Comments for The Implied Observer http://impliedobserver.wordpress.com Not exactly the voice inside your head Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:38:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on My favorite Seattle pubs by neighborhood by daranee http://impliedobserver.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/my-favorite-seattle-pubs-by-neighborhood/#comment-1222 daranee Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:19:33 +0000 http://impliedobserver.wordpress.com/?p=577#comment-1222 LOL. Yes, of course I love the Canterbury. I guess I left it off because it's one of those places that locals like to go to, but it may not be exciting if you're coming from out of town. But you're right, the Canterbury is great. The prices are good. You can hear people talk. What's not to like? My apologies. LOL. Yes, of course I love the Canterbury. I guess I left it off because it’s one of those places that locals like to go to, but it may not be exciting if you’re coming from out of town.

But you’re right, the Canterbury is great. The prices are good. You can hear people talk. What’s not to like? My apologies.

]]> Comment on My favorite Seattle pubs by neighborhood by lolarusa http://impliedobserver.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/my-favorite-seattle-pubs-by-neighborhood/#comment-1221 lolarusa Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:51:05 +0000 http://impliedobserver.wordpress.com/?p=577#comment-1221 What, no Canterbury? What, no Canterbury?

]]> Comment on Politicians - They’re Not Like the Rest of Us by catchthevision http://impliedobserver.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/politicians-theyre-not-like-the-rest-of-us/#comment-1220 catchthevision Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:17:39 +0000 http://impliedobserver.wordpress.com/?p=573#comment-1220 Strangely though, they probably are no happier than us. If you're interested in following this up, you might like to have a look at 'Affluenza' by Oliver James. I found it fascinating and thought provoking. Url: http://catchthevision.wordpress.com Strangely though, they probably are no happier than us.

If you’re interested in following this up, you might like to have a look at ‘Affluenza’ by Oliver James. I found it fascinating and thought provoking.

Url: http://catchthevision.wordpress.com

]]> Comment on The Sellout of Youth Culture by zaggededge http://impliedobserver.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/the-sellout-of-youth-culture/#comment-1213 zaggededge Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:37:16 +0000 http://impliedobserver.wordpress.com/?p=131#comment-1213 How do we find the mix between counterculture and consumerism? How do we find the mix between counterculture and consumerism?

]]> Comment on Deconstructing WALL E by patrick http://impliedobserver.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/deconstructing-wall-e/#comment-1212 patrick Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:20:51 +0000 http://impliedobserver.wordpress.com/?p=550#comment-1212 Wall-E totally looks like the robot from "Short Circuit"... minus the cheesy 80's style of course Wall-E totally looks like the robot from “Short Circuit”… minus the cheesy 80’s style of course

]]> Comment on Amazing Wild Mustangs by lolarusa http://impliedobserver.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/amazing-wild-mustangs/#comment-1210 lolarusa Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:19:16 +0000 http://impliedobserver.wordpress.com/?p=568#comment-1210 We saw mustangs on our roadtrip – I think it was in Nevada. Pretty cool. We saw mustangs on our roadtrip – I think it was in Nevada. Pretty cool.

]]> Comment on Deconstructing WALL E by unclevinny http://impliedobserver.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/deconstructing-wall-e/#comment-1209 unclevinny Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:32:17 +0000 http://impliedobserver.wordpress.com/?p=550#comment-1209 Yep, I went to see it twice. :-) It's definitely a great movie to ponder! Yep, I went to see it twice. :-) It’s definitely a great movie to ponder!

]]> Comment on Deconstructing WALL E by daranee http://impliedobserver.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/deconstructing-wall-e/#comment-1208 daranee Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:58:25 +0000 http://impliedobserver.wordpress.com/?p=550#comment-1208 Hmm, I hadn't really thought too deeply about the bone loss. You are right. As for Fred Willard, I heard a review on npr that thought was to make real people look more artificial than the rest of the characters. Hence the grainy wavy lines on the television screens for both Fred Willard and Hello Dolly. Great comments. I'm going to have to see the film again. Hmm, I hadn’t really thought too deeply about the bone loss. You are right.

As for Fred Willard, I heard a review on npr that thought was to make real people look more artificial than the rest of the characters. Hence the grainy wavy lines on the television screens for both Fred Willard and Hello Dolly.

Great comments. I’m going to have to see the film again.

]]> Comment on Deconstructing WALL E by unclevinny http://impliedobserver.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/deconstructing-wall-e/#comment-1205 unclevinny Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:14:34 +0000 http://impliedobserver.wordpress.com/?p=550#comment-1205 I agree that there's a great sliver of the human spirit showing in Wall-E. The captain and the two other people who momentarily wake up show some pluck... you gotta like that! But the gravity excuse for their obesity doesn't really make sense to me. When the fella falls out of his chair... he really falls! Nothing on board floats, it all is acted on by gravity. So the "bone loss" thing seems to me to be an excuse that Buy-N-Large used to cover up the natural consequences of everyone buying all their products and doing nothing all day. The economy of the Axiom is very odd to me... who produces all the "stuff"? Who does marketing/R&D? The robots, I suppose? Is it just a parody of commercialism set on autopilot? And what the heck is up with Fred Willard showing up as a live actor? Why didn't they animate the President character? I can't figure that part out at all... Anyhoo, I loved the movie for emotional and environmental reasons, but I think the story unravels if you tug at it even a little...! I agree that there’s a great sliver of the human spirit showing in Wall-E. The captain and the two other people who momentarily wake up show some pluck… you gotta like that! But the gravity excuse for their obesity doesn’t really make sense to me. When the fella falls out of his chair… he really falls! Nothing on board floats, it all is acted on by gravity. So the “bone loss” thing seems to me to be an excuse that Buy-N-Large used to cover up the natural consequences of everyone buying all their products and doing nothing all day.

The economy of the Axiom is very odd to me… who produces all the “stuff”? Who does marketing/R&D? The robots, I suppose? Is it just a parody of commercialism set on autopilot? And what the heck is up with Fred Willard showing up as a live actor? Why didn’t they animate the President character? I can’t figure that part out at all…

Anyhoo, I loved the movie for emotional and environmental reasons, but I think the story unravels if you tug at it even a little…!

]]> Comment on FDIC from my mom’s point of view by unclevinny http://impliedobserver.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/fdic-from-my-moms-point-of-view/#comment-1204 unclevinny Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:59:13 +0000 http://impliedobserver.wordpress.com/?p=558#comment-1204 Jimmy Stewart was such a goofy awesome fella. Can't you just hear him saying, "Welllll, look here now!" Jimmy Stewart was such a goofy awesome fella. Can’t you just hear him saying, “Welllll, look here now!”

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