Comments on: The Unnecessary…Ellipsis http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/2009/02/06/the-unnecessaryellipsis/ The internet is a huge bathroom wall, and any halfwit with a keyboard and a connection has an opportunity to scrawl on it. Take me, for instance. My name is KZ. For a good time, come find me at Prosaic Shades of Gray. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:04:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jason http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/2009/02/06/the-unnecessaryellipsis/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Jason Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:30:04 +0000 http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/?p=1433#comment-101 Our Quality, or lack thereof, is your reputation. (You poor bastards) I think that is my take on this. :) Miss you guys in CA. Our Quality, or lack thereof, is your reputation. (You poor bastards)

I think that is my take on this. :)

Miss you guys in CA.

]]> By: Craig http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/2009/02/06/the-unnecessaryellipsis/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Craig Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:45:56 +0000 http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/?p=1433#comment-100 This was a...how would you say...interesting post. I am glad that I started my morning by reading this because it brought merriment and jovial laughter to what might have been an otherwise unpleasant and depressing day. Thank you for the smile and starting the day off right! My first response to the slogan was the same as Katie. There is no reason that their quality should have any effect on my reputation. I have nothing to do with this company and I don't need them to bring me down with their irresponsible use of fish and ellipsis. The ellipsis are indeed grammatically useless in this instance; however, the graphic designer who designed the stationary and put the ill-worded slogan on the truck might have wanted to space the two sentence fragments further apart for better readability and thought that a bunch of dots in between would do the trick. Or, it could be intended to be read by the workers of the fish company. The company is trying to guilt the workers into doing what they are paid to be doing. But my explanations pale compared to Kevin's astute observations. This was a…how would you say…interesting post.

I am glad that I started my morning by reading this because it brought merriment and jovial laughter to what might have been an otherwise unpleasant and depressing day. Thank you for the smile and starting the day off right!

My first response to the slogan was the same as Katie. There is no reason that their quality should have any effect on my reputation. I have nothing to do with this company and I don’t need them to bring me down with their irresponsible use of fish and ellipsis.

The ellipsis are indeed grammatically useless in this instance; however, the graphic designer who designed the stationary and put the ill-worded slogan on the truck might have wanted to space the two sentence fragments further apart for better readability and thought that a bunch of dots in between would do the trick.

Or, it could be intended to be read by the workers of the fish company. The company is trying to guilt the workers into doing what they are paid to be doing.

But my explanations pale compared to Kevin’s astute observations.

]]> By: Conrado http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/2009/02/06/the-unnecessaryellipsis/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Conrado Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:58:03 +0000 http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/?p=1433#comment-99 Dude. Those quotations are hilarious. Dude. Those quotations are hilarious.

]]> By: Fish http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/2009/02/06/the-unnecessaryellipsis/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Fish Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:19:29 +0000 http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/?p=1433#comment-98 Our Quality…is OUR Reputation???? Fish takes offense to all the negative fish remarks (not really). Our Quality…is OUR Reputation????

Fish takes offense to all the negative fish remarks (not really).

]]> By: Casey http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/2009/02/06/the-unnecessaryellipsis/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Casey Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:38:07 +0000 http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/?p=1433#comment-95 Do you have enough pet peeves Kev? lol Do you have enough pet peeves Kev? lol

]]> By: KZ http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/2009/02/06/the-unnecessaryellipsis/comment-page-1/#comment-97 KZ Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:31:07 +0000 http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/?p=1433#comment-97 I guess my post could have benefited from a better explanation. I spotted that slogan on the side of a delivery van for a seafood distribution company which caters to local restaurants. If you're a restaurant owner, then your reputation depends heavily on the freshness and quality of your ingredients. I guess my post could have benefited from a better explanation. I spotted that slogan on the side of a delivery van for a seafood distribution company which caters to local restaurants. If you’re a restaurant owner, then your reputation depends heavily on the freshness and quality of your ingredients.

]]> By: Katie http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/2009/02/06/the-unnecessaryellipsis/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Katie Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:54:27 +0000 http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/?p=1433#comment-96 Ellipsis aside, why is THEIR quality MY reputation? I am not OK with that. Ellipsis aside, why is THEIR quality MY reputation? I am not OK with that.

]]> By: Josh http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/2009/02/06/the-unnecessaryellipsis/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Josh Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:24:14 +0000 http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/?p=1433#comment-94 Our Quality <b>Fishnut Let Me Crazy</b> is Your Reputation Our Quality Fishnut Let Me Crazy is Your Reputation

]]> By: Diana http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/2009/02/06/the-unnecessaryellipsis/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Diana Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:38:18 +0000 http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/?p=1433#comment-93 Our Quality of fish, which did not pass standards set by food control authorities, and which has been the leading cause of death in third world countries, is your reputation. There, that's my take on those ellipsis Our Quality of fish, which did not pass standards set by food control authorities, and which has been the leading cause of death in third world countries, is your reputation.

There, that’s my take on those ellipsis

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