tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post3652469469192993880..comments2023-10-30T08:56:36.302+00:00Comments on Pseuds' corner and home of the frustrated hack: What’s in a name? Plenty, if the name is Pele - allwellUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-71822164505059688592007-03-07T22:19:00.000+00:002007-03-07T22:19:00.000+00:00GG - Glendenning's sense of "humour"? Now that is ...GG - Glendenning's sense of "humour"? Now that is funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-23331113522569528612007-03-07T18:50:00.000+00:002007-03-07T18:50:00.000+00:00I assume that this extreme fascination with Man Un...I assume that this extreme fascination with Man United players reflects pure, unadulterated jealousy.<BR/>P.S. Isn't the artist known as Pele actually called "Edson Arantes do Nascimento" or summat?<BR/>P.P.S. allwell - writing to make people laugh isn't easy, but it's nice to see someone have a stab at it. Glendenning's sense of "humour" seems to carry a lot of weight at GU.<BR/>Good luck!<BR/>GGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-91004344699747085292007-03-07T16:10:00.000+00:002007-03-07T16:10:00.000+00:00allwell - don't be disheartened. The Big Blogger k...allwell - don't be disheartened. <BR/><BR/>The Big Blogger keeps asking for funny stuff, but there are very few laughs in any of the nine winners. I have had hon menshes in weeks 1 and 3, but not week 2 for which I submitted 4 pieces (see below) three of which are "trying to be funny". My explanation is that if there are three judges, two laugh, one scowls and the piece hits the spike.<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-14403081767871454432007-03-07T16:05:00.000+00:002007-03-07T16:05:00.000+00:00Pele's son was a goalkeeper, and is currently GK c...Pele's son was a goalkeeper, and is currently GK coach at Santos. He has not had an easy time.<BR/><BR/>http://www.soccertimes.com/international/2006/feb02.htm<BR/><BR/>In terms of Big Blogger, I think it might be a bit light subject wise, but it reads really well, and has a nice structure. Sorry if that all sounds a bit dry allwell. I liked it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-35524224930630611092007-03-07T15:47:00.000+00:002007-03-07T15:47:00.000+00:00olivier,I like that pele has a meaning in French, ...olivier,<BR/><BR/>I like that pele has a meaning in French, especially if that meaning if mangy.<BR/><BR/>On a related note, I recently learned that "elan", a remarkably French-sounding word that means style or panache in English, actually means "moose" in French.<BR/><BR/>That tickled me so much that I wrote a whole article on the thought of West Ham leaping through the transfer window with someAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-4831321683835565542007-03-07T15:17:00.000+00:002007-03-07T15:17:00.000+00:00Thanks for the comments.I must admit to being a bi...Thanks for the comments.<BR/><BR/>I must admit to being a bit crushed when this didn't make what was quite a long short-list last week.<BR/><BR/>On the basis that this is pretty much the best I can do, I've been at a loss to come up with anything for this week's Big Blogger.<BR/><BR/>Still, whatever I do cobble together and no matter how quickly the GU team spike it, I will ask Ebren to stick it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-34065484642469366092007-03-07T11:13:00.000+00:002007-03-07T11:13:00.000+00:00".... the grace and athleticism of a moose ...." -...".... the grace and athleticism of a moose ...." - I love it.<BR/><BR/>The name thing always bothers me as well. People who call their kids Jesus - what are you doing??? Talk about having something to live up to :o)Frankie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726994229958279318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-22482734731024896812007-03-07T11:02:00.000+00:002007-03-07T11:02:00.000+00:00allwell, in French, pelé means either peeled, mang...allwell, <BR/><BR/>in French, pelé means either peeled, mangy, or bare. Or even bald, as in the mountain.<BR/><BR/>There are two of them playing in Ligue Un. It's their family name. One is a goalkeeper. Smart choice.offsideintahitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429832647076219845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-67127085451714554242007-03-07T08:10:00.000+00:002007-03-07T08:10:00.000+00:00Just thought I'd say how much I enjoyed this. Very...Just thought I'd say how much I enjoyed this. Very funny.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325287456027791612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-42289252087447137932007-03-06T23:21:00.000+00:002007-03-06T23:21:00.000+00:00V good. I had a feeling Gary Neville was going to ...V good. <BR/><BR/>I had a feeling Gary Neville was going to be name-checked and you didn't let me down.<BR/><BR/>I nearly did a piece myself on appropriate names - the long even paced intonation followed by the abrupt surname, that always makes me think of a 1500 metre race with a sprint finish, embedded in the name Sebastian Coe.<BR/><BR/>Presumably there are Mr and Mrs Bests out there happy to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com