Loved it myself, too. Thanks, Barry. Andrew
On 13 April 2011 07:10, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Made my day, Barry.
> Truly great!
>
> And nearby are numerous other clips I shall now sample.
> best from Max
>
> Quoting Barry Alpert <[log in to unmask]>:
>
> > Max,
> >
> > Here's the link to the most precisely edited version of Jerry Seinfeld's
> > "sucks<>great" routine. Still "great" the second time around.
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fgowvzfQ9U&feature=related
> >
> >
> > Barry
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 8 Apr 2011 11:20:17 +1000, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >On 8/04/11 6:05 AM, "Barry Alpert" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > I
> > >> immediately thought of Jerry Seinfeld's stunning recent stand-up
> comedy
> > >> routine in which he argues that the terms of evaluative criticism have
> > shrunk
> > >> to the dichotomy, "It's great"<>"It sucks".
> > >
> > >When teaching, I sometimes tried to elicit from my students just what
> their
> > >vocabulary of evaluation consisted of, as something we might build on.
> > >Me: this line of Keats, now, is it aaah yummy? Or do you reckon its
> yucky?
> > >These terms figured in their vocab all right, but applying it to
> language
> > >tended to stymie them.
> > >
> > >Max
> > >
> > >I wonder if the Seinfeld routine is on the internet yet...?
> >
>
>
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