Comments on: All’s Well That Ends Well http://www.mostlyanecdotal.org/2007/09/19/alls-well-that-ends-well/ Did I tell you the one about the . . . Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:39:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: raygirvan http://www.mostlyanecdotal.org/2007/09/19/alls-well-that-ends-well/comment-page-1/#comment-275 raygirvan Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:04:23 +0000 http://www.mostlyanecdotal.org/2007/09/19/alls-well-that-ends-well/#comment-275 <p>I agree: he is the dick. Ignoring all the subjective judgements of the relative merits of their interests, the core issue is that she hasn't prevented him experiencing the book, whereas he has prevented her experiencing the show.</p> <p>He has simply punished her for not sharing his interests, and that's definitely the action of a control-freak dick. She'd be quite justified in now telling him the ending.</p> I agree: he is the dick. Ignoring all the subjective judgements of the relative merits of their interests, the core issue is that she hasn’t prevented him experiencing the book, whereas he has prevented her experiencing the show.

He has simply punished her for not sharing his interests, and that’s definitely the action of a control-freak dick. She’d be quite justified in now telling him the ending.

]]> By: Barry Barcrest http://www.mostlyanecdotal.org/2007/09/19/alls-well-that-ends-well/comment-page-1/#comment-268 Barry Barcrest Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:25:52 +0000 http://www.mostlyanecdotal.org/2007/09/19/alls-well-that-ends-well/#comment-268 <p>The guy is a dick, she did nothing to harm him and he just behaved like a complete child. I don't know why she didn't just set the tivo herself anyway that's the whole point of them rather than using a VCR which to be honest even has a timer function to record a programme at a set time....</p> The guy is a dick, she did nothing to harm him and he just behaved like a complete child. I don’t know why she didn’t just set the tivo herself anyway that’s the whole point of them rather than using a VCR which to be honest even has a timer function to record a programme at a set time….

]]> By: Chernobyl http://www.mostlyanecdotal.org/2007/09/19/alls-well-that-ends-well/comment-page-1/#comment-267 Chernobyl Sat, 31 May 2008 06:02:21 +0000 http://www.mostlyanecdotal.org/2007/09/19/alls-well-that-ends-well/#comment-267 <p>I thought he was smart by being snarky. and man, that girl sounds like a corporate lame-ass.</p> I thought he was smart by being snarky. and man, that girl sounds like a corporate lame-ass.

]]> By: roger wilcoanout http://www.mostlyanecdotal.org/2007/09/19/alls-well-that-ends-well/comment-page-1/#comment-266 roger wilcoanout Sun, 25 May 2008 12:14:12 +0000 http://www.mostlyanecdotal.org/2007/09/19/alls-well-that-ends-well/#comment-266 <p>clearly, they are both so disappointed and disillusioned with each other that they don't even bother trying to communicate meaningfully. they're tired old stereotypes and as full of their own self-importance as empty of worth.</p> <p>the simple truth is that they are BOTH pricks.</p> <p>if harry potter is such an important part of his life and she gets so upset about missing an episode of a tv show, they deserve each other, the pair of babies...</p> clearly, they are both so disappointed and disillusioned with each other that they don’t even bother trying to communicate meaningfully. they’re tired old stereotypes and as full of their own self-importance as empty of worth.

the simple truth is that they are BOTH pricks.

if harry potter is such an important part of his life and she gets so upset about missing an episode of a tv show, they deserve each other, the pair of babies…

]]> By: Dealin http://www.mostlyanecdotal.org/2007/09/19/alls-well-that-ends-well/comment-page-1/#comment-265 Dealin Sat, 24 May 2008 22:42:56 +0000 http://www.mostlyanecdotal.org/2007/09/19/alls-well-that-ends-well/#comment-265 <p>Yeah I'm with you Ted. Anyone who is that childish as to "teach her a lesson" when she did something that didn't harm him in any way. What a prick.</p> Yeah I’m with you Ted. Anyone who is that childish as to “teach her a lesson” when she did something that didn’t harm him in any way. What a prick.

]]> By: mr austin http://www.mostlyanecdotal.org/2007/09/19/alls-well-that-ends-well/comment-page-1/#comment-259 mr austin Fri, 23 May 2008 17:33:52 +0000 http://www.mostlyanecdotal.org/2007/09/19/alls-well-that-ends-well/#comment-259 <p>So what? The guy's "a prick" because he tried to communicate his irritation and teach his wife a little lesson? She seems to be a bit of a self-centered and domineering shrew herself. Why should she be entitled to behave that way? Is there a similar word for her which calls to mind something protruding and obnoxious?</p> So what? The guy’s “a prick” because he tried to communicate his irritation and teach his wife a little lesson? She seems to be a bit of a self-centered and domineering shrew herself. Why should she be entitled to behave that way? Is there a similar word for her which calls to mind something protruding and obnoxious?

]]> By: ms lurker http://www.mostlyanecdotal.org/2007/09/19/alls-well-that-ends-well/comment-page-1/#comment-258 ms lurker Fri, 23 May 2008 15:09:35 +0000 http://www.mostlyanecdotal.org/2007/09/19/alls-well-that-ends-well/#comment-258 <p>Awesome. Awesome. Awesome.</p> Awesome. Awesome. Awesome.

]]> By: tedinla http://www.mostlyanecdotal.org/2007/09/19/alls-well-that-ends-well/comment-page-1/#comment-171 tedinla Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:05:27 +0000 http://www.mostlyanecdotal.org/2007/09/19/alls-well-that-ends-well/#comment-171 <p>He sounds like a prick.</p> He sounds like a prick.

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