tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post112709179143219624..comments2024-03-26T21:46:56.291-07:00Comments on The ZehnKatzen Times: [design, layout] That Man Sarkozy!Samuel John Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00514541030057763303noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-1127260635725119272005-09-20T16:57:00.000-07:002005-09-20T16:57:00.000-07:00Pariah:But then, I've also had clients yell at me ...Pariah:<BR/><BR/><I>But then, I've also had clients yell at me about greeking in proofs--"My brochure needs to be in ENGLISH! I didn't hire you to translate it into Latin!"</I><BR/><BR/>I wonder if they just sat down and started to cry when you told them them that Latinate text was called "greeking".<BR/><BR/>Ah, all this edumacation we gots to do.<BR/><BR/>Pariah again:<BR/><BR/><I>Spontaneous thought: Do you remember the old monster movies like Lon Cheney's "Frankenstein" and Bela Lagosi's "Dracula"? Do you recall all the spinoffs and sequels? Many bore names like the "Son of Dracula" or the "Son of the Wolfman." The originals were somewhere between tolerable and good, but the "Son of" sequels were always terrible. Now think of the Bush Presidents.</I><BR/><BR/>Now <I>that</I> explains why I here Theremin music whenever I approach a voting booth these days.<BR/><BR/>Pretty soon I suppose American government will be a Hammer Films production and our President will be Bruce Campbell. <BR/><BR/>No offense intended to Mr. Campbell of course.Samuel John Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514541030057763303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-1127146897383760252005-09-19T09:21:00.000-07:002005-09-19T09:21:00.000-07:00LOL Yeah, I've had those days as well. But then, I...LOL Yeah, I've had those days as well. But then, I've also had clients yell at me about greeking in proofs--"My brochure needs to be in ENGLISH! I didn't hire you to translate it into Latin!"<BR/><BR/>I remember the Bush, Sr. faux pas. That's what we get for electing the country's top spook, the ultimate behind-the-scenes kind of guy, to the most visible position in the world.<BR/><BR/>Spontaneous thought: Do you remember the old monster movies like Lon Cheney's "Frankenstein" and Bela Lagosi's "Dracula"? Do you recall all the spinoffs and sequels? Many bore names like the "Son of Dracula" or the "Son of the Wolfman." The originals were somewhere between tolerable and good, but the "Son of" sequels were always terrible. Now think of the Bush Presidents.<BR/><BR/>Occupo procer, my friends. Occupo procer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-1127100523905181232005-09-18T20:28:00.000-07:002005-09-18T20:28:00.000-07:00I love it when people do that.You remember George ...I love it when people do that.<BR/><BR/>You remember George Bush the first-the way he always seemed just not to be 'down' with being on media, the way he was so far from telegenic it was a toll call?<BR/><BR/>In one of his speeches, there was the following summary note:<BR/><BR/>"MESSAGE: I Care."<BR/><BR/>And that's exactly how he read it to the audience too.<BR/><BR/>That dogged him like Gerald Ford's Air Force 1 stairstep stumble.<BR/><BR/>wokpcdoSamuel John Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514541030057763303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-1127093242912372462005-09-18T18:27:00.000-07:002005-09-18T18:27:00.000-07:00I've had those kind of days! It reminded me of th...I've had those kind of days! It reminded me of the play/movie <I>Enter Laughing</I>, about Carl Reiner's entry into show business -- ENTER LAUGHING was the direction on the script, not something he was supposed to say!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948285006605333380noreply@blogger.com