"Jim -- Did you catch that show last night?
Pam -- No, I don't watch TV. I have a life.
Jim -- Really? What's that like?
Pam -- It's nice. You should get one.
Jim -- But then who will watch my television?
"
- the NBC sitcom "The Office"
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
There's a famous (to U2 fans at least) line in U2's masterpiece, "One":
We get to carry each other
Carry each other
Bono & Co. feel frustrated when people hear the song and assume the lyrics are saying "We got to carry each other," rather than get, which, obviously, adds quite a difference to the meaning of the overall phrase.
Thinklings Junior Member and long-time commenter, Andrew Roberts, has a well-done review in The Baylor Lariat of a new book that encompasses so much more than Get vs. Got, though I'm sure the book touches on that subject as well. Check it out.
Good article--I like the bit at the end about the social justice aspect. (And am I the only one wondering if there's a story about that dark highway and "Grace"?)
Andrew, by the way, if you ever get to take a class from Dr. Garrett while you're at Baylor, do so. He is a cool, cool guy. I had a screenwriting class with him my junior year, and he taught me about stories in a such way that he will always hold a fond place in my memory.