. Rob has been absent from his duties for sometime.
  

An unscientific poll running at the Globe and Mail has some 70% supporting this: the penalty is appropriate.

-- I also get a shiver of pleasure on reading from Hackland's ruling: Rob 'showed a "stubborn sense of entitlement" and a "dismissive and confrontational attitude"'

Heh.

Edited November 26, 2012 by william.scherk

[caroljane]

Thanks again --OL guys would probably die rather than admit it but you are incorrigibly chivalrous..always let the lady finish speaking For those who want to go Jeopardy please guess, no time penalties.

[PDS]

Thanks again --OL guys would probably die rather than admit it but you are incorrigibly chivalrous..always let the lady finish speaking For those who want to go Jeopardy please guess, no time penalties.

You have either over or underestimated we "OL guys".

[Reidy]

They say that the movie is the worst ever to contain an Oscar-winning performance and that the star's real achievement consisted of almost dying between release of the movie and Oscar voting. A lipsticked (lipstuck?) dollar sign figures in the movie. Is it in the book?

[caroljane]

Carole, tipped by the progressive Marxist death-camp media in TO, I had a gander for Twitter reaction to the "Roblessness" ...

• If Rob now gives way to Olivia Chow, it'll be like Nickelback opening for Kate Bush.
  
• They threw the book at Rob. He still hasn't read it.
  
• Breaking news, Rob to replace Mark Carney at the Bank of Canada.
  
• Justice Hackland's ruling today it doesn't change much from my perspective. Rob has been absent from his duties for sometime.
  

An unscientific poll running at the Globe and Mail has some 70% supporting this: the penalty is appropriate.

-- I also get a shiver of pleasure on reading from Hackland's ruling: Rob 'showed a "stubborn sense of entitlement" and a "dismissive and confrontational attitude"'

Ford, Hackland says, showed a "stubborn sense of entitlement" and a "dismissive and confrontational attitude" toward the integrity commissioner.

Heh.

lols. This is only an iceberg tip about Robdoug, but truly, I wish he had not been unseated this way. Not for this. Sure, he was breathtakingly, knowingly, in conflict of interest. (When it was pointed out to him, early on when he could easily have got out of this, he tried to get the integrity commissioner fired). But the populist Homer Simpson issue and appeal on which that miserable $3000 hangs make me wish it had never been pursued, I would put up with him for two more years for the chance to get rid of him forever.

He maintained his own exceptional personal right to be in conflict of interest, right up to this point.

[caroljane]

They say that the movie is the worst ever to contain an Oscar-winning performance and that the star's real achievement consisted of almost dying between release of the movie and Oscar voting. A lipsticked (lipstuck?) dollar sign figures in the movie. Is it in the book?

Did they say so? They were right. The dollar sign is not in the book, nor is one of the major characters.

[Selene]

whew I misread that as you "Old" guys!

Maybe "old goys" might work...

hmm I feel a limerick coming on...

[caroljane]

Thanks again --OL guys would probably die rather than admit it but you are incorrigibly chivalrous..always let the lady finish speaking For those who want to go Jeopardy please guess, no time penalties.

You have either over or underestimated we "OL guys".

Heh, very subtle. If I overestimate it is because, as every estimation is contextual, and the O-world online contains comparatively few of us female-type people, I periodically notice the tenor of various websites. And in this context, the men of OL appear to me chivalrous, as the men of Solo appear ,to use a technical term, misogynist pigs.

[caroljane]

whew I misread that as you "Old" guys!

Maybe "old goys" might work...

hmm I feel a limerick coming on...

There was an old thinker, yet boyish..

One night he forgot he was goyische....

[PDS]

whew I misread that as you "Old" guys!

Maybe "old goys" might work...

hmm I feel a limerick coming on...

There was an old thinker, yet boyish..

One night he forgot he was goyische....

There once an OL scribbler named Selene,

whose love of politics and kink is quite keen.

A cold November day Mitt took it in the pooch,

after Obama convinced us 'tis better to mooch,

and now Adam can barely afford his Vaseline.

[caroljane]

whew I misread that as you "Old" guys!

Maybe "old goys" might work...

hmm I feel a limerick coming on...

There was an old thinker, yet boyish..

One night he forgot he was goyische....

There once an OL scribbler named Selene,

whose love of politics and kink is quite keen.

A cold November day Mitt took it in the pooch,

after Obama convinced us 'tis better to mooch,

and now Adam can barely afford his Vaseline.

lolol

PDS dear friend, as a poet you face challenges, stick to your day job is my advice,

Sincerely,

One Who Cares

rolling on the floor however

[PDS]

whew I misread that as you "Old" guys!

Maybe "old goys" might work...

hmm I feel a limerick coming on...

There was an old thinker, yet boyish..

One night he forgot he was goyische....

There once an OL scribbler named Selene,

whose love of politics and kink is quite keen.

A cold November day Mitt took it in the pooch,

after Obama convinced us 'tis better to mooch,

and now Adam can barely afford his Vaseline.

lolol

PDS dear friend, as a poet you face challenges, stick to your day job is my advice,

Sincerely,

One Who Cares

rolling on the floor however

Hey, that's mean!

But, I admit, true.

[Selene]

whew I misread that as you "Old" guys!

Maybe "old goys" might work...

hmm I feel a limerick coming on...

There was an old thinker, yet boyish..

One night he forgot he was goyische....

There once an OL scribbler named Selene,

whose love of politics and kink is quite keen.

A cold November day Mitt took it in the pooch,

after Obama convinced us 'tis better to mooch,

and now Adam can barely afford his Vaseline.

lolol

PDS dear friend, as a poet you face challenges, stick to your day job is my advice,

Sincerely,

One Who Cares

rolling on the floor however

You are dating yourself dude...

it is lube now not Vaseline...and even the lube is specific ...

The Bottom Line

Astroglide liquid personal lubricant was designed to mimic natural vaginal lubrication. It was the first widely available personal lubricant specifically designed for intensifying sexual pleasure and sensitivity (as opposed to medical use). Astroglide is thin, slippery, and also acts as a moisturizer for vaginal dryness. It lasts longer than some other water based lubricants and is water-soluble and petroleum free. Astroglide has also introduced a natural “green” formula as well as a formulation without parabens or glycerin, designed to decrease the chances of allergic reactions and yeast infections.

[PDS]

whew I misread that as you "Old" guys!

Maybe "old goys" might work...

hmm I feel a limerick coming on...

There was an old thinker, yet boyish..

One night he forgot he was goyische....

There once an OL scribbler named Selene,

whose love of politics and kink is quite keen.

A cold November day Mitt took it in the pooch,

after Obama convinced us 'tis better to mooch,

and now Adam can barely afford his Vaseline.

lolol

PDS dear friend, as a poet you face challenges, stick to your day job is my advice,

Sincerely,

One Who Cares

rolling on the floor however

You are dating yourself dude...

it is lube now not Vaseline...and even the lube is specific ...

The Bottom Line

Astroglide liquid personal lubricant was designed to mimic natural vaginal lubrication. It was the first widely available personal lubricant specifically designed for intensifying sexual pleasure and sensitivity (as opposed to medical use). Astroglide is thin, slippery, and also acts as a moisturizer for vaginal dryness. It lasts longer than some other water based lubricants and is water-soluble and petroleum free. Astroglide has also introduced a natural “green” formula as well as a formulation without parabens or glycerin, designed to decrease the chances of allergic reactions and yeast infections.

Admit it: with Obama's tax policies, you can barely afford whatever it is you have just described. Yes or no?

I want answers!

[Selene]

whew I misread that as you "Old" guys!

Maybe "old goys" might work...

hmm I feel a limerick coming on...

There was an old thinker, yet boyish..
One night he forgot he was goyische....

There once an OL scribbler named Selene,
whose love of politics and kink is quite keen.
A cold November day Mitt took it in the pooch,
after Obama convinced us 'tis better to mooch,
and now Adam can barely afford his Vaseline.

lolol

PDS dear friend, as a poet you face challenges, stick to your day job is my advice,
Sincerely,
One Who Cares

rolling on the floor however

You are dating yourself dude...

it is lube now not Vaseline...and even the lube is specific ...

The Bottom Line

Astroglide liquid personal lubricant was designed to mimic natural vaginal lubrication. It was the first widely available personal lubricant specifically designed for intensifying sexual pleasure and sensitivity (as opposed to medical use). Astroglide is thin, slippery, and also acts as a moisturizer for vaginal dryness. It lasts longer than some other water based lubricants and is water-soluble and petroleum free. Astroglide has also introduced a natural “green” formula as well as a formulation without parabens or glycerin, designed to decrease the chances of allergic reactions and yeast infections.

Admit it:  with Obama's tax policies, you can barely afford whatever it is you have just described.   Yes or no?  

I want answers!

Ah donning you cross examination hat counselor...

You want answers?Possibly one of the greatest scenes every filmed...

[caroljane]

I wonder if this scene, crossed with Roark's trial, engendered the lawsuit ambitions in the creative brain of our fitfully-attendant Mr Benjematic. I hope he is doing OK, and that his folks are too. From what Mr Ben told us I gathered that Mr and Mrs Evil Despot were pretty cool.

As to handling the truth, of course we can all do it. Or we could, if we had the right tongs. I don't , myself, but I know they are out there.

[PDS]

I wonder if this scene, crossed with Roark's trial, engendered the lawsuit ambitions in the creative brain of our fitfully-attendant Mr Benjematic. I hope he is doing OK, and that his folks are too. From what Mr Ben told us I gathered that Mr and Mrs Evil Despot were pretty cool.

As to handling the truth, of course we can all do it. Or we could, if we had the right tongs. I don't , myself, but I know they are out there.

You are a cruel one, Daunce, bringing up "tongs" around Selene, especially whilst I am taunting him on other fronts...

[caroljane]

I wonder if this scene, crossed with Roark's trial, engendered the lawsuit ambitions in the creative brain of our fitfully-attendant Mr Benjematic. I hope he is doing OK, and that his folks are too. From what Mr Ben told us I gathered that Mr and Mrs Evil Despot were pretty cool.

As to handling the truth, of course we can all do it. Or we could, if we had the right tongs. I don't , myself, but I know they are out there.

You are a cruel one, Daunce, bringing up "tongs" around Selene, especially whilst I am taunting him on other fronts...

I wonder if this scene, crossed with Roark's trial, engendered the lawsuit ambitions in the creative brain of our fitfully-attendant Mr Benjematic. I hope he is doing OK, and that his folks are too. From what Mr Ben told us I gathered that Mr and Mrs Evil Despot were pretty cool.

As to handling the truth, of course we can all do it. Or we could, if we had the right tongs. I don't , myself, but I know they are out there.

You are a cruel one, Daunce, bringing up "tongs" around Selene, especially whilst I am taunting him on other fronts...

Yeah, but if he can take metaphor (and I believe he can) he can take the tongs, and take them like a man,

[caroljane]

Carole, tipped by the progressive Marxist death-camp media in TO, I had a gander for Twitter reaction to the "Roblessness" ...

• If Rob now gives way to Olivia Chow, it'll be like Nickelback opening for Kate Bush.
  
• They threw the book at Rob. He still hasn't read it.
  
• Breaking news, Rob to replace Mark Carney at the Bank of Canada.
  
• Justice Hackland's ruling today it doesn't change much from my perspective. Rob has been absent from his duties for sometime.
  

An unscientific poll running at the Globe and Mail has some 70% supporting this: the penalty is appropriate.

-- I also get a shiver of pleasure on reading from Hackland's ruling: Rob 'showed a "stubborn sense of entitlement" and a "dismissive and confrontational attitude"'

Heh.

The book he hasn't read, that particular wag is a genius. That tweet has layers, such as are not dreamt of in our philosophy.

I have not seen any Empty Chair comments yet, mainly through not looking for any. If i had any organizational skills I would rush into that gap myself.

Maybe we should remove this thread drift to Canadian Boring, but , objectively , it is not boring, so that would not be right.

Btw I have never thought much about Justin Bieber, except he seems a nice boy and respectful to his mother which I of course consider a mark of character. But they say recently that he met the PM, dressed in overalls or something, thus showing disrespect to Harper. Anybody who publicly, shows respect for his mother, but not for Harper, is all right with me. So I am a Biebhead now or whatever the fans are. I just hope he does not move to Las Vegas too soon like the rest of them.

[caroljane]

whew I misread that as you "Old" guys!

Maybe "old goys" might work...

hmm I feel a limerick coming on...

There was an old thinker, yet boyish..

One night he forgot he was goyische....

After tankards of ale

He joined forces with Ba'al

("Let's support Israel!!")

And the National Guard went deployish.