tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480995.post115784730674770228..comments2023-07-16T09:43:40.228-04:00Comments on The Conversation: Wait until we get that Gene Kelly statueJonathan Pottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433924194960127561noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480995.post-1158204202126263962006-09-13T23:23:00.000-04:002006-09-13T23:23:00.000-04:00hey amos, like i said, if city officials don't was...hey amos, like i said, if city officials don't waste money on ballparks, they'll they'll flush it down the toilet on statues of a second-rate film fighter. they really don't think of paying down debt...ever. <BR/><BR/>as for the statue (or the mayor's statements) being sarcastic, satiric or sardonic...i'll vote for absurd.Sean McDanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13991103240602401327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480995.post-1158115166223502652006-09-12T22:39:00.000-04:002006-09-12T22:39:00.000-04:00Given how much money cities squander, or abuse, i....Given how much money cities squander, or abuse, i.e. URA, the irony of a statue of a fictional boxer being an economic generator, does get my heartrate to blip up even one beat.<BR/><BR/>The lack of reaction make me question if it is really <A HREF="http://www.webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?sourceid=Mozilla-search&va=irony" REL="nofollow">irony</A>? If no one <B><I>really</I></B> believes the statue will generate income. Therefore both, the character, and the income, are fictional. Therefore, there is no incongruity. So now, does that make the statue <A HREF="http://www.webster.com/dictionary/sarcastic" REL="nofollow">sarcastic, satiric, or sardonic</A>?Amos_thePokerCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05600716336783039297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480995.post-1158065662486230662006-09-12T08:54:00.000-04:002006-09-12T08:54:00.000-04:00I used Gene Kelly because there have plans in the ...I used Gene Kelly because there have plans in the works for some time to build such a statue, and a debate over where it should go.<BR/><BR/>But the real kicker in that post is that a mayor of a major American city can say without irony that a statue of a fictional boxer is going to be an economic generator.Jonathan Pottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18433924194960127561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480995.post-1158033929422447462006-09-12T00:05:00.000-04:002006-09-12T00:05:00.000-04:00But what tourist would want to have their picture ...But what tourist would want to have their picture taken in front of Franco? Clearly, the best know and "loved" Pittsburgh-r to those outside the area is <A HREF="http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_465987.html" REL="nofollow">Mr. Rogers</A>, which as of Auguest 14, 2006, had no home. It even did not cost any .GOV money.Amos_thePokerCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05600716336783039297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480995.post-1158031343578207682006-09-11T23:22:00.000-04:002006-09-11T23:22:00.000-04:00gene kelly...damn you really aren't a native...our...gene kelly...damn you really aren't a native...our rocky would be a bronze franco scooping up the immaculate reception, standing right next to dick caliguiri on the city county building steps. <BR/><BR/>and i really don't care for football. but i know pittsburghSean McDanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13991103240602401327noreply@blogger.com