Because it's our last Friday in Fukuoka (for this year, that is) and we have it on good authority that "analogies are mostly the refuge of the simple-minded," I hereby announce that the
1. Michael Berube:[x=Republican Presidential Candidate]::a:b
2. Michael Berube:[y=Possible Mayoral Competitor]::c:d
3. Michael Berube:[z=Possible Running Mate]::e:f
4. Michael Berube:g::h:i
And remember to keep it simple, stupid. No similes or metaphors allowed.
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Just fill in the blanks
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And remember to keep it simple, stupid
I don't see any blanks,
variables:blanks::nitpickers:assholes
or
variables:blanks::replace::fill in
I declare the contest closed. We have a winner!
(Just kidding. But well played, JP!)
Good thinking on leaving those pretentious diacritical marks of his name, that should play better in Peoria - aka Middle Central Blogoramaville.
MB:LA::IBM::HAL::XBBHOGOQ:WAAGNFNP
Yeah, that way people know we're talking about the replicant Berube, not the "real" one. Although if the latter were to enter the race, I suppose I could ask someone to teach me how to put those accent marks in using a Japanese keyboard. Or remind me how to do it on an American one....
Or remind me how to do it on an American one
Slice and Glue, or Cut and Paste... something like that.
JP, you got some competition!
Well, competition - I trust Blogoramaville, whatever mayor it gets, is laid out to be a complex and somewhat corrupt entity, with plenty of prestigious posts to fill any coffers there might be around.
And - as for the diacritical marks: if you're using Word, you can always go to Insert --> Symbol, and there pick out the correctly diacriticalized letter.
Or you just transcribe the name, phonetically -
Baaay-ruuu-baaay,
or something like it.
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