tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232613925790974435.post3533128358090713050..comments2024-03-28T16:46:50.706+00:00Comments on The Moose: The Dear Jake lettersBuckohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232613925790974435.post-59091286725716429702012-06-25T17:09:04.915+01:002012-06-25T17:09:04.915+01:00Indeed. It was a copy and paste job. I use Outlook...Indeed. It was a copy and paste job. I use Outlook Express (Temporarily) and can't get the spellcheck working so I have to rely on my eyeballs. I'll have to spend a little more time on the next one.<br /><br />As for a whap, you do have to be fat to be a whap. It was a term I heard an old Welsh bloke use when I was a child and I've remembered it ever since, just because of it's comedy value.<br /><br />I never found out what whap means but I do know there are no thin whaps :-)Buckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232613925790974435.post-41802468424627771482012-06-25T16:59:56.249+01:002012-06-25T16:59:56.249+01:00Good man, Good man,
The spelling etc comment was ...Good man, Good man,<br /><br />The spelling etc comment was not trying to be overly picky against your posts, (dumbing down and all that, although I think the Daily Mail and yourself could cover that off it you wanted to) but more about being present in your letter in response (assuming it's a straight copy and paste job?.<br /><br />Agreed it's your view and of course, you are entitled to it, my view is that you would do well to not 'lower the tone' (for want of a much better phrase) and dilute your message with these comments - maybe I'm an old fuddy duddy....<br />(What is a 'whap' anyway, and does one have to be fat to indeed be a whap?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232613925790974435.post-83919251226371304512012-06-25T09:21:39.619+01:002012-06-25T09:21:39.619+01:00"Obviously the system isn't failing / pen..."Obviously the system isn't failing / penalising you that much."<br /><br />Life is what you make it.<br /><br />"On the whole the content is good, valid points often well made."<br /><br />Thank you<br /><br />"However, the lack of attention to detail (spellcheck?), and comments such as calling Dianne Abbott a "Big Fat Whap" undermines and cheapens the whole message and social commentary that you are trying to convey."<br /><br />I suppose there is no reason to publish a post with spelling errors in it, but as long as it's a rarity then I'm not too concerned.<br /><br />As to the fat whap thing, this is only a blog, not a newspaper. I'm not an impartial obsever. What I write is my own opinion. I dislike Dianne Abbott for a number of reasons but when she gets involved in nannying others about thier health then calling her a fat whap is a valid observation. In my opinion.<br /><br />"why do you (and others) spend your time on this?"<br /><br />It may not be the most effective tool to change the world but it's the best that some of us have and is still more than most.<br /><br />It's also interesting. There is a community out there in the blogs and it's good to be a part of it.<br /><br />"For what it is worth I agree that the vast, vast majority of people take all that is enforced upon them without question and barely a whimper."<br /><br />And that's another reason. Maybe we can change a few minds.<br /><br />"(I've got some poorly written letters from my customers to reply to)."<br /><br />I'll not take that as an insult :-)Buckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232613925790974435.post-30993718207840095182012-06-25T08:47:33.354+01:002012-06-25T08:47:33.354+01:00And.....
"spell some stuff wrong" - ?! -...And.....<br />"spell some stuff wrong" - ?! - yeah - easy man.<br /><br />OK - It was a genuine comment, <br />- I've looked at your blog a few times over the last few weeks and months.<br /><br />From the information you are publishing for the world to see. I can see that you are doing well for yourself, living in a nice leafy area, across from a river and park, two new cars, numberous foreign holidays and a recent promotion at work. Obviously the system isn't failing / penalising you that much.<br /><br />On the whole the content is good, valid points often well made.<br />However, the lack of attention to detail (spellcheck?), and comments such as calling Dianne Abbott a "Big Fat Whap" undermines and cheapens the whole message and social commentary that you are trying to convey.<br /><br />Also please treat this as a genuine question as intended - why do you (and others) spend your time on this?<br />Is this the strongest and most effective tool for change that you have available to you?<br /><br />For what it is worth I agree that the vast, vast majority of people take all that is enforced upon them without question and barely a whimper.<br /><br />Anyway - Keep fighting the good fight...... (I've got some poorly written letters from my customers to reply to).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232613925790974435.post-77079596852143848042012-06-25T07:23:48.006+01:002012-06-25T07:23:48.006+01:00Yeah because that's the real issue here. How M...Yeah because that's the <i>real</i> issue here. How MPs discriminate against those who spell some stuff wrong.Buckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232613925790974435.post-49296307549369045962012-06-24T22:48:47.883+01:002012-06-24T22:48:47.883+01:00Maybe if your grammar, punctuation and spelling we...Maybe if your grammar, punctuation and spelling were much better then you would be taken more seriously.<br /><br />alcohol relted ?<br />regardless of weather alcohol ?<br />I would also be greatful?<br />inflate thier figures ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232613925790974435.post-62628260742719303202012-06-24T13:55:41.241+01:002012-06-24T13:55:41.241+01:00Thank you very much :-)Thank you very much :-)Buckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232613925790974435.post-66295172846208405932012-06-24T13:39:29.473+01:002012-06-24T13:39:29.473+01:00Excellent response!Excellent response!Barmanhttp://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/index.phpnoreply@blogger.com