CommentsComments 23801–23820 back, including replies. Only comments on poems

Dovina replying on Moses by Dovina 19 Nov 2004, 11:41 AM
We're not talking about seeing it, obviously, but going there. It's a figure of speech, the like of which you seemm incapable of grasping.
Dovina replying on Quest! by ?-Dave_Mysterious-? 19 Nov 2004, 11:39 AM
Is this an example of what your learned in three years as a math major? Shame!
Dovina replying on Why Me by blacksoul 19 Nov 2004, 11:28 AM
Tell him to hold on, and damn the estupidos. I hope he recovers.
Dovina replying on Dictionary Lesson by Dovina 19 Nov 2004, 11:25 AM
You are wrong on all counts and especially on No. 6. My dictionary, read in the feeling of the time, is a history written ahead of the events in the same way Shakespeare was in some parts of it. Anyone who cannot see simple relationships, out of time, out of place, like that, can only write unfelt poetry having a form of art, but lacking any feeling, such as yours.
richa on Mice by MacFrantic 19 Nov 2004, 8:35 AM
Congrats. Previously it was only the poem that was stupid. Following your defense of, it is now clear you are stupid.
ho_hum replying on Quest! by ?-Dave_Mysterious-? 19 Nov 2004, 8:34 AM
Your second comment is true, but "1M9" in base 35, has 1 in 35*35s column, 22 in the 35s column and 9 in the units column. 35*35 + 22*35 + 9 = 2004. In base 36 you're looking at year 1KO.
peaceseeker replying on Can Predictions Be Proven? by peaceseeker 19 Nov 2004, 7:56 AM
These wings are invincible (poetic license). i think you are referring to resonance. What are you vague/unclear about?
zodiac replying on Moses by Dovina 19 Nov 2004, 6:45 AM
You're both wrong. He saw it from Mount Nebo, in Jordan.
Bobjim replying on The Supreme Mind by Bobjim 19 Nov 2004, 6:44 AM
That depends on whether you assume God to be alive or not, because if you do, you also assume that He had to begin and at some point, end. This would mean He is not timeless and you raise all sorts of philosophical questions that I can't be bothered to discuss right now.
zodiac replying on Quest! by ?-Dave_Mysterious-? 19 Nov 2004, 6:44 AM
Look at the year "1M9". 1 is in the hundreds' place. M is in the tens, and 9 is in the ones. That gives you 1 hundred, 22 tens, and 9 ones, or 1 + 22(10) + 9, or the year 329. Ergo, what the fuck are you on about? Mastery, indeed. I'm afraid, though, we're all horribly mistaken calling it base-35. A base "where digits above 9 are written using letters A - Z" is BASE-36, since zero counts as one of the digits, the way a base using the positive digits up to nine is base-10. I blame -=Dark_Angel=-,P.I.
zodiac replying on Quest! by ?-Dave_Mysterious-? 19 Nov 2004, 6:36 AM
Oops. And in the online "novelization", it's spelled "jigowatts".
zodiac replying on Dictionary Lesson by Dovina 19 Nov 2004, 6:33 AM
1) Yes, but the reverse of "love" is best "is/are loved by". Therefore the reverse of "I love you" is "You are loved by me." 2) The diametric opposite of "I love you" is still "I don't love you", the same way the diametric opposite of, say, "object X is a square" isn't "object X is a circle"; it's "object X is not a square." Whatever the hell you mean by diametric. Even richa says so below. 3) Since you're using dictionary.com, try this: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=contrary 4) Your a turd. How's that for logical correctness? Language is mathmatical, and math is a language. Being a math undergrad for three years taught me to use language more precisely, in a way being an English major for seven years never did. And need I say you couldn't convincingly relate the experience of a turd to a turdbowl? What you imagine is the "life" related in your poems is only intelligible to yourself, and only glancingly so. 5) Again, this poem is trying to be a philosophy/math poem. You've filled it up with philosophy gobble which you don't get. When we held you to the standards you set for it by doing so, you said "oh no, it isn't a philosophy poem, it's felt life." Bow'ls. 6) Answer my fucking point about the "history written ahead of the fact." All you've said is I'm complaining about it. Well, duh!
ho_hum replying on Dictionary Lesson by Dovina 19 Nov 2004, 6:22 AM
Is it possible, that once logical correctness has been established, you can then "stretch life metaphorically" to the point where the logically correct conclusion is shown to be false? If so please give an example. Would you not agree that your poem would be more impressive if it made philosophical/logical sense, and conveyed the "feeling" which you wish to achieve? I don't see why you couldn't, except for a knee jerking reaction against DA and Zodiac. As has been discussed on this site innumerable times there is a big difference between good emotions and good poetry.
blacksoul on PATIENCE by jroday 19 Nov 2004, 6:01 AM
I remember when you started out with this. I hope this does'nt take your life.
electroman1979 on The Supreme Mind by Bobjim 18 Nov 2004, 7:22 PM
am i reading this right? you're stating God evolved?
richa replying on Dictionary Lesson by Dovina 18 Nov 2004, 2:45 PM
I was wrong about reciprocal. The first two lines are premises leading onto the third line. Line 2 does not lead on from line 1. Probably need to make clear that 'i hate you' and 'i have no feelings for you' are new premises and not part of 'i love you' too.
richa replying on Poems for devolution by richa 18 Nov 2004, 2:34 PM
Devolution as in 'of government'. Scotland has its own parliament but still has an effect on england's way of life. I get the feeling the narrator would be quite glad to see the back of scotland altogether.
blacksoul replying on Why Me by blacksoul 18 Nov 2004, 2:11 PM
Yes Dovina jroday is really my father,Iam sorry about the spelling and grammar, but I was in a hurry to get to the hospital today.As for him dying the doctor said yesterday It don't look good being this is the second surgery for the same thing,but he's a strong man, and a fighter. He talk to me about you before he had surgery. so I know you know what's going on. He's in almost like a coma state right , but I will keep you informed. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
Dovina on Can Predictions Be Proven? by peaceseeker 18 Nov 2004, 1:45 PM
Wings are not invincible. Dissonance has to do with sounds. Other vaguenesses follow. It's a good image but lacks clarity.
Dovina on Why Me by blacksoul 18 Nov 2004, 1:33 PM
You need to look at spelling and grammar. Is jroday really your father, and is he really dying? Tell him I hope he's not dying.