Comments on: Earnestness is the new irony http://www.communicatrix.com/2008/04/earnestness-is-the-new-irony.html a virgo's guide to the universe Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:57:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Anil http://www.communicatrix.com/2008/04/earnestness-is-the-new-irony.html#comment-40192 Anil Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:59:33 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2008/04/earnestness-is-the-new-irony.html#comment-40192 "For once"?! Am I really wrong that often? Hrm. “For once”?! Am I really wrong that often? Hrm.

]]> By: communicatrix http://www.communicatrix.com/2008/04/earnestness-is-the-new-irony.html#comment-40161 communicatrix Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:49:15 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2008/04/earnestness-is-the-new-irony.html#comment-40161 David - You know, until tonight, I would have had no idea what you meant. But today, I had occasion to be very earnest--perhaps more earnest than I am normally. Because I wasn't particularly into the proposition at hand. But I did it, and as I did, I felt like it helped: helped me get through it, helped the other party feel heard/seen. Thanks for the comment, and the thumbs-up. Angie - *I* had to read it twice. And I wrote it! David - You know, until tonight, I would have had no idea what you meant. But today, I had occasion to be very earnest–perhaps more earnest than I am normally. Because I wasn’t particularly into the proposition at hand. But I did it, and as I did, I felt like it helped: helped me get through it, helped the other party feel heard/seen.

Thanks for the comment, and the thumbs-up.

Angie - *I* had to read it twice. And I wrote it!

]]> By: Angie http://www.communicatrix.com/2008/04/earnestness-is-the-new-irony.html#comment-40159 Angie Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:51:07 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2008/04/earnestness-is-the-new-irony.html#comment-40159 Much to my chagrin, I was played yesterday! I told myself I wouldn't fall for any jokes but when my boss is the only playing me....... "To get the do-gooders hooked up with the want-to-fund-do-gooder-ers. To get the do-gooders doing different kinds of good to lighten up and find more ways each other is alike than different. To keep the do-gooders doing good, or, if they’d do it anyway, to throw a little happy their way to make the job more pleasant. We each of us have our place." Am I the only one who had to read that more than once! Love it C..... Much to my chagrin, I was played yesterday! I told myself I wouldn’t fall for any jokes but when my boss is the only playing me…….

“To get the do-gooders hooked up with the want-to-fund-do-gooder-ers. To get the do-gooders doing different kinds of good to lighten up and find more ways each other is alike than different. To keep the do-gooders doing good, or, if they’d do it anyway, to throw a little happy their way to make the job more pleasant. We each of us have our place.”

Am I the only one who had to read that more than once! Love it C…..

]]> By: david http://www.communicatrix.com/2008/04/earnestness-is-the-new-irony.html#comment-40158 david Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:39:23 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2008/04/earnestness-is-the-new-irony.html#comment-40158 As a son of immigrants, I'm riddled with inborn earnestness. I've got a love-hate relationship with my career as an engineer. It's a tedious line of work. At some point, I realized that if I walk around *acting* earnest (I mean *really* earnest), though I really could careless - it somehow allowed me to get through my days easier. Interesting post. Props. As a son of immigrants, I’m riddled with inborn earnestness.

I’ve got a love-hate relationship with my career as an engineer. It’s a tedious line of work. At some point, I realized that if I walk around *acting* earnest (I mean *really* earnest), though I really could careless - it somehow allowed me to get through my days easier.

Interesting post. Props.

]]> By: communicatrix http://www.communicatrix.com/2008/04/earnestness-is-the-new-irony.html#comment-40154 communicatrix Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:53:49 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2008/04/earnestness-is-the-new-irony.html#comment-40154 Thanks! FWIW, I'm most definitely not everyone's cup of tea. I finally (mostly) got over it, and just direct my stuff and attention to the people whose cuppa I am. Thanks! FWIW, I’m most definitely not everyone’s cup of tea. I finally (mostly) got over it, and just direct my stuff and attention to the people whose cuppa I am.

]]> By: claire http://www.communicatrix.com/2008/04/earnestness-is-the-new-irony.html#comment-40152 claire Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:41:37 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2008/04/earnestness-is-the-new-irony.html#comment-40152 <i>“I’m starting to realize, though, that I really, really like stringing the words together to make people laugh so they’ll relax, or laugh so they’ll let down their guard, or laugh so they’ll take a second look at an idea or a thought or a really good cause.”</i> I really like to make people laugh too, however my humor is somewhat askew for most. Hadn't really considered the "so they'll..." part of it. I like yours a whole lot. “I’m starting to realize, though, that I really, really like stringing the words together to make people laugh so they’ll relax, or laugh so they’ll let down their guard, or laugh so they’ll take a second look at an idea or a thought or a really good cause.”

I really like to make people laugh too, however my humor is somewhat askew for most. Hadn’t really considered the “so they’ll…” part of it. I like yours a whole lot.

]]> By: communicatrix http://www.communicatrix.com/2008/04/earnestness-is-the-new-irony.html#comment-40144 communicatrix Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:31:33 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2008/04/earnestness-is-the-new-irony.html#comment-40144 Pam! and again, Pam! - They did both show up, and I'll be damned if I'm removing either, since (a) they have such super-nice compliments and (b) if they don't illustrate my frustration w/ April Fool's Day in a meta-way better than I ever could w/ plain old words, well, I don't know what could. For the record--mostly, for any other future potential commentors reading this--I have this problem, too, when I leave a comment. It's something about the way the browser caches the site, and I'm not sure if it's the browser or the site. It *seems* to happen in different browsers, which leads me to believe it's the site. Which, now that I"ve followed the logic tree to the tippy top, I guess I need to put on my to-do list for a developer. So a third thanks, for that! Bon - Definitely the down side of relentless optimism and hopeless earnestness. But I'll take 'em. And think about those tees... Pam! and again, Pam! - They did both show up, and I’ll be damned if I’m removing either, since (a) they have such super-nice compliments and (b) if they don’t illustrate my frustration w/ April Fool’s Day in a meta-way better than I ever could w/ plain old words, well, I don’t know what could.

For the record–mostly, for any other future potential commentors reading this–I have this problem, too, when I leave a comment. It’s something about the way the browser caches the site, and I’m not sure if it’s the browser or the site. It *seems* to happen in different browsers, which leads me to believe it’s the site. Which, now that I”ve followed the logic tree to the tippy top, I guess I need to put on my to-do list for a developer.

So a third thanks, for that!

Bon - Definitely the down side of relentless optimism and hopeless earnestness. But I’ll take ‘em. And think about those tees…

]]> By: Pamela Slim http://www.communicatrix.com/2008/04/earnestness-is-the-new-irony.html#comment-40139 Pamela Slim Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:07:42 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2008/04/earnestness-is-the-new-irony.html#comment-40139 Dang, I wrote this comment before and for some reason it didn't show up. Could it be April Fools on me? Yikes! What I said was ... You are a brilliant writer. A true gem. Gives me the chills. Whatever you are doing, do more of it! Love it! Dang, I wrote this comment before and for some reason it didn’t show up.

Could it be April Fools on me? Yikes!

What I said was …

You are a brilliant writer. A true gem. Gives me the chills.

Whatever you are doing, do more of it! Love it!

]]> By: Bon http://www.communicatrix.com/2008/04/earnestness-is-the-new-irony.html#comment-40138 Bon Wed, 02 Apr 2008 05:36:53 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2008/04/earnestness-is-the-new-irony.html#comment-40138 My least favorite day of the year. I said so, just 22 some-odd hours ago, when bracing myself for a full day of being "on guard" because I always, always, always fall for something--because I so completely believe everyone. Always. So far, pretty good this year. I haven't gotten suckered in on anything (mostly by staying on guard all damn day) and it's almost over. But, man, that being on guard is exhausting. I'll take one of those T-shirts in X-L, please. My least favorite day of the year. I said so, just 22 some-odd hours ago, when bracing myself for a full day of being “on guard” because I always, always, always fall for something–because I so completely believe everyone. Always.

So far, pretty good this year. I haven’t gotten suckered in on anything (mostly by staying on guard all damn day) and it’s almost over.

But, man, that being on guard is exhausting.

I’ll take one of those T-shirts in X-L, please.

]]> By: Pamela Slim http://www.communicatrix.com/2008/04/earnestness-is-the-new-irony.html#comment-40137 Pamela Slim Wed, 02 Apr 2008 05:29:32 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2008/04/earnestness-is-the-new-irony.html#comment-40137 You are such a great freaking writer! Damn. Love it. And I agree -- April Fool's never worked for me either. Keep on whatever you are doing, because it is glorious. You are such a great freaking writer! Damn. Love it.

And I agree — April Fool’s never worked for me either.

Keep on whatever you are doing, because it is glorious.

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