tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553414.post1651169810622381664..comments2023-05-30T10:06:21.365-05:00Comments on Narciblog: A dumptruck full of stupidNarchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02055696618689833957noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553414.post-3402769621333047302006-12-15T16:25:00.000-06:002006-12-15T16:25:00.000-06:00I think "notoriety" is the word Mr. B is looking ...I think "notoriety" is the word Mr. B is looking for, not "notability." The dictionary defines "notability" as "a famous or important person." So, by blogging, I'm seeing a famous person? Eh? Though, in theory, he's right; the only reason to read blogs in which one is being dissed is to feed one's own vanity.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02893389360218696260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553414.post-73708617095994211072006-12-14T14:54:00.000-06:002006-12-14T14:54:00.000-06:00The definition I have for notability is a celebrit...The definition I have for notability is a celebrity who is an inspiration to others.<br /><br />While Narc was that even before he started blogging, I would argue that most people who blog do it pass the time, to explore ideas, to spread ideas they feel worth spreading, and to socialize. There are thousands of blogs, most of them read by only a few faithful readers and their writers have no aspirations of celebrity.<br /><br />Herman Melville wrote: "We cannot live for ourselves alone. Our lives are connected by a thousand invisible threads, and along these sympathetic fibers, our actions run as causes and return to us as results."<br /><br />THAT is why people blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553414.post-40890881984327751702006-12-14T11:44:00.000-06:002006-12-14T11:44:00.000-06:00Everyone who blogs seeks notability, the entire in...Everyone who blogs seeks notability, the entire industry is built around vanity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553414.post-21040768549902086812006-12-14T10:52:00.000-06:002006-12-14T10:52:00.000-06:00I guess I'll be grown up when I stop going to scho...I guess I'll be grown up when I stop going to school....which won't be any time soon.<br /><br />Did I tell you I'm getting PhD?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553414.post-34588783414787383492006-12-13T21:12:00.000-06:002006-12-13T21:12:00.000-06:00Fig: When do you think that will be? Because, you ...Fig: When do you think that will be? Because, you know, I'm on the clock here.<br /><br />Mr. Bambenek: I don't seek notability, whether via your coattails or any other article of your clothing.Narchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02055696618689833957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553414.post-51764586529796665512006-12-13T18:46:00.000-06:002006-12-13T18:46:00.000-06:00I like how you try to ride my coattails to notabil...I like how you try to ride my coattails to notability.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553414.post-12389030732634409382006-12-13T14:55:00.000-06:002006-12-13T14:55:00.000-06:00Oh for heaven's sake. I'm not smarter than you...I...Oh for heaven's sake. I'm not smarter than you...I want to be you when I grow up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com