Say it succinctly
Tom Maguire thoroughly responds to a long-winded critic regarding his exhaustive post on the Gannongate scandal-that-isn't.
Now forget all the discussion about the actual issue. The blogging gold comes in this li'l snippet:
with the retirement of S Den Beste, I am resigned to being the most consistently long-winded blogger going. Or at least I thought I had the top spot, until I read Ms. SZ's tome. Since I never get to say this to any other blogger, and I hear it all the time - sometimes less is more.Well. I think this post expresses a long-felt sentiment I think we all share. Must we stand by, doing nothing, as this escalating battle of who-can-say-more reaches ever-more-devastating heights?? It's time for an awareness campaign.
Thus I am proud to sponsor, at my own expense, thank you, the Say It Succinctly Campaign '05:
Proposed slogans include:
Bloggers: quit runnin' your mouth all the freakin' time!
Those pajama guys, they never shut up, am I right?
Okay, pipe down, Hemingway.
All right, thanks for sharing about your socks.
Feel free to submit any other slogan suggestions. Please limit your responses to 150 words or less.
Posted by Matt at February 24, 2005 04:31 PM
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"You make Michael Moore look mute."
Posted by: Joe R. the Unabrewer at February 24, 2005 07:34 PM
"My time is a terrible thing to waste."
James
Posted by: James R. Rummel at February 24, 2005 08:02 PM
"Brevity is ... wit."
"Too many words makes Baby Jesus Cry"
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a point of view
not to learn
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Posted by: BumperStickerist at February 25, 2005 08:49 AM
Wait for it.....
"Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things"
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