"Oh will you help me? Can you help me?"
I don't remember exactly where this came from, but I know it was from a movie. Some girl was in trouble and she asked that of someone. I loved the way she said it, so I decided to put it here.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Junkyard Quote 3, Post 3, Week 3
"She's eaten like 500 dollars."
The speaker had originally meant to say "500 dollars' worth of food," but he never finished it, and I like it this way better I think.
The speaker had originally meant to say "500 dollars' worth of food," but he never finished it, and I like it this way better I think.
Junkyard Quote 2, Post 2, Week 3
"War stories and fish stories are bullshit."
Another little snippet from my CNF professor.
Another little snippet from my CNF professor.
Junkyard Quote 1, Post 1, Week 3
"All this lovely baggage"
This was my professor again. We were talking about the effect of including quotes from classical philosophers in a book about the Viet Nam conflict.
This was my professor again. We were talking about the effect of including quotes from classical philosophers in a book about the Viet Nam conflict.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Junkyard Quote 4, Post 4, Week 2
"It's all written in Japlish or something. I don't know."
One of my professors let this line slip as he was talking about errors in technical writing. I felt like this line revealed a lot about the man who said it. When most people refer to text with errors common to the Asian population, they use the term "Engrish." While it is no less offensive in nature, it feels less offensive because "everyone else says it." The term "Japlish" caught me completely by surprise and I had to struggle not to laugh out loud. Just from this quote, I'm sure you can gather that it was an older white male who had served in a war. I wonder if I could take the same line and have readers infer different things from it.
One of my professors let this line slip as he was talking about errors in technical writing. I felt like this line revealed a lot about the man who said it. When most people refer to text with errors common to the Asian population, they use the term "Engrish." While it is no less offensive in nature, it feels less offensive because "everyone else says it." The term "Japlish" caught me completely by surprise and I had to struggle not to laugh out loud. Just from this quote, I'm sure you can gather that it was an older white male who had served in a war. I wonder if I could take the same line and have readers infer different things from it.
Junkyard Quote 3, Post 3, Week 2
"And then I'd start giggling and couldn't stop..."
My mother actually said this on the phone with me yesterday. She recently volunteered with the Powers Crossroads festival in Coweta County, and she was the emcee for the bands (which she also booked herself) at the festival. She was talking about how fun it was to be on the microphone and go back and forth with the people in the bands. I think the reason I thought this was so funny was because my mom is 50 years old and she was talking about not being able to contain her laughter. Not many people her age do that, and I'm happy for her.
My mother actually said this on the phone with me yesterday. She recently volunteered with the Powers Crossroads festival in Coweta County, and she was the emcee for the bands (which she also booked herself) at the festival. She was talking about how fun it was to be on the microphone and go back and forth with the people in the bands. I think the reason I thought this was so funny was because my mom is 50 years old and she was talking about not being able to contain her laughter. Not many people her age do that, and I'm happy for her.
Junkyard Quote 2, Post 2, Week 2
"Gently with the drums. Gently."
I was originally telling my boyfriend where and how to put something down. His drums were sitting in the floor of the living room, and what he was holding was fragile. But I think this could be used in a very ethereal piece about the earth or something. If I use it in the correct context, I think it could be a good line.
I was originally telling my boyfriend where and how to put something down. His drums were sitting in the floor of the living room, and what he was holding was fragile. But I think this could be used in a very ethereal piece about the earth or something. If I use it in the correct context, I think it could be a good line.
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