tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post6108716964322084802..comments2023-06-10T20:22:01.348+08:00Comments on The Society of Honor by Joe America: A Page from Charles DickensThe Society of Honorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536906267332687130noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post-81086244602540667592012-10-22T08:30:14.894+08:002012-10-22T08:30:14.894+08:00Great, andrew. I look forward to it.
Thanks for t...Great, andrew. I look forward to it.<br /><br />Thanks for the explanation of JEJOMAR. I didn't know that, and now understand why humility is not his trademark.The Society of Honorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536906267332687130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post-90732966331520317722012-10-22T07:36:03.082+08:002012-10-22T07:36:03.082+08:00That photo's a rich source for pundits, Joe.
...That photo's a rich source for pundits, Joe. <br /><br />The Philippines'first black vice president named Jesus Joseph and Mary (JEJOMAR)holding a Ken Calungsod doll!<br /><br />Will submit my article today, Joe. Will leave the choice of photo to you and your wicked sense of humor. :) andrew limhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01930606943449452056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post-90862380333413126192012-10-22T04:26:51.316+08:002012-10-22T04:26:51.316+08:00Right column under teaser.Right column under teaser.The Society of Honorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536906267332687130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post-56508942314718253732012-10-21T18:58:51.742+08:002012-10-21T18:58:51.742+08:00There's a photo of Vice President Binay with a...There's a photo of Vice President Binay with a Calungsod "Ken" doll.Edgar Loreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13363554010485644899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post-11433424987341877662012-10-21T11:24:38.869+08:002012-10-21T11:24:38.869+08:00I can!I can!Edgar Loreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13363554010485644899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post-62085532603804895992012-10-21T10:24:56.346+08:002012-10-21T10:24:56.346+08:00Certainly, andrew. Send it to the e-mail address i...Certainly, andrew. Send it to the e-mail address in the "Contact Us" tab when you have it ready. And if you have a photo you'd like, attach that, too. Otherwise I'll find one.<br /><br />As for controversy, I'm reminded of a mentor of mine at the bank (British; they owned us at the time) who was always challenging and provoking the executives. He confided in me it was one of his main principles, "you know, Joe, chemical reactions work faster if a little heat is applied". I rather think the same about thinking.The Society of Honorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536906267332687130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post-86132044901430808312012-10-21T09:40:54.590+08:002012-10-21T09:40:54.590+08:00Joe,
Id like to seek your permission to publish ...Joe, <br /><br />Id like to seek your permission to publish here a short essay I am writing on "An Alternative View of Pedro Calungsod (in the context of the Spanish-Chamorro Wars 1672-1698). Ill finish it within a few days. <br /><br />In summary, it's about the parallel experience of the Chamorros (now Guamanians) at the hands of the Spanish imperialists- very similar to the Philippine experience- the use of force, the imposition of a foreign culture, the disrespect for indigenous cultures, etc.<br /><br />Viewed from this context, Pedro Calungsod was a loyal ally and assistant of the invading Spaniards, an enabler of imperialism. <br /><br />Could be very controversial. andrew limhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01930606943449452056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post-33512459483448467522012-10-21T08:44:13.735+08:002012-10-21T08:44:13.735+08:00Then there are the boxers and dictator's wives...Then there are the boxers and dictator's wives . . .The Society of Honorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536906267332687130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post-65227419973371194762012-10-21T07:49:17.208+08:002012-10-21T07:49:17.208+08:00To be fair to Sotto, I have to say he's a cert...To be fair to Sotto, I have to say he's a certified song writer but being a tunesmith is different from being a senator of the republic.<br /><br />DocBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post-16756544311329037862012-10-21T07:36:17.508+08:002012-10-21T07:36:17.508+08:00Sotto is rich, never started poor, unlike Charles,...Sotto is rich, never started poor, unlike Charles, who mined his humble beginnings to create those characters. Sotto seems satisfied mining the Pope blog and the RFK speech. Poor soul.<br /><br />DocBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post-4068094218415370522012-10-21T06:42:26.172+08:002012-10-21T06:42:26.172+08:00My God, if you will pardon the expression, but tha...My God, if you will pardon the expression, but that is good. I do believe I must dig up "A Christmas Carol" for its grand wisdoms. I always thought it was about sugar plums; oh, wait, that was a different story. <br /><br />I simply can't imagine what senatorial girl you have in mind . . .The Society of Honorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536906267332687130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post-37366846219122477612012-10-21T06:09:45.656+08:002012-10-21T06:09:45.656+08:00Well, he might just as well have had Sotto in mind...Well, he might just as well have had Sotto in mind with these lines: (also from A Christmas Carol )<br /><br />"This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both and all of their degree! But most of all beware this boy, for on his brow I see that which is written is Doom.... "<br /><br />Now as for the girl... another senator comes to mind. Chanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post-38498337720517335342012-10-21T05:46:17.472+08:002012-10-21T05:46:17.472+08:00Olympia, Yes, can you imagine Dickens lifting para...Olympia, Yes, can you imagine Dickens lifting paragraphs from Cervantes or some other popular writer? That is so funny. I rather think Dickens is just one of those guys who opens his brain and words flow out like water, prettily aligned and powerfully multi-dimensional. Like the dude was an artistic genius.The Society of Honorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536906267332687130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post-91409336705527935302012-10-21T04:56:44.202+08:002012-10-21T04:56:44.202+08:00Dickens' love and lust for women was copied by...Dickens' love and lust for women was copied by Sotto. Dickens is forever fun while Sotto has been trying hard all his life to be funny to his fans. And Charles never plagiarized in his lifetime!<br /><br />Olympia WA fanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post-30466253201024147792012-10-20T18:06:03.944+08:002012-10-20T18:06:03.944+08:00Ahahahahaha. "Old Marley was as dead as a doo...Ahahahahaha. "Old Marley was as dead as a doornail". That is Charles Dickens in a sentence. No "passing away" for him, no sir.<br /><br />I rather think Dickens is enjoyed best with a lot of drudge in one's past, and the idealism of a teenage girl is unlikely to provide enough of it. You should re-read this book and see if a smile doesn't keep sneaking onto your face at those marvelous descriptions. When you recognize some old curmudgeon lawyer or teacher from your past, or a good-hearted lummox like Joe Gargery.<br /><br />Dickens paints with words. He paints character. And characters.The Society of Honorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536906267332687130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post-27735409725946131532012-10-20T17:51:59.631+08:002012-10-20T17:51:59.631+08:00Did Charles Dickens ever write anything fun?
Bah ...Did Charles Dickens ever write anything fun?<br /><br />Bah humbug! <br /><br />A Christmas Carol has got to be one of the few stories written from that literary period that had me laughing from the very beginning. "Old Marley was dead as a doornail". Dickens' wry sense of humor getting a warm-up. I can think of only one other classic that I found just as funny, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Are there any more?<br /><br />I need to revisit Great Expectations, it's the only other Dickens book I've really read. I'm not so sure it made me smile. I think it made me angry, at Estella and Ms Havisham mostly, maybe the anger kept me from enjoying the more lighthearted moments to the story. Or maybe I was just too wrapped up in my own teenage angst, too sullen to find any humor in the story of an orphan boy named Pip. Now that I think about it, that name alone should probably have made me smile.<br /><br />Chanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post-53056417257513644982012-10-20T16:54:36.017+08:002012-10-20T16:54:36.017+08:00Ha, yes, he does know how to pen a sleep inducing ...Ha, yes, he does know how to pen a sleep inducing sentence. I just take it very slow to begin with then it picks up when I get used to the entanglements. Dickensian. By dickens, that is a good word. Meaning dark and entangled, probably. I'm too lazy to look it up.The Society of Honorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536906267332687130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post-68560901047698990982012-10-20T16:19:03.101+08:002012-10-20T16:19:03.101+08:00I haven't read any Dickens. The long run-ons m...I haven't read any Dickens. The long run-ons may put me to sleep but your appreciation of Dickens certainly perked my interest. My favorite politician before the Corona impeachment, Teddy Boy Locsin, liked Little Dorrit the most or so he says in a broadcast. I doubt very much, though, the term "positively Dickensian" refers to anything humorous.<br /><br />DocBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post-26425764936277600332012-10-20T11:16:03.600+08:002012-10-20T11:16:03.600+08:00There is laughter and there is mirth. Mirth is to ...There is laughter and there is mirth. Mirth is to be found in the fallibility of sincerely dismal characters. The humor in the book is more of the mirthy kind. It helps put the real world in perspective, that there always were and always will be "creatures" amongst us, and our good middle path should have us treading amongst them heads up and smiles ready at the draw. The alternative, as you recognize, is tears.The Society of Honorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536906267332687130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post-81990468970910501652012-10-20T08:45:55.456+08:002012-10-20T08:45:55.456+08:00Ah, a literary digression. A little trip down mem...Ah, a literary digression. A little trip down memory lane, a timely relief to skip our preoccupation with snooty politicians and greedy candidates.<br /><br />But, no, there’s the comparison to real people “like the Senate”. Oh, well, I might give old Charlie a try (ex Project Gutenberg) and see whether he can make me laugh where I would cry, the beloved country.<br />Edgar Loreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13363554010485644899noreply@blogger.com