tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072420181476584961.post4100584192318540853..comments2023-11-05T04:01:12.146-05:00Comments on Ad Aged: A meteoric rise.george tannenbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974259094860905139noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072420181476584961.post-89155467844306987972008-05-14T11:17:00.000-04:002008-05-14T11:17:00.000-04:00Dear Hell is Empty, And all the devils are here. I...Dear Hell is Empty, <BR/><BR/>And all the devils are here. <BR/><BR/>I think you're skating on thin water. Meteors, fast or slow, never rise. I think this is a cliche that has entered our brains and has taken hold and no one questions it any more.<BR/><BR/>How many times do your hear people say: very unique, quite unique, somewhat utique,etc. Unique is an absolute value. You can't modify it. Yet like such catchphrases as general consensus and close proximity, we hear it all the time.<BR/><BR/>Meteorically yours,<BR/><BR/>geogeorge tannenbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974259094860905139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072420181476584961.post-76326426753334833842008-05-14T10:44:00.000-04:002008-05-14T10:44:00.000-04:00I know this is an old post but i'm working my way ...I know this is an old post but i'm working my way through your blog.<BR/><BR/>in this case, wouldn't 'meteoric' mean 'fast' 'spectacular' 'eye-catching', with the suffix 'rise' decribing direction?<BR/><BR/>What I mean is, we don't describe a rapid rise as simply 'meteroic' - we need the modifier 'rise'<BR/><BR/>Logically, we could say 'meteoric descent' to mean a spectacular fall from grace, but we don't.<BR/><BR/>That's not to say I don't comprehend, and agree, with the main point you're making though.hellisemptyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697560387743125481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072420181476584961.post-1524127138539252092007-09-20T07:00:00.000-04:002007-09-20T07:00:00.000-04:00haven't we all? but as flannery o'connor said, eve...haven't we all? but as flannery o'connor said, everything that rises must recede.george tannenbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974259094860905139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072420181476584961.post-29661548957805243432007-09-20T06:52:00.000-04:002007-09-20T06:52:00.000-04:00i think i might have have experienced a true meteo...i think i might have have experienced a true meteoric ride the last couple of years.Tore Claessonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978163002830730401noreply@blogger.com