tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520807396714463309.post6639610194378188109..comments2024-02-12T02:22:30.561-05:00Comments on The Lousy Linguist: On The Campus FrameChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09558846279006287148noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520807396714463309.post-45953674328792646592010-04-27T22:51:22.392-04:002010-04-27T22:51:22.392-04:00Thanks for all the comments! Good points, all.
@...Thanks for all the comments! Good points, all. <br /><br />@outerhoard, Interesting that Flinders has such functional names. I've never seen anything like that in the states.<br /><br />@Stan, you're absolutely right, that sign looks sparse. And isn't it awesome that you're reminded of Bill Hicks, a Houston native and a former Austin regular. I saw a great documentary about him at SXSW in March. Here's his orange drink bit: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgUX2fGWmKA" rel="nofollow">Bill Hicks -- Orange Drink</a>. Money Quote:<br /><br />"Ya know, when I'm done ranting about elite power that rules the planet under totalitarian government that uses the media to keep people stupid, my throat gets parched. That's why I drink 'orange drink'... yeah, don't you see how it would all fit in. Don't you see how every word I said would be hollow and filled with nothing."<br /><br />Ahhh, hollow, and filled with nothing, like the <i>Main Building</i> sign!!<br /><br />@TomV, thanks for the links!<br /><br />@Anonymous, California is the king of post-modern references. They broke the weird, incoherent, WTF! mold with that state (my home state, btw, haha).Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09558846279006287148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520807396714463309.post-14245651809508478202010-04-27T13:54:26.000-04:002010-04-27T13:54:26.000-04:00This brings to mind the name of the space-age buil...This brings to mind the name of the space-age building at the entrance to LAX: the Theme Building. And, tangentially, the old fort under the Golden Gate Bridge is called Fort Point, and it's located on Fort Point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520807396714463309.post-41428294123146608612010-04-27T13:01:10.084-04:002010-04-27T13:01:10.084-04:00Oops, sorry. The tag didn't work.
The link sh...Oops, sorry. The tag didn't work.<br />The link should be to http://www.lib.utexas.edu/chem/history/oldmain.html.TomVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026433962779984253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520807396714463309.post-50130452796174574332010-04-27T13:00:05.882-04:002010-04-27T13:00:05.882-04:00See this for an explanation.See <a rel="nofollow">this</a> for an explanation.TomVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026433962779984253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520807396714463309.post-64803662447099656372010-04-27T04:08:19.362-04:002010-04-27T04:08:19.362-04:00Could the sign's strangeness derive in part fr...Could the sign's strangeness derive in part from its presentation? There's a lot of blank space surrounding "MAIN BUILDING", which might somehow contribute to the sense that the two generic words will be or should be replaced by more specific, descriptive, or emphatic words.<br /><br />I was reminded of Bill Hicks's "orange drink" skit — not a million miles from the Repo Man product.Stanhttp://stancarey.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520807396714463309.post-19560983015808908392010-04-26T23:54:27.715-04:002010-04-26T23:54:27.715-04:00In my city, there's Adelaide University and th...In my city, there's Adelaide University and then there's Flinders University. I went to Flinders.<br /><br />At Adelaide University, buildings, lecture theatres, etc are typically named after people. At Flinders University, they typically have functional names, for example there are lecture theatres called "North Two" and "South Three".<br /><br />It's not surprising that different universities have different naming conventions, but I can see how it could be surprising to see a lone anamoly within a given university.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com