Comments for The Tower of Babble http://ourenclave.wordpress.com Home of Media Opinion and General Rantery Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:15:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on About Our Enclave by Nicola http://ourenclave.wordpress.com/what-is-our-enclave/#comment-383 Nicola Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:15:08 +0000 http://ourenclave.wordpress.com/?page_id=19#comment-383 Take me off this, please. Take me off this, please.

]]> Comment on Batman Week: “Batman of the Comics” by Kimo by Jason http://ourenclave.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/batman-week-batman-of-the-comics/#comment-382 Jason Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:02:15 +0000 http://ourenclave.wordpress.com/?p=194#comment-382 Wow, your article clearly distilled the entire convoluted history of Batman into a form I could clearly understand. I have read The Dark Knight Returns and The Killing Joke, and am looking to get into Arkham Asylum. I was looking to understand the arc of Batman as a character, but your analysis made it entirely clear for me. Thanks! Wow, your article clearly distilled the entire convoluted history of Batman into a form I could clearly understand. I have read The Dark Knight Returns and The Killing Joke, and am looking to get into Arkham Asylum. I was looking to understand the arc of Batman as a character, but your analysis made it entirely clear for me. Thanks!

]]> Comment on “Burnout Paradise” by caveatpopulus by gay1'1' http://ourenclave.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/burnout-paradise/#comment-381 gay1'1' Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:12:59 +0000 http://ourenclave.wordpress.com/?p=6#comment-381 é um lixo! é um lixo!

]]> Comment on Nicola by adam http://ourenclave.wordpress.com/nicola/#comment-368 adam Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:56:03 +0000 http://ourenclave.wordpress.com/nicola/#comment-368 Nie write up, suits you down to the ground... well almost lol. Been reading your posts best on the site they are lucky to have you. Nie write up, suits you down to the ground… well almost lol. Been reading your posts best on the site they are lucky to have you.

]]> Comment on “The Incredible Hulk (2008)” by Kimo by make http://ourenclave.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/the-incredible-hulk-2008/#comment-366 make Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:17:22 +0000 http://ourenclave.wordpress.com/?p=10#comment-366 gfd gfd

]]> Comment on “Faults on Vault and Uneven Scores on Bars” by Kate by SP http://ourenclave.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/faults-on-vault-and-uneven-scores-on-bars-by-kate/#comment-363 SP Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:05:28 +0000 http://ourenclave.wordpress.com/?p=440#comment-363 I disagree with you in more ways than one. For one, I was highly dissappointed with Bela Karolyi, a gymnastic legend and spokesperson, to speak so badly about a gymnastic team that were up against his own favored USA team with such ease. He should have separated his personal and professional opinion and avoid being biased. He also failed to acknowledge the Chinese gymnastics team at all and continued rambling about his ignorant and rather biased personal opinion. Please consider reading the links below. http://gymblog.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/a-few-thoughts-on-event-finals/#comment-2093 I have no further comment regarding the team finals and the vault once you read the link listed above. As for the uneven bar competition, did you even watch Yang Yilin's routine? She was obviously underscored and even Liukin expressed the same opinion--her reaction after seeing Yilin's score said so, too. I believed, and still do, that Yang Yilin should have won the gold anyway. As for the tiebreaker, that rule was passed years ago. What confuse me is that people force the 'age qualifcation' against the Chinese gymnasts with no valid proofs but questions the 'tiebreaker rule' when it's forced against the USA team. Contradicting, isn't? I disagree with you in more ways than one. For one, I was highly dissappointed with Bela Karolyi, a gymnastic legend and spokesperson, to speak so badly about a gymnastic team that were up against his own favored USA team with such ease. He should have separated his personal and professional opinion and avoid being biased. He also failed to acknowledge the Chinese gymnastics team at all and continued rambling about his ignorant and rather biased personal opinion.

Please consider reading the links below.

http://gymblog.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/a-few-thoughts-on-event-finals/#comment-2093

I have no further comment regarding the team finals and the vault once you read the link listed above.

As for the uneven bar competition, did you even watch Yang Yilin’s routine? She was obviously underscored and even Liukin expressed the same opinion–her reaction after seeing Yilin’s score said so, too. I believed, and still do, that Yang Yilin should have won the gold anyway. As for the tiebreaker, that rule was passed years ago. What confuse me is that people force the ‘age qualifcation’ against the Chinese gymnasts with no valid proofs but questions the ‘tiebreaker rule’ when it’s forced against the USA team. Contradicting, isn’t?

]]> Comment on “No Country For Old Men” by Spike Marshall by آفتابه دار http://ourenclave.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/no-country-for-old-men/#comment-361 آفتابه دار Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:47:28 +0000 http://ourenclave.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-361 great article. however, we don't know if carla jean refuses to "call it" (in fact, in the book she calls it, and calls it wrong). this is a relatively pessimistic view of life on earth, told using christian symbolism (initials for example: anton chigurh (ANTi CHrist?), carla jean: C.J or maybe J.C (someone who dies for other's sin)? "father" guiding the way in the valley of darkness in a dream...etc) cormac and coens play with these symbols a lot. the bottom line is, it's a story of the bad, the good, and the undecided who is caught in between, leaning more easily towards the bad side, without knowing it. the message could be that this is the land of the devil and god, and man should be very clear about which side he belongs to or he gets it one way or another... great article. however, we don’t know if carla jean refuses to “call it” (in fact, in the book she calls it, and calls it wrong). this is a relatively pessimistic view of life on earth, told using christian symbolism (initials for example: anton chigurh (ANTi CHrist?), carla jean: C.J or maybe J.C (someone who dies for other’s sin)? “father” guiding the way in the valley of darkness in a dream…etc)
cormac and coens play with these symbols a lot. the bottom line is, it’s a story of the bad, the good, and the undecided who is caught in between, leaning more easily towards the bad side, without knowing it.
the message could be that this is the land of the devil and god, and man should be very clear about which side he belongs to or he gets it one way or another…

]]> Comment on About Our Enclave by jlangleydesign http://ourenclave.wordpress.com/what-is-our-enclave/#comment-261 jlangleydesign Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:34:19 +0000 http://ourenclave.wordpress.com/?page_id=19#comment-261 I would love to band up with you folks, at least have links running between our two blogs. Check mine out and let me know what you think. I would love to band up with you folks, at least have links running between our two blogs. Check mine out and let me know what you think.

]]> Comment on “Beijing Gymnastics Conclude” by Kate by Kate http://ourenclave.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/beijing-gymnastics-conclude-by-kate/#comment-220 Kate Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:39:48 +0000 http://ourenclave.wordpress.com/?p=449#comment-220 There's a typo there; it should read "technical skill and hometown advantage." Yes, the extra twist in the Jaeger counts to me as part of his overall technical skill. He bumped up his difficulty and pulled it off. I'd consider that skill. The hometown advantage is undeniable. I know there are not even any Chinese judges on the panel when China competes, but the cheers from tens thousands of people when a gymnast performs definitely have at least a subconscious effect on everyone in that room. He completely deserved gold, and I'm not trying to deny that. Like I said, I said he had an advantage due to his skill level- both starting value and execution. There’s a typo there; it should read “technical skill and hometown advantage.”

Yes, the extra twist in the Jaeger counts to me as part of his overall technical skill. He bumped up his difficulty and pulled it off. I’d consider that skill.

The hometown advantage is undeniable. I know there are not even any Chinese judges on the panel when China competes, but the cheers from tens thousands of people when a gymnast performs definitely have at least a subconscious effect on everyone in that room.

He completely deserved gold, and I’m not trying to deny that. Like I said, I said he had an advantage due to his skill level- both starting value and execution.

]]> Comment on “Beijing Gymnastics Conclude” by Kate by TC http://ourenclave.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/beijing-gymnastics-conclude-by-kate/#comment-213 TC Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:34:59 +0000 http://ourenclave.wordpress.com/?p=449#comment-213 Actually, Kai's advantage was his added twist to that Jaeger (his start value was bumped up to an A-score of 7.2). Don't try to twist things into something they're clearly not in this event. Don't even try. Actually, Kai’s advantage was his added twist to that Jaeger (his start value was bumped up to an A-score of 7.2). Don’t try to twist things into something they’re clearly not in this event. Don’t even try.

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