tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265758111946440722.post572006848130012269..comments2023-07-12T02:48:20.029-05:00Comments on Going 40 in a 20 Zone: Profound truthsScott Rohrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849255157125487663noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265758111946440722.post-38730200079761824292008-11-13T20:30:00.000-06:002008-11-13T20:30:00.000-06:00I think it's important for me to mention here that...I think it's important for me to mention here that the English word "butterfly" was originally "flutterby", and the beginnings of the compound word got transposed over time through some specific linguistic phenomenon whose name escapes me right now. But isn't "flutterby" a much nicer name for that insect?<BR/><BR/>Knowledge of arcane trivia is an excellent way to mask all kinds of trill deficiencies.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00891080313862925535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265758111946440722.post-28656130443860956612008-11-13T18:49:00.000-06:002008-11-13T18:49:00.000-06:00Funny - my voice teacher said the same exact thing...Funny - my voice teacher said the same exact thing to me.<BR/><BR/>p.s. I have an exercise for learning how to roll your R's. If you're nice, I'll share.Meemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07843503600576171426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265758111946440722.post-4621608405796484432008-11-13T15:09:00.000-06:002008-11-13T15:09:00.000-06:00It's really Eric's unconditional love and support ...It's really Eric's unconditional love and support that makes all I do possible. He's just opted not to display that in these comments.Scott Rohrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09849255157125487663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265758111946440722.post-20637141710306118432008-11-13T14:18:00.000-06:002008-11-13T14:18:00.000-06:00He flutters. He flits, he floats, he fleetly flees...He flutters. He flits, he floats, he fleetly flees, he flies. <I>Believe</I> me--he flutters.Eric V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04148946147701012088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265758111946440722.post-11439042958852468352008-11-13T14:03:00.000-06:002008-11-13T14:03:00.000-06:00OK, I thought about this at lunch. We could posit ...OK, I thought about this at lunch. <BR/><BR/>We could posit that trilling and R-rolling are two kinds of *fluttering.*<BR/><BR/>Maybe you just don't flutter.<BR/><BR/>We immediately begin to question the nature of fluttering, the source of fluttering.<BR/><BR/>Is it a genetic trait, present from the beginning, or is there an epigenetic phenomenon related to later environmental factors?<BR/><BR/>In related news, you know who has natural fluttering giftedness? Our limerick judge, Al Sicherman. He trills really well, and can roll his Rs. Evidence of an odd distribution pattern of fluttering in the general population.debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11701744720665792046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265758111946440722.post-52226777513082473082008-11-13T13:30:00.000-06:002008-11-13T13:30:00.000-06:00Huh. My trilldar had never registered that you're ...Huh. My trilldar had never registered that you're trill deficient. You do a good job of passing, apparently.<BR/><BR/>I guess everybody has to come out about something.<BR/><BR/>I'm rrr~r~r~r~r~really proud of you for telling us. It means a lot.debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11701744720665792046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265758111946440722.post-42432680864037506002008-11-13T11:33:00.000-06:002008-11-13T11:33:00.000-06:00You can't roll your Rs either. Are you retarded?You can't roll your Rs either. Are you retarded?Eric V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04148946147701012088noreply@blogger.com