tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post3170028929981214429..comments2024-03-07T11:39:09.758+11:00Comments on Will Type For Food: Incomplete catalogue of sneers: an excerptTimThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-72243397150948074912007-10-04T15:45:00.000+10:002007-10-04T15:45:00.000+10:00Leer, Leer!Leer, Leer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-80278173952918274762007-10-04T15:35:00.000+10:002007-10-04T15:35:00.000+10:00But perhaps to be Leared at?But perhaps to be Leared at?TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-78615007364044482082007-10-04T15:29:00.000+10:002007-10-04T15:29:00.000+10:00Speaking of the Bard, have you seen the new Superc...Speaking of the Bard, have you seen the new Supercilious Theatre performance of the great King Sneer?<BR/><BR/>It's not to be, er, sneered at.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-43887223748044472822007-10-04T07:17:00.000+10:002007-10-04T07:17:00.000+10:00Friends, Romans, countrymen - lend me your sneers!...Friends, Romans, countrymen - lend me your sneers! (As Shakespeare said.)TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-75868095555863106112007-10-03T23:35:00.000+10:002007-10-03T23:35:00.000+10:00It depends how attached his family were to their O...It depends how attached his family were to their Old Sneer.<BR/><BR/>Of course, a crappy fortune teller could always be a Sooth Sneer (motto? "The Sooth Is Out There!"). <BR/><BR/>Having worked in retail in my undergraduate years, I soon adopted the motto: Sneer Enough's Good Enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-85273474791413055552007-10-03T21:02:00.000+10:002007-10-03T21:02:00.000+10:00You must be popular amongs your family then.You must be popular amongs your family then.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417138778733226637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-69184716918882051102007-10-03T09:04:00.000+10:002007-10-03T09:04:00.000+10:00I enjoy wishing relatives a Happy New Sneer.I enjoy wishing relatives a Happy New Sneer.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-19717517942484188362007-10-03T08:42:00.000+10:002007-10-03T08:42:00.000+10:00Sydney bike rage sneers are priceless. Gripping ha...Sydney bike rage sneers are priceless. Gripping handlebars for dear life, cyclists dispense sneers at the drop of a helmet to the four-wheels-bad. Now that is a sneer I cheer.M L Jassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918911547104202603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-871264246452440292007-10-03T08:36:00.000+10:002007-10-03T08:36:00.000+10:00Being cowardly, I enjoy the behind-the-back sneer....Being cowardly, I enjoy the behind-the-back sneer.<BR/><BR/>I think I might glower, though. Not sure.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12410154061956348030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-40770570768493208422007-10-02T23:09:00.000+10:002007-10-02T23:09:00.000+10:00Eg 'Went into cafe. Subject was approximately 45-4...Eg '<I>Went into cafe. Subject was approximately 45-47 years old. Slightly skinny. <BR/><BR/>When asked if they served their latte with milk, subjects face contorted for approximately half a second. Then subject laughed. Following this, the subject at once curled their lips, tilted mouth to the left, and said 'Yes, of course.'<BR/><BR/>As further experiment, I decided to ask the subject if the sugar was decaffeinated as well as the coffee. <BR/><BR/>Subject did not appear to be pleased with question...</I>TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-76867603504305221932007-10-02T23:00:00.000+10:002007-10-02T23:00:00.000+10:00Egads, I think I can imagine, but this reqires mor...Egads, I think I can imagine, but this reqires more investigation. I think I shall go in a cafe with an older waiter or waitress and ask them dumb questions and observe their facial expressions, as an anthropological experiment.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-68779210372142466962007-10-02T22:56:00.000+10:002007-10-02T22:56:00.000+10:00The ones they give to customers that are at once v...The ones they give to customers that are at once very obvious and so subtle that they can't be called upon for their rudeness.<BR/><BR/>I would be more articulate but I am far too tired.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417138778733226637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-85867873576241959122007-10-02T22:49:00.000+10:002007-10-02T22:49:00.000+10:00I think I could work something into the catalogue ...I think I could work something into the catalogue along those lines. Not sure whether you're referring to the sneers they give one another, or the sneers they give the customer though. Both have a certain poetry to them..TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-36644903917064546442007-10-02T22:21:00.000+10:002007-10-02T22:21:00.000+10:00My favourite sneers are the ones from people who'v...My favourite sneers are the ones from people who've worked in customer service for a long time.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417138778733226637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-36923005320625337162007-10-02T22:13:00.000+10:002007-10-02T22:13:00.000+10:00My next installment will probably be 'public trans...My next installment will probably be 'public transport superciliousness', but what's your favourite sneer? Any popular requests?TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-67811053525242756122007-10-02T22:12:00.000+10:002007-10-02T22:12:00.000+10:00Oh, now sneering is something I'm good at.Oh, now sneering is something I'm good at.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417138778733226637noreply@blogger.com