Comments on: Art, in Service to Commerce http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2009/10/art-in-service-to-commerce/ Ridiculous Pursuits, Solemn Matters Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:37:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: John http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2009/10/art-in-service-to-commerce/comment-page-1/#comment-10767 John Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:37:33 +0000 http://johnesimpson.com/blog/?p=5987#comment-10767 For the record, I myself didn't get the hair connection right away. But I was so caught up in the "storyline" and soundtrack that I quickly forgot the question. Only when she started doing the slow-mo fling-her-lustrous-locks thing did it make sense. Jules: Loving <em>any</em> sign language "beyond words" is a beautiful notion. Just out of curiosity -- I don't know if you're still reading this thread -- is there a universal sign language, which maybe depends on universal meanings rather than their language-specific <em>expressions</em>? marta: I think that recaptcha might take the prize as the best and subtlest recaptcha ever encountered on a writer's blog.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('10767','John'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('10767','John','For the record, I myself didn\'t get the hair connection right away. But I was so caught up in the \"storyline\" and soundtrack that I quickly forgot the question. Only when she started doing the slow-mo fling-her-lustrous-locks thing did it make sense.\r\n\r\nJules: Loving <em>any<\/em> sign language \"beyond words\" is a beautiful notion.\r\n\r\nJust out of curiosity -- I don\'t know if you\'re still reading this thread -- is there a universal sign language, which maybe depends on universal meanings rather than their language-specific <em>expressions<\/em>?\r\n\r\nmarta: I think that recaptcha might take the prize as the best and subtlest recaptcha ever encountered on a writer\'s blog.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> For the record, I myself didn’t get the hair connection right away. But I was so caught up in the “storyline” and soundtrack that I quickly forgot the question. Only when she started doing the slow-mo fling-her-lustrous-locks thing did it make sense.

Jules: Loving any sign language “beyond words” is a beautiful notion.

Just out of curiosity — I don’t know if you’re still reading this thread — is there a universal sign language, which maybe depends on universal meanings rather than their language-specific expressions?

marta: I think that recaptcha might take the prize as the best and subtlest recaptcha ever encountered on a writer’s blog.

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]]> By: marta http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2009/10/art-in-service-to-commerce/comment-page-1/#comment-10761 marta Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:20:26 +0000 http://johnesimpson.com/blog/?p=5987#comment-10761 I'd love to do something great and have great hair at the same time. So true. recaptcha: clari- prose<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('10761','marta'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('10761','marta','I\'d love to do something great and have great hair at the same time. So true.\r\n\r\n\r\nrecaptcha: clari- prose'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I’d love to do something great and have great hair at the same time. So true.

recaptcha: clari- prose

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]]> By: Jules http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2009/10/art-in-service-to-commerce/comment-page-1/#comment-10600 Jules Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:13:04 +0000 http://johnesimpson.com/blog/?p=5987#comment-10600 I'm with Cynth, but---even as I wondered---it got me all misty-eyed. I love love love beyond words seeing other sign languages ("foreign" sign language) in action.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('10600','Jules'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('10600','Jules','I\'m with Cynth, but---even as I wondered---it got me all misty-eyed. \r\n\r\nI love love love beyond words seeing other sign languages (\"foreign\" sign language) in action.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I’m with Cynth, but—even as I wondered—it got me all misty-eyed.

I love love love beyond words seeing other sign languages (“foreign” sign language) in action.

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]]> By: The Querulous Squirrel http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2009/10/art-in-service-to-commerce/comment-page-1/#comment-10522 The Querulous Squirrel Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:23:03 +0000 http://johnesimpson.com/blog/?p=5987#comment-10522 Being into hair, I noticed the shiny hair thing right away, but the music and achievement connection was brilliant.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('10522','The Querulous Squirrel'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('10522','The Querulous Squirrel','Being into hair, I noticed the shiny hair thing right away, but the music and achievement connection was brilliant.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Being into hair, I noticed the shiny hair thing right away, but the music and achievement connection was brilliant.
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]]> By: cynth http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2009/10/art-in-service-to-commerce/comment-page-1/#comment-10518 cynth Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:05:41 +0000 http://johnesimpson.com/blog/?p=5987#comment-10518 I kept wondering what in the name of whatever, Pantene had to do with any of that? It was a really great commercial though. Thanks for it.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('10518','cynth'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('10518','cynth','I kept wondering what in the name of whatever, Pantene had to do with any of that? It was a really great commercial though. Thanks for it.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I kept wondering what in the name of whatever, Pantene had to do with any of that? It was a really great commercial though. Thanks for it.
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