tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15120270.post7987654922105139967..comments2023-10-30T03:46:03.381-05:00Comments on UNCOMFORTABLE MOMENTS: An Interesting Post.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15045035862531946198noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15120270.post-5135944336945094452009-03-22T12:50:00.000-05:002009-03-22T12:50:00.000-05:00I always try to follow up "That's interesting" wit...I always try to follow up "That's interesting" with a question so that it appears that I am actually interested. (I am a devotee of the vice of sincerity.) If I'm really bored, I tend to just say "Huh" or "Oh."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15120270.post-46027757155370579132009-03-21T21:47:00.000-05:002009-03-21T21:47:00.000-05:00You could always just say it in German ... "Ja, da...You could always just say it in German ... "Ja, das ist interessant!" and wouldn't that be interesting?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15120270.post-77476213426989154802009-03-21T09:03:00.000-05:002009-03-21T09:03:00.000-05:00Z, you are correct, the inflection of "interesting...Z, you are correct, the inflection of "interesting" is important. And you're welcome for the nightmares.<BR/><BR/>Jackson, I think you're right. Now I feel extra interesting.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045035862531946198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15120270.post-21025951388649289552009-03-21T06:40:00.000-05:002009-03-21T06:40:00.000-05:00The blog title may be a reference to the infamous ...The blog title may be a reference to the infamous <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_you_live_in_interesting_times" REL="nofollow">Chinese curse</A>.Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17758842398762707074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15120270.post-73699920433716611712009-03-21T00:51:00.000-05:002009-03-21T00:51:00.000-05:00Oh I don't know, I think sometimes things are just...Oh I don't know, I think sometimes things are just interesting and don't need much more said than that. Does that make sense?Sir Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17817195080804968993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15120270.post-10818348900273299042009-03-20T21:17:00.000-05:002009-03-20T21:17:00.000-05:00Whoops -- I misused "your" -- I meant "yore" -- no...Whoops -- I misused "your" -- I meant "yore" -- now that's interesting... to me...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15120270.post-39137676373340216872009-03-20T21:11:00.000-05:002009-03-20T21:11:00.000-05:00Of course, if you were Barbara Walters (Baba Wawas...Of course, if you were Barbara Walters (Baba Wawas?) you'd say, "Intweeging..."<BR/><BR/>If I'm trying to front earnestnest when saying "interesting", I think I usually say "That's really interesting..." (not intentionally, just trying to deconstruct past blather here...) -- but then, I often associate the use of "Interesting" with a passive-aggressive translation of "You are a total fucking Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com