Comments on: #oscarwildeday in the twitterscape

By: markedone

markedone — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:14:50 +0000

Well done everybody, that was a really fun day!

By: NateS

NateS — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:21:48 +0000

Uhh, I missed this game. Maybe next time…
Congratulations for the winners!

By: Sue Spencer

Sue Spencer — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:36:53 +0000

Hello, everybody!
Here I am yet another Russion person who fell in love with with Oscar Wilde.
I like his tales from the very childhood but this summer in Dublin standing near his statue in Merrion Square I felt his personality so acutely, I’m still under impression.
I’m very thankful to Mr Fry for making us feel Oscar Wilde alive.
I made a collage on the theme but it was to late for oscarwildeday. Can I send it to you nevertheless?
I’m fascinated by Mr Fry reading both Wilde and Chekhov. I think it’s a hit.

By: uncle

uncle — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 10:59:17 +0000

Congratulations to the winners!

My followers urged me to enter this competition but I felt that my reputation as a world renowned wit and raconteur would give me an unfair advantage.

Here, however, is a link to a picture on me, this Christmas, striking a particularly Wildean pose.

http://talesfromhomeward.blogspot.com/2008/12/homeward-for-christmas.html

That evening, I regaled the company with a witty riposte to a scurrilous remark by Beaver Hateman.

Beaver Hateman: Unc, you are a fatty.

Me: And you, Beaver, are drunk, but in the morning I will still be extremely rich whilst you will still be completely intoxicated.

Best Wishes and a Happy New Year

Uncle

By: Yvonne Durran

Yvonne Durran — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:36:42 +0000

I can imagine some time in the future some similar posts floating around whatever technology exists then congratulating winners for their ‘Original Fryisms’ entered for #stephenfryday. I wonder what Fryism would win.

By: bergmundsson

bergmundsson — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:13:00 +0000

Brilliant idea. One to recycle..

By: diskgrinder

diskgrinder — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:05:14 +0000

well, if Ben Alffleck was to come to Rutland, clearly he would spend more time in Oakham than Uppingham. As, for cool hollywood types, the allure of the butterstocks thing they have just by the post office is far better than whatever they had going on there. I rest my case on this step at elbow height.

By: diskgrinder

diskgrinder — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:05:34 +0000

“silly”? That’s a gross calumny on a round carborundum. (if these comments are moderated, I already said that, but better)

By: diskgrinder

diskgrinder — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:00:35 +0000

And my contribution was meant as a damning indictment of something or other, I forget what. To be condemned as merely “silly” is a gross calumny, or a carbuncle, maybe a round carborundum.

By: jim_herd

jim_herd — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:26:50 +0000

Since my original comment hasn’t appeared could you please replace it with the below which is a little better I think;).

Dear Mr Fry,

Thank you for giving my little twitticism such a wonderful accolade. The competition was certainly copious and very amusing. I do not feel worthy but am most gratified and it certainly made my day. Oscar may be dearly departed and sadly missed but, thankfully, we still have you to hold his end up as it were. For as long as you continue to put the wit in twitter in his stead, Iâ€™ll stick the occasional twit in too if I may.

Iâ€™ve never used iTunes before so this opportunity presents me with the best excuse to give it a go that I could imagine.

Regards,

Jim Herd