Comments: ANGELS OR AGES?

I read that article the other day. It was very interesting. And I didn't catch that bit of wordplay at all. Good eyes.

Posted by Kári Tulinius at May 26, 2007 12:42 AM

It took me something like four readings to see what wordplay you're getting at, so well and subtly was it done (or so tired am I). Thanks for pointing it out. :-)

Posted by Ran at May 26, 2007 02:34 AM

Hmm - I think I get it, but the alliteration was more obvious to me.

Posted by Sili at May 26, 2007 03:36 AM

mmm...I also see some alliterations. Is that THE "clever wordplay" to which you refer, LH? Maybe I've lost my tongue, for I'm not tasting a "lot of fun". It's likeable, yes, but substantial? Maybe I'm dining at the wrong establishment.

Posted by DanW at May 26, 2007 05:16 AM

For those who missed it: "overdrawn accounts" normally refers to writing checks for more money than is in the bank accounts. Here it refers to exaggerated accounts (=stories).

Posted by language hat at May 26, 2007 08:02 AM

"Lincoln’s language and its legacy" bugged me too.

The article is good, though.

Posted by John Emerson at May 26, 2007 08:33 AM

Ah, thanks, I got it then (in the third try or so).

It was the "fiery, folksy fighter" that hit me first.

Posted by Sili at May 26, 2007 02:30 PM

So many get so much wrong! I'm with you on the humorousness of it all. A few weeks ago a new restaurant put up their sign: 2 Guy's Grill

My wife kept telling me to shut up about how funny it was.

Posted by Damien Riley at May 26, 2007 06:44 PM

"...both accounts are overdrawn", very nice.

But from your tease about "that bit of clever wordplay", I thought I was missing something about
"dir(c)ks" being "(over)drawn"....

Posted by "As you know" Bob at May 27, 2007 08:13 PM

"2 Guy's Grill"? I don't get it. Please explain.

Posted by mollymooly at May 28, 2007 10:58 AM