I was baffled by "four different sorts of children," which seems to imply that we have more sorts than sons and daughters.
You two carried me through that war. Now I need you to carry me just a little bit further. If you can.
Tracy ,'The Message'
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Ginger - Apr 12, 2011 6:19:24 am PDT #19601 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Shir - Apr 12, 2011 6:20:54 am PDT #19602 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Thanks, Ginger! I'll send it later on (right now on a university's computer).
And I knew that story about Maxwell's Haggadah - I learned it from Natter, about two or three years ago!
(Sadly and shockingly, I believe our Haggadahs are sponsored by banks and Israelis HMO. My God, this place is really stuck in the 50's.)
Ginger - Apr 12, 2011 6:24:27 am PDT #19603 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I was particularly taken with the fact that the relationship with the ad agency started back with Cheek-Neal Coffee Company, which is a significant part of Nashville's history.
WindSparrow - Apr 12, 2011 6:54:03 am PDT #19604 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
(And did anyone else go to a Venture Brothers place? Now that would be a Seder...)
I'm not drunk enough to properly appreciate that.
§ ita § - Apr 12, 2011 6:57:16 am PDT #19605 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I was baffled by "four different sorts of children," which seems to imply that we have more sorts than sons and daughters.
I think that's very au courant and gender friendly.
And possibly trying too hard, when you could have just said "children."
amych - Apr 12, 2011 7:20:02 am PDT #19606 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Yeah, the hundreds of other inclusive haggadot out there pretty much use "children" - that's just crap writing, there.
Also, "ruler" flows a lot better than "monarch", IM extensive E, although the Venture Bros variant is kind of fabulous.
(Seriously, I find it kind of hilarious that this is apparently NEWS that I've seen reported all over the place today. Yes, Maxwell House is the haggadah that your grandma used for the last century or so, and okay, props to the PR people for getting their press release everywhere, but egalitarian language has been out there for a good 40 years now...)
Ginger - Apr 12, 2011 7:47:53 am PDT #19607 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I think they're hyping the fact that the 2011 edition of their haggadah has been significantly rewritten. I'm mainly impressed by the longevity of the campaign, which is centuries long in advertising years.
amych - Apr 12, 2011 7:50:02 am PDT #19608 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Yeah, the longevity (and the fact that there even is a Maxwell House Haggadah, which is so obviously not an obvious match and belongs in Mad Men or something. but only the first season.) is way cool - I'm just cranky that I've seen a whole bunch of "ZOMG! SOMEONE CHANGED THE TEXT TO SAY 'CHILDREN'!!" when, you know, really. not. news.
amych - Apr 12, 2011 7:50:44 am PDT #19609 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Huh. Lookit that. Still not working.... sigh.
Ginger - Apr 12, 2011 7:51:34 am PDT #19610 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I was mainly quoting that because they changed the text badly.