tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post282213569865231489..comments2024-03-15T07:23:41.562-04:00Comments on You Don't Say: Dammit, Jim, I'm a journalist, not a TrekkieJohn McIntyrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03559687583130468871noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-15842545654032227192009-05-29T16:49:11.521-04:002009-05-29T16:49:11.521-04:00Sorry for the late entry. But I was just thinking...Sorry for the late entry. But I was just thinking how it is that anytime you reference pop culture you are walking in a minefield. I can remember back in the day doing MAJOR research on my weekly sermons. As much on pop culture references as on Biblical passages...Cherie B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-83805814199387477352009-05-13T20:24:00.000-04:002009-05-13T20:24:00.000-04:00Stephen Hunter called Gimli and Legolas "human her...Stephen Hunter called Gimli and Legolas "human heroes"...The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-65936892197593300872009-05-12T18:36:00.000-04:002009-05-12T18:36:00.000-04:00"Trekker," John.
;-)"Trekker," John.<br /><br />;-)TootsNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250160403913606481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-2461437809539562072009-05-11T23:04:00.000-04:002009-05-11T23:04:00.000-04:00The Washington Post, which is not now that strengt...The Washington Post, which is not now that strength which in old days moved Earth and Nixon, captioned a still from the new Star Trek movie as "Spock in the new 'Star Wars.'" One does not need to be a fanatical nerd to appreciate the depth of cultural illiteracy here. Earlier this century, when my preteen stepdaughter kept confusing Gandalf with Dumbledore, it was cute -- but she did not purport to be an edited paper of record.Mike Livingstonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-51733867809009750362009-05-11T19:44:00.000-04:002009-05-11T19:44:00.000-04:00"...you should make sure that you know people who ..."...you should make sure that you know people who are in appropriate fan groups."<br /><br />I'm waiting and waiting for someone to ask if I know how to tie a bow tie. Someday, it will happen.Buckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-9788157985103071982009-05-11T10:59:00.000-04:002009-05-11T10:59:00.000-04:00>[...] specialized area. No matter how much you...>[...] specialized area. No matter how much you <br />>may think you know, the chances are excellent <br />>that there are readers who know the subject <br />>better than you do, and they are waiting for you <br />>to stumble.<br /><br />Hey, this sounds familiar. No matter how well you think you know the rules about comma usage and coordinating conjunctions, there are copy editors out there who are waiting, in their weary way, for you to stumble. And as you said yourself, John, they're seldom disappointed. :-)mikehttp://www.mikepope.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-86128136999703964152009-05-11T10:09:00.000-04:002009-05-11T10:09:00.000-04:00remember the column that said you could stop hiccu...<I>remember the column that said you could stop hiccups with carbon monoxide?</I>Well, they weren't technically <I>wrong</I>...Abbynoreply@blogger.com