tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12320946.post114700074694265706..comments2024-01-24T08:28:13.011+08:00Comments on Plantagenet Penguinista: Jeff Waugh downed for having a real opinionLeon RJ Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01425209164513409690noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12320946.post-1147437877074918442006-05-12T20:44:00.000+08:002006-05-12T20:44:00.000+08:00Also, still eagerly awaiting constructive suggesti...Also, still eagerly awaiting constructive suggestions answering ’blog entry’s main question.Leon RJ Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425209164513409690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12320946.post-1147408760270233092006-05-12T12:39:00.000+08:002006-05-12T12:39:00.000+08:00Jeff and Pia — to y’all who disbelieve what I wrot...Jeff and Pia — to y’all who disbelieve what I wrote about Pia’s opinions, please let me recount an experience with Daniel and Carol for you.<BR/><BR/>For reasons unrelated to technology and only marginally related to sociality, I found myself in a discussion of marriage; Daniel and Carol (married, as are the Waughs) were both present, and I knew that although she dresses impeccably neatly and speaks very well, Carol has a strong and abiding sense of humour, so I asked her:<BR/><BR/>Question from Leon: <I>Carol, have you ever asked Daniel if he loves you?</I><BR/><BR/>Serious Answer from Carol: <I>I have never, never needed to.</I><BR/><BR/>Jeff and Pia are different people, so I suspect that the words of the detail will differ if the question is ever puy, but I strongly suspect that the intent will be justly the same.<BR/><BR/>The big reason, I suspect, that so many people trust Pia (even when she is bearing her extended razor with intent) is that she is endowed with a truly special (earthshaking) sense of honesty, and it takes a <B>serious</B> reason to force her to hold back on it — even slightly.<BR/><BR/>Jeff also has a very special integrity of his own (for an obvious example, Pia trusts him deeply), although of course it is a different incarnation of integrity to Pia’s, and people who identify too strongly with their own opinions (including my fine self on bad days) may <B>occasionally</B> use up a little time coming to terms with the serious truths lurking so often in what he says.<BR/><BR/>Said fine self has thought Jeffisms through several times, and while I don’t clone his views or anything like that, I do see that even when I (in summary) disagree with a genuine view (as opposed to outright and generally obvious humour), Jeff always has a valid point in there, one worth pausing at and thinking carefully about. For someone as spoiled (used to getting his own way) as me, that is a significant and encouraging lesson, one I have begun taking to heart.Leon RJ Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425209164513409690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12320946.post-1147263608029731872006-05-10T20:20:00.000+08:002006-05-10T20:20:00.000+08:00Jeff! I hate to, er, dampen your spirits or anythi...Jeff! I hate to, er, dampen your spirits or anything... but the new choice of name was kind of obvious... (-:<BR/><BR/>For reference, I went to high-school with a dude named Wayne Kerr (uncertain of the exact spelling, but the pronounciation was... um, reinforced quite often and vociferously by his schoolmates until the Day He Had Heard It Once Too Often and then clearly demonstrated on a few of the taunters that relative size is not a reliable indicator for physical safety) and was even socially worn down by a few morons on my schoolbus who found the surname "Head" a depressingly amusing annotation to be worn by one of the drivers.<BR/><BR/>Renai, thanks for your words, too. Glad to see that Jeff picked up on the pun, but from person experience a writer will earn a lot more social and intellectual points from taking the time to make the wordplay new, unique and with depth.<BR/><BR/>Having said that: in my eyes you already rate very much ahead of so many writers who are much too witless to even bother trying genuine wordplay of any sort.<BR/><BR/>You are also correct in that a gem headline is hard (not to mention painfully rare from writers in general, especially me :-), so I look forward to the next Jeffism from you being an utterly award-winning trophy.<BR/><BR/>(-: At least Jeff and Pia plus a score of others whose names flit across my literally dented cranium would bait serious people with it worldwide (and often in person), so good work has potential career-building potential here too :-)Leon RJ Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425209164513409690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12320946.post-1147048222875402962006-05-08T08:30:00.000+08:002006-05-08T08:30:00.000+08:00Hi Leon,thanks for your comments! Always happy to ...Hi Leon,<BR/><BR/>thanks for your comments! Always happy to take criticism.<BR/><BR/>Certainly we appreciate that Jeff is not an antagonistic type :) He's actually one of the nicest guys in the Australian IT community.<BR/><BR/>I have to say headline-writing is one of the harder arts known to man - certainly I wouldn't claim to be an expert :) I'm sorry if you feel we've misrepresented the situation.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/><BR/>Renai LeMay<BR/>News Journalist<BR/>ZDNet AustraliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com