Fun phrase of the day

By Michael J. Smith on Tuesday July 3, 2012 09:52 PM

he has been classically trained as a film scholar.
Trained, eh? Roll over! Play dead!

Or as Faustus trenchantly observes:

Du hast wohl recht; Ich finde nicht die Spur
Von einem Geist; und alles ist Dressur.
(You're right; I don't see any trace of a soul; it's all training.)

Posted by Michael J. Smith on Tuesday July 3, 2012 09:52 PM |

Comments (5)

Drunk Pundit:

Don't blame the puppy!!!!

Dog lover. <------------

Posted by Drunk Pundit | July 3, 2012 10:19 PM

Posted on July 3, 2012 22:19

MJS:

I blame the trainer.

Posted by MJS | July 3, 2012 10:55 PM

Posted on July 3, 2012 22:55

MJS:

And of course the 'classical' aspect of the training was the Skinner box, as in classical conditioning: Bzzzt! Wrong!

Posted by MJS | July 3, 2012 10:58 PM

Posted on July 3, 2012 22:58

Drunk Pundit:

"I blame the trainer. "

Exactly!

Posted by Drunk Pundit | July 3, 2012 11:16 PM

Posted on July 3, 2012 23:16

High Arka:

How sweet! They chopped off the tail and ears, gently choked it into submission over a period of months, and surgically removed its reproductive abilities--and all at a lower overall cost than developing and maintaining a personal services robot. FTW!

Posted by High Arka | July 4, 2012 6:34 AM

Posted on July 4, 2012 06:34

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