Author Archives: Anton

grrr

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 July 22 by Anton

I have a touch of fever, and hope that is why my mood has been brittle the last few days. (later) I see that Madhu is having a hard week too.

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fair’s fair

Posted on Monday, 2003 July 21 by Anton

Boobage gallery to raise money for mammograms. Where’s the corresponding collection of prostate pix?

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the vagaries of fame

Posted on Monday, 2003 July 21 by Anton

Weird. In the last few months I dropped from eighth to 53d most googlable “Sherwood”; now I’m back at eighth. I’m also the sixth “Anton”, my highest ever (by one).

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the hypocrisy of Guantánamo

Posted on Monday, 2003 July 21 by Anton

In a comment to The Fat Guy, one James Rummel whines: Sure, there has to be constant vigilence to avoid abuses of power. But most of them are up in arms because of actions against non-nationals, sometimes even POW’s captured … Continue reading →

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the authenticity question

Posted on Sunday, 2003 July 20 by Anton

Lynn S is distressed: Bach and Handel have been transcribed for banjo. The very thought of that inspires in me an emotional mix of fascination and horror. In other words it gives me the creeps. On the other hand, if … Continue reading →

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a question for philologists

Posted on Sunday, 2003 July 20 by Anton

Is the phrase “some are more equal than others” older than Animal Farm?

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never mind, waiter

Posted on Sunday, 2003 July 20 by Anton

After the Thin Man was on telly last night. There was one scene that I recognized, with some surprise: I thought the ‘sea bass’ bit was Marx Bros.

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