Comments on: graphology http://bokane.org/2004/05/25/graphology/ disoriented in the orient Sat, 14 Jan 2012 04:38:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Ian http://bokane.org/2004/05/25/graphology/comment-page-1/#comment-652 Ian Tue, 08 Jun 2004 12:50:02 +0000 http://bokane.org/newblog/2004/05/25/graphology/#comment-652 Shame you you didn't use the bit out of Wife of Bath's tale where Chaucer wrote something (very) roughly along the lines of "and she hangeth her hairieth cunt outeth the window" Shame you you didn’t use the bit out of Wife of Bath’s tale where Chaucer wrote something (very) roughly along the lines of “and she hangeth her hairieth cunt outeth the window”

]]> By: trevelyan http://bokane.org/2004/05/25/graphology/comment-page-1/#comment-651 trevelyan Sun, 30 May 2004 13:58:05 +0000 http://bokane.org/newblog/2004/05/25/graphology/#comment-651 If you track some of the older English dictionaries you can see major changes to the English language roughly 500 years ago, so the 600 year claim is reasonable. That being said, if any Chinese person ever tried feeding that to me, I'd just give him one of the Imperial edicts from the late Qing Dynasty. If you track some of the older English dictionaries you can see major changes to the English language roughly 500 years ago, so the 600 year claim is reasonable.

That being said, if any Chinese person ever tried feeding that to me, I’d just give him one of the Imperial edicts from the late Qing Dynasty.

]]> By: Adam http://bokane.org/2004/05/25/graphology/comment-page-1/#comment-650 Adam Fri, 28 May 2004 19:29:42 +0000 http://bokane.org/newblog/2004/05/25/graphology/#comment-650 I just realized the next time I see you I won't have to sneak you into some crappy Lower East Side dive to pay shit-loads for a can of Pabst. Fuck the penalty, I owe you a (legally obtained) drink. Happy 21st! I just realized the next time I see you I won’t have to sneak you into some crappy Lower East Side dive to pay shit-loads for a can of Pabst. Fuck the penalty, I owe you a (legally obtained) drink.
Happy 21st!

]]> By: adam http://bokane.org/2004/05/25/graphology/comment-page-1/#comment-649 adam Fri, 28 May 2004 19:26:22 +0000 http://bokane.org/newblog/2004/05/25/graphology/#comment-649 Ahhhhh! I was so looking forward to getting Jingy with you in the capital, oh well, guess we'll just have to get together over some illadelph skunk ish next time I'm in the states (I have to attend a skanky wedding in Trenton in November). My Taiwanese visa also expires in a few days, so I have to high tail it to Thailand for a week (oh no!) then come back and await the resuls of my admission to TaiDa's Grad History Department. I'll see if I can get you some of that refined Burmese heroin you've grown so addicted to. Happy Belated Birthday, much love, Ahhhhh! I was so looking forward to getting Jingy with you in the capital, oh well, guess we’ll just have to get together over some illadelph skunk ish next time I’m in the states (I have to attend a skanky wedding in Trenton in November). My Taiwanese visa also expires in a few days, so I have to high tail it to Thailand for a week (oh no!) then come back and await the resuls of my admission to TaiDa’s Grad History Department. I’ll see if I can get you some of that refined Burmese heroin you’ve grown so addicted to.

Happy Belated Birthday,
much love,

]]> By: Erika http://bokane.org/2004/05/25/graphology/comment-page-1/#comment-648 Erika Fri, 28 May 2004 17:34:32 +0000 http://bokane.org/newblog/2004/05/25/graphology/#comment-648 Well, Happy Birthday, Brendan! It looks as if you are now legally an adult (should that be in quotes?)!! Shall I embarass you with stories about when you were 3 or worse, 12, or should I just let it go and wish you the best--and actually am glad that you'll be back in Philly where I can torment you in person (from time to time)?? See you starside-- Erika Well, Happy Birthday, Brendan! It looks as if you are now legally an adult (should that be in quotes?)!! Shall I embarass you with stories about when you were 3 or worse, 12, or should I just let it go and wish you the best–and actually am glad that you’ll be back in Philly where I can torment you in person (from time to time)??
See you starside–

Erika

]]> By: kong qiu http://bokane.org/2004/05/25/graphology/comment-page-1/#comment-647 kong qiu Thu, 27 May 2004 19:46:03 +0000 http://bokane.org/newblog/2004/05/25/graphology/#comment-647 Bravo! Get the BA, and then you can do whatever you want for the rest of your life! It's not the way things should be, but it is the way things are. Bravo! Get the BA, and then you can do whatever you want for the rest of your life! It’s not the way things should be, but it is the way things are.

]]> By: Brendan http://bokane.org/2004/05/25/graphology/comment-page-1/#comment-646 Brendan Thu, 27 May 2004 15:07:14 +0000 http://bokane.org/newblog/2004/05/25/graphology/#comment-646 I was going with Chaucer versus Confucius just because that was the comparison that the author of the random Graphology book made. And I agree that the characters are important to the continuity of Chinese culture (whereas being able to read the alphabet will do you zero good when you read Beowulf if you don't know Old English) - I just thought it'd be fun to try writing things in seal script. I will, however, gladly buy you a beer the next time I see you - probably not in Beijing, as I'll be leaving on or around August 1. Laska: I've done the English-teaching thing - that was how I first came to live in China - and am pretty strongly resolved never to do it again. Hillock Kong: I'd like to think that I would be free after getting the BA, but I have a sneaking suspicion that there's a kind of inflation at work. College used to be optional, and now a B.A. is the only way to get even an entry-level job. I guess it'll be an M.A., in a few years. I was going with Chaucer versus Confucius just because that was the comparison that the author of the random Graphology book made. And I agree that the characters are important to the continuity of Chinese culture (whereas being able to read the alphabet will do you zero good when you read Beowulf if you don’t know Old English) – I just thought it’d be fun to try writing things in seal script.
I will, however, gladly buy you a beer the next time I see you – probably not in Beijing, as I’ll be leaving on or around August 1.

Laska: I’ve done the English-teaching thing – that was how I first came to live in China – and am pretty strongly resolved never to do it again.

Hillock Kong: I’d like to think that I would be free after getting the BA, but I have a sneaking suspicion that there’s a kind of inflation at work. College used to be optional, and now a B.A. is the only way to get even an entry-level job. I guess it’ll be an M.A., in a few years.

]]> By: Adam http://bokane.org/2004/05/25/graphology/comment-page-1/#comment-645 Adam Thu, 27 May 2004 09:10:20 +0000 http://bokane.org/newblog/2004/05/25/graphology/#comment-645 I think it's really just a matter of what your used to, since Confucian quotes are quite often used in modern Chinese, even a foreigner who has never formally studied seal characters can easily discern that the quote begins with 子曰, and due to the fact that the quotes you selected are very commonplace (I was given an instant-noodle bowl last month that had 有朋自遠方來不亦樂乎 emblazoned on the side) I would say that it is much easier for the average Chinese person to read Confucius in the original than it is for the average American to read Chaucer. Morever, I think it is worth pointing out that even though seal characters are visually distinct from modern Chinese, the component parts of the character remain the same for they have only undergone stylistic, rather than substantial, changes. Also, you kind of equivocate by comparing Chaucer to Confucious while neglecting to mention the nearly two millenia that sperate the two. The continuity of the Chinese cultural tradition is in no small part due to the use of Chinese characters throughout the ages, you shouldn't give short shrift to this critical aspect of Chinese culture simply because you're studying for some crappy exam. 要懲罰: you owe me one beer. I think it’s really just a matter of what your used to, since Confucian quotes are quite often used in modern Chinese, even a foreigner who has never formally studied seal characters can easily discern that the quote begins with 子曰, and due to the fact that the quotes you selected are very commonplace (I was given an instant-noodle bowl last month that had 有朋自遠方來不亦樂乎 emblazoned on the side) I would say that it is much easier for the average Chinese person to read Confucius in the original than it is for the average American to read Chaucer. Morever, I think it is worth pointing out that even though seal characters are visually distinct from modern Chinese, the component parts of the character remain the same for they have only undergone stylistic, rather than substantial, changes. Also, you kind of equivocate by comparing Chaucer to Confucious while neglecting to mention the nearly two millenia that sperate the two. The continuity of the Chinese cultural tradition is in no small part due to the use of Chinese characters throughout the ages, you shouldn’t give short shrift to this critical aspect of Chinese culture simply because you’re studying for some crappy exam.
要懲罰: you owe me one beer.

]]> By: jane I http://bokane.org/2004/05/25/graphology/comment-page-1/#comment-644 jane I Wed, 26 May 2004 16:23:00 +0000 http://bokane.org/newblog/2004/05/25/graphology/#comment-644 i have known you for 21 years and i still like you. i have known you for 21 years and i still like you.

]]> By: Patrick http://bokane.org/2004/05/25/graphology/comment-page-1/#comment-643 Patrick Wed, 26 May 2004 15:09:09 +0000 http://bokane.org/newblog/2004/05/25/graphology/#comment-643 Hey: Happy Birthday, Stoat. Now you are a man. I thought Chaucer was WAY easier. Hey: Happy Birthday, Stoat. Now you are a man. I thought Chaucer was WAY easier.

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