Comments on: Questions Questions Questions http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/03/02/questions-questions-questions/ Blessays, blogs and blisquisitions Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:19:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mandrake http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/03/02/questions-questions-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-17251 Mandrake Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:49:45 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/blog/?p=87#comment-17251 A person that inspires me is you. I have been inspired by many people; my subconscious always gets the better of me and shows you Mr Fry. Kind Regards Amanda http://lamiafemina.deviantart.com/ A person that inspires me is you. I have been inspired by many people; my subconscious always gets the better of me and shows you Mr Fry.

Kind Regards Amanda http://lamiafemina.deviantart.com/

]]> By: LadyGirlPerson http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/03/02/questions-questions-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-15873 LadyGirlPerson Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:49:47 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/blog/?p=87#comment-15873 THANK YOU for saying that people should take the effort to go and look up a word if they are unfamiliar with it and cannot dissertain contextual clues. THANK YOU. I read this article every now and again just to feel better about being frustrated with being admonished for using a vocabulary word - which inspires the response of "BIG WORD" from the other would be participant in an online conversation. I polish your buttons Mister Fry, just for the sake of being able to touch the shine. LadyGirlPerson <-- Twitter Name. THANK YOU for saying that people should take the effort to go and look up a word if they are unfamiliar with it and cannot dissertain contextual clues. THANK YOU.

I read this article every now and again just to feel better about being frustrated with being admonished for using a vocabulary word – which inspires the response of “BIG WORD” from the other would be participant in an online conversation.

I polish your buttons Mister Fry, just for the sake of being able to touch the shine.

LadyGirlPerson <– Twitter Name.

]]> By: jason http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/03/02/questions-questions-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-15633 jason Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:06:43 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/blog/?p=87#comment-15633 Hi Stephen, Very interesting reading this blog makes and thank you for posting. I have to admit I totally agree with you on most of this, yes why do people ask such silly questions when indeed they can simply check out your timeline or go and bother google. I have been following you for some time now on twitter and I so much enjoy reading your updates, what you are doing, where you are travelling to, reading about your theatre & film recommendations and so on. It is fantastic for you to share and I (we) am grateful to receive. I do however have a little chip on my shoulder, and please take this as positive criticism and I do not intend to be negative or upset you in anyway. When I first started following you I posed the question “Follow me please #followmestephen” and to date nothing. Since then I have not posed another question simply as I don’t feel you will have the time to respond. However, I have commented on many occasion on some of your updates, the most recent ones must have been when you posted the fact that it was Big Bens 150th anniversary, in return I tried to be a witty (and I am sure I failed miserably) by posting something about the clock tower being 150 and not Big Ben as Big Ben is only the bell inside the clock tower. Today you mentioned World Oceans Day, and again I responded by showing my support in World Oceans Day. In the past I posted to you a simple message to say “Thank you for everything”. Now yes I agree you are busy and as you mentioned in your blog above you tend not to answer silly questions, but what about us Twittereenos who engage into updates with you? Do we not qualify for the odd response or acknowledgement from time to time? You state it is not just a take situation and we should give as well, and I do. Anyway…. My apologies for the moan, just felt it was needed. Love you lots Jason (@jasonkoen on twitter) Hi Stephen,
Very interesting reading this blog makes and thank you for posting. I have to admit I totally agree with you on most of this, yes why do people ask such silly questions when indeed they can simply check out your timeline or go and bother google.

I have been following you for some time now on twitter and I so much enjoy reading your updates, what you are doing, where you are travelling to, reading about your theatre & film recommendations and so on. It is fantastic for you to share and I (we) am grateful to receive.

I do however have a little chip on my shoulder, and please take this as positive criticism and I do not intend to be negative or upset you in anyway.

When I first started following you I posed the question “Follow me please #followmestephen” and to date nothing. Since then I have not posed another question simply as I don’t feel you will have the time to respond. However, I have commented on many occasion on some of your updates, the most recent ones must have been when you posted the fact that it was Big Bens 150th anniversary, in return I tried to be a witty (and I am sure I failed miserably) by posting something about the clock tower being 150 and not Big Ben as Big Ben is only the bell inside the clock tower. Today you mentioned World Oceans Day, and again I responded by showing my support in World Oceans Day. In the past I posted to you a simple message to say “Thank you for everything”. Now yes I agree you are busy and as you mentioned in your blog above you tend not to answer silly questions, but what about us Twittereenos who engage into updates with you? Do we not qualify for the odd response or acknowledgement from time to time? You state it is not just a take situation and we should give as well, and I do.

Anyway…. My apologies for the moan, just felt it was needed.
Love you lots
Jason (@jasonkoen on twitter)

]]> By: Karen http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/03/02/questions-questions-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-15623 Karen Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:13:15 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/blog/?p=87#comment-15623 I don't twitter and I don't want to learn because I spend too much time online as it. I found this site because I was googling around looking to see if you had done any writing on bipolar disorder. I loved your documentary because I have it too and so much of it made me laugh. I'd never push the button either : ) I'm not joining twitter to find out if it's in your logs though. It's a manic thing - I might never resurface if they're funny. I don’t twitter and I don’t want to learn because I spend too much time online as it. I found this site because I was googling around looking to see if you had done any writing on bipolar disorder. I loved your documentary because I have it too and so much of it made me laugh. I’d never push the button either : )

I’m not joining twitter to find out if it’s in your logs though. It’s a manic thing – I might never resurface if they’re funny.

]]> By: FryQI74 http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/03/02/questions-questions-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-15587 FryQI74 Sun, 10 May 2009 16:04:41 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/blog/?p=87#comment-15587 Dear FruHonningbie, I myself am a "TWIT" and find the above post a little offensive.Considering the Phenomenal amount of people that use Twitter ,and so many of them being actually very intelligent,maybe you could take on board its just a little "Pet" name and has no bearing on the people that use it what so ever.Still you are entitled to your opinion,however it does seem aimed at one particular person,who definitely does not deserve it . Yours FryQI Dear FruHonningbie,
I myself am a “TWIT” and find the above post a little offensive.Considering the Phenomenal amount of people that use Twitter ,and so many of them being actually very intelligent,maybe you could take on board its just a little “Pet” name and has no bearing on the people that use it what so ever.Still you are entitled to your opinion,however it does seem aimed at one particular person,who definitely does not deserve it .
Yours
FryQI

]]> By: FruHonningbie http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/03/02/questions-questions-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-15547 FruHonningbie Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:58:51 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/blog/?p=87#comment-15547 Given that there are about a million, ok half a hundred, and now one more reply to Stephen's "Questions, etc." blog must I indulge my own little rant...here it is in question form and plain english...If the "micro blog" application (for lack of a better word and even less interest in finding a better one) if the app is called "twitter" then why oh why do people insist on describe their actions on TWITTER as TWEETING...!!!!!! I propose it has something to do with the word "twit" in reference to themeselves.... In any case, happy TWITTERING or TWITTING ....I like that, twitting....goes well with "wuh wuh wuh://stephenfry.com" Given that there are about a million, ok half a hundred, and now one more reply to Stephen’s “Questions, etc.” blog must I indulge my own little rant…here it is in question form and plain english…If the “micro blog” application (for lack of a better word and even less interest in finding a better one) if the app is called “twitter” then why oh why do people insist on describe their actions on TWITTER as TWEETING…!!!!!! I propose it has something to do with the word “twit” in reference to themeselves….

In any case, happy TWITTERING or TWITTING ….I like that, twitting….goes well with “wuh wuh wuh://stephenfry.com”

]]> By: Maxine Willden http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/03/02/questions-questions-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-15537 Maxine Willden Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:26:54 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/blog/?p=87#comment-15537 Dear Mr Fry Sorry to send you another comment but I omitted to put in the necessary #fryretweet you requested on your twitter - very remiss of me as this was the very reason I was commenting in the first place! If you cannot connect this to my earlier comment, I'll reiterate - I recently sent you a letter c/o Thames Talkback and wonder if you have received it and the enclosure? My anxiety and depression are gradually worsening again and it would be most uplifting if I thought that I may receive a reply to my letter in the near future. Regards Maxine Willden Dear Mr Fry
Sorry to send you another comment but I omitted to put in the necessary #fryretweet you requested on your twitter – very remiss of me as this was the very reason I was commenting in the first place! If you cannot connect this to my earlier comment, I’ll reiterate – I recently sent you a letter c/o Thames Talkback and wonder if you have received it and the enclosure? My anxiety and depression are gradually worsening again and it would be most uplifting if I thought that I may receive a reply to my letter in the near future.
Regards
Maxine Willden

]]> By: Mogget http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/03/02/questions-questions-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-15527 Mogget Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:24:14 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/blog/?p=87#comment-15527 i'm new to twitter (same user name) and just started to follow you but was then blocked ): still i know understand not to ask you useless stuff e.g "what's for tea" or "what's your favourite type of chocolate" i’m new to twitter (same user name) and just started to follow you but was then blocked ): still i know understand not to ask you useless stuff e.g “what’s for tea” or “what’s your favourite type of chocolate”

]]> By: Beentherella http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/03/02/questions-questions-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-15505 Beentherella Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:32:37 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/blog/?p=87#comment-15505 Oh Dear, This is most upsetting. All this time I was hoping 'Twittering' had something, anything to do with being "Twitterpated". *sigh* Oh Dear,
This is most upsetting.
All this time I was hoping ‘Twittering’ had something, anything to do with being “Twitterpated”.
*sigh*

]]> By: marietta http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/03/02/questions-questions-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-15491 marietta Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:35:02 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/blog/?p=87#comment-15491 Here is my question (and I have been searching all over for a simple way to email it to you, but this is all I can find): I am a short cab ride away from you in Bali and would LOVE to just shake your hand and give you a big, big smile. Any chance at all of that? Name the time and place and I'll be there! If not, I understand. Hope you enjoy Bali. I'll just recommend the finest cafe/restaurant I know: Cafe Bali on Jl. Oberoi (aka Jl. Laksmana), Seminyak. The food is excellent and the decor is a blissful french classic style. Missed it when I was away. OH and La Luciola is superb food too. A tad more pricey but worth it. As you say in this post you are interested in who we are, I'll try to knock up a quick bio here: I'm 35 and Norwegian/English living in Australia. (Looking into moving to Bali though!) Have travelled a lot. Struggling to agree to have babies with my boyf. Spent 2 weeks as a naughty cadet in the Norwegian air force. Danced a traditional Tibetan dance solo for the Dalai Lama and 10,000 other Tibetans. Was on one of the first reality tv shows in Norway back in '94, paid to travel around Europe for 3 months. That was marvellous. Spent the last 5 years working at a charity promoting optimal mental health in Australia in various fun and sometimes innovative ways - best job of my life. Studied psychology at Oxford but never really found myself as bright as that should suggest, unfortunately. Anyway, I'm sure I couldn't come up with anything particularly useful to say on meeting you so I'd just like to shake your hand and give you a big smile! If I could. Not sure if you can reply direct to my email or not. If not, you could email me at quickanon@gmail.com (couldn't put my normal personal email up here). Marietta Here is my question (and I have been searching all over for a simple way to email it to you, but this is all I can find):

I am a short cab ride away from you in Bali and would LOVE to just shake your hand and give you a big, big smile. Any chance at all of that? Name the time and place and I’ll be there!

If not, I understand. Hope you enjoy Bali. I’ll just recommend the finest cafe/restaurant I know: Cafe Bali on Jl. Oberoi (aka Jl. Laksmana), Seminyak. The food is excellent and the decor is a blissful french classic style. Missed it when I was away. OH and La Luciola is superb food too. A tad more pricey but worth it.

As you say in this post you are interested in who we are, I’ll try to knock up a quick bio here:

I’m 35 and Norwegian/English living in Australia. (Looking into moving to Bali though!) Have travelled a lot. Struggling to agree to have babies with my boyf. Spent 2 weeks as a naughty cadet in the Norwegian air force. Danced a traditional Tibetan dance solo for the Dalai Lama and 10,000 other Tibetans. Was on one of the first reality tv shows in Norway back in ‘94, paid to travel around Europe for 3 months. That was marvellous. Spent the last 5 years working at a charity promoting optimal mental health in Australia in various fun and sometimes innovative ways – best job of my life. Studied psychology at Oxford but never really found myself as bright as that should suggest, unfortunately.

Anyway, I’m sure I couldn’t come up with anything particularly useful to say on meeting you so I’d just like to shake your hand and give you a big smile! If I could.

Not sure if you can reply direct to my email or not. If not, you could email me at quickanon@gmail.com (couldn’t put my normal personal email up here).

Marietta

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