Comments on: Poles, Politeness and Politics in the age of Twitter http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/10/19/poles-politeness-and-politics-in-the-age-of-twitter/ Blessays, blogs and blisquisitions Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:18:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Matt Mosley http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/10/19/poles-politeness-and-politics-in-the-age-of-twitter/comment-page-5/#comment-21797 Matt Mosley Wed, 05 May 2010 10:24:02 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/?p=1675#comment-21797 Hello Stephen, If you're wanting to see who Twitter voters are wanting to see as PM and which party is getting the most noise check: http://www.10downingtweets.co.uk/ That is all. Hello Stephen,

If you’re wanting to see who Twitter voters are wanting to see as PM and which party is getting the most noise check:

http://www.10downingtweets.co.uk/

That is all.

]]> By: tallshadow http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/10/19/poles-politeness-and-politics-in-the-age-of-twitter/comment-page-5/#comment-20855 tallshadow Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:05:02 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/?p=1675#comment-20855 Hello fellow LGBT'r, I loved you with Craig Ferguson tonight! I needed that kind of show tonight. Craig has been getting too Jr. High dick jokey lately I wasn't going to watch..then saw that you were going to be on. I know I'm not his demographic so I understand. This lesbo of nearly 51 has been a fan of both of you for years. Thank you for sharing your Bipolar struggle. I care for my 93 year old mentaly deteriating mom. We used to go dancing and she wouds say " your club tonight or mine?" All the lesbos would adoopt her as there owm mom. Now, I learn daily on how to deal with her as her memory fades and the converstions change.Sometimes I have to say "I'll be right back" so I can go cry without her knowing. Her humor still exists. I tease her daily especially while I change her. She keeps thanking me for helping her so I distract her with goofiness and impersonations of actors of the past and comedians she loves...I say..." you look marvelous!"..and she says...ohhh..sure...". I am so grateful to have her still everyday. Crying is a good thing. I call it an emotional pee. "I pee therefore I am!" I look forward to seeing you enjoy many..many...more acting adventures. Love You! Carolyn Hello fellow LGBT’r,

I loved you with Craig Ferguson tonight! I needed that kind of show tonight. Craig has been getting too Jr. High dick jokey lately I wasn’t going to watch..then saw that you were going to be on. I know I’m not his demographic so I understand.
This lesbo of nearly 51 has been a fan of both of you for years.
Thank you for sharing your Bipolar struggle.
I care for my 93 year old mentaly deteriating mom. We used to go dancing and she wouds say ” your club tonight or mine?” All the lesbos would adoopt her as there owm mom.
Now, I learn daily on how to deal with her as her memory fades and the converstions change.Sometimes I have to say “I’ll be right back” so I can go cry without her knowing. Her humor still exists. I tease her daily especially while I change her. She keeps thanking me for helping her so I distract her with goofiness and impersonations of actors of the past and comedians she loves…I say…” you look marvelous!”..and she says…ohhh..sure…”. I am so grateful to have her still everyday. Crying is a good thing. I call it an emotional pee. “I pee therefore I am!”

I look forward to seeing you enjoy many..many…more acting adventures.

Love You!
Carolyn

]]> By: thinkman http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/10/19/poles-politeness-and-politics-in-the-age-of-twitter/comment-page-5/#comment-20467 thinkman Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:12:25 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/?p=1675#comment-20467 Oh happy day. It was just by accident (or good fortune) that I happened on one of my favorite people in the whole wide world - the illustrious Stephen Fry. Yes, this is indeed a happy day for me. I don't know how many times I've watched the duo of Stephen and Hugh Laurie… Let's just say, "Way too many for a sane man". Your Uberfan and fellow Apple Fanboy, David Garon Oh happy day. It was just by accident (or good fortune) that I happened on one of my favorite people in the whole wide world – the illustrious Stephen Fry. Yes, this is indeed a happy day for me. I don’t know how many times I’ve watched the duo of Stephen and Hugh Laurie… Let’s just say, “Way too many for a sane man”.

Your Uberfan and fellow Apple Fanboy,
David Garon

]]> By: Foody http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/10/19/poles-politeness-and-politics-in-the-age-of-twitter/comment-page-5/#comment-20201 Foody Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:29:00 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/?p=1675#comment-20201 I can't beliEEEEEve I have stumbled upon Stephen Fry's blog! Can people follow this blog? I am looking for the word "follow" to click on but where is it? I can’t beliEEEEEve I have stumbled upon Stephen Fry’s blog!
Can people follow this blog? I am looking for the word “follow” to click on but where is it?

]]> By: hasyourmothersoldhermangle http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/10/19/poles-politeness-and-politics-in-the-age-of-twitter/comment-page-5/#comment-20141 hasyourmothersoldhermangle Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:50:07 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/?p=1675#comment-20141 I ALWAYS say things without thinking. A lot of the time my words are well-intentioned but are received badly. People make mistakes and anyone who has read an interview with you or seen you on the old telebox will know that you didn't mean to offend. Here's a wonderful quote which I thought quite fitting. I hope it will provide you with some solace or at least raise a smile: "No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous." ~ Henry Brooks Adams, The Education of Henry Adams, 1907 Damn those slippery slippery words! All the best, Sarah in t'Yorkshire. I ALWAYS say things without thinking. A lot of the time my words are well-intentioned but are received badly. People make mistakes and anyone who has read an interview with you or seen you on the old telebox will know that you didn’t mean to offend. Here’s a wonderful quote which I thought quite fitting. I hope it will provide you with some solace or at least raise a smile:

“No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.” ~ Henry Brooks Adams, The Education of Henry Adams, 1907

Damn those slippery slippery words!

All the best, Sarah in t’Yorkshire.

]]> By: libithina http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/10/19/poles-politeness-and-politics-in-the-age-of-twitter/comment-page-5/#comment-20041 libithina Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:29:01 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/?p=1675#comment-20041 sorry Stephen but this comment was meant for your other post about writing your book, which I have now placed I mis clicked however as to your reference to 'Big Mouth' I endorsed and backed you all the way as to the distasteful Moir article and one can only hope that yes, at some point in time the writer may indeed revisit and ponder and search within .. as to you my lovely Stephen carry on having the courage to speak out and speak your mind, I salute you! peace out Lib xx sorry Stephen but this comment was meant for your other post about writing your book, which I have now placed I mis clicked however as to your reference to ‘Big Mouth’ I endorsed and backed you all the way as to the distasteful Moir article and one can only hope that yes, at some point in time the writer may indeed revisit and ponder and search within .. as to you my lovely Stephen carry on having the courage to speak out and speak your mind, I salute you! peace out Lib xx

]]> By: Flavia http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/10/19/poles-politeness-and-politics-in-the-age-of-twitter/comment-page-5/#comment-19999 Flavia Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:38:44 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/?p=1675#comment-19999 I suppose it is too late to point out that Auschwitz was put in Poland precisely because it was Poland. Let's put it another way: it was Poland where Jews, returning from the camps to try to move back into their houses, were hanged. I am willing to bet that you, Mr. Fry, subconsciously picked up on a truth that is as ugly as the Holocaust itself; I am sorry that you couldn't defend yourself better & had to suffer for it. I suppose it is too late to point out that Auschwitz was put in Poland precisely because it was Poland. Let’s put it another way: it was Poland where Jews, returning from the camps to try to move back into their houses, were hanged.

I am willing to bet that you, Mr. Fry, subconsciously picked up on a truth that is as ugly as the Holocaust itself; I am sorry that you couldn’t defend yourself better & had to suffer for it.

]]> By: bb_mke http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/10/19/poles-politeness-and-politics-in-the-age-of-twitter/comment-page-5/#comment-19472 bb_mke Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:42:01 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/?p=1675#comment-19472 It's okay. Take your time. Do what you must. Just get your arse back to Bones ASAP. :) Bridget in Milwaukee. It’s okay. Take your time. Do what you must. Just get your arse back to Bones ASAP. :)

Bridget in Milwaukee.

]]> By: Herring House Trust http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/10/19/poles-politeness-and-politics-in-the-age-of-twitter/comment-page-5/#comment-19443 Herring House Trust Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:24:54 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/?p=1675#comment-19443 My comment on the politics artical shall be brief: Don't beat yourself up Mr Fry, your're only human we all mess up at sometime! Now to the serious business . . . . I hope that Stephen get's to read the information below and can offer us some support. I will leave this letter in the hope that I can reach the real Mr Fry! Herring House Trust – Re-build 2010. Charity No: 1057387 [Producer note: Please contact the normal way and not via this blog. Details are available in Contact Us. x Andrew] My comment on the politics artical shall be brief: Don’t beat yourself up Mr Fry, your’re only human we all mess up at sometime!

Now to the serious business . . . . I hope that Stephen get’s to read the information below and can offer us some support. I will leave this letter in the hope that I can reach the real Mr Fry!

Herring House Trust – Re-build 2010. Charity No: 1057387

[Producer note: Please contact the normal way and not via this blog. Details are available in Contact Us. x Andrew]

]]> By: Robin Rowlands http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/10/19/poles-politeness-and-politics-in-the-age-of-twitter/comment-page-5/#comment-19431 Robin Rowlands Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:55:48 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/?p=1675#comment-19431 Not sure how we proceed from here - carefully I suppose... Neither too fast or too slow. Certainly Christmas is a time for the family... Politics can wait for the New Year, a traditional time for making promises we cant or wont keep... As for myself and my family we will finish what we started and take the rough with the smooth... Not so naive or foolish as to think it could be any other way... As ever caught between common sense and common decency... Not sure how we proceed from here – carefully I suppose…
Neither too fast or too slow. Certainly Christmas is a time for the family…
Politics can wait for the New Year, a traditional time for making promises we cant or wont keep…
As for myself and my family we will finish what we started and take the rough with the smooth…
Not so naive or foolish as to think it could be any other way…

As ever caught between common sense and common decency…

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