Tonight I discovered another heresy to report on this site.
The idea that someone is "not right in the head" is to me heresy.
Here is the letter I just sent to Dr. Brinkley of Rice who is noted on television for some of the positive work he is doing regarding the oil drilling situation and the environment in Alaska.
Semantics
11:47 PM
craig brenner
To douglas.brinkley@rice.edu
| From: | craig brenner (craigbrenner@live.com) |
| Sent: | Wed 11/23/11 11:47 PM |
| To: | douglas.brinkley@rice.edu |
Dear Dr. Brinkley,
I am a physican and I heard you speak on the news tonight on the Ed Show.
I must say to you and hope that you convey this particular consideration to others.
When you make a statement that someone is "not right in the head", you denigrate that persons maker.
The fact is, you might be more successful if you use the terminology that he is proverbially "putting his spoon in his ear".
It might come off as more interesting and more thought provoking as someone sticking theie spoon in their ear is really not a very smart or intelligent thing to do.
So if I may be so blunt and candid to challenge you on this particular 'figure' of speech, please allow me to do so.
I will blog this entry as this indeed represents a heresy of some type.
Many thoughts,
Sincerely,
Craig J. Brenner, M.D.
www.heresyandgoodfortune.blogspot.com
I am a physican and I heard you speak on the news tonight on the Ed Show.
I must say to you and hope that you convey this particular consideration to others.
When you make a statement that someone is "not right in the head", you denigrate that persons maker.
The fact is, you might be more successful if you use the terminology that he is proverbially "putting his spoon in his ear".
It might come off as more interesting and more thought provoking as someone sticking theie spoon in their ear is really not a very smart or intelligent thing to do.
So if I may be so blunt and candid to challenge you on this particular 'figure' of speech, please allow me to do so.
I will blog this entry as this indeed represents a heresy of some type.
Many thoughts,
Sincerely,
Craig J. Brenner, M.D.
www.heresyandgoodfortune.blogspot.com
1 comment:
The phrase "he's got a spoon in his ear" would be much more poetic and proper to challenge another persons state of mind, especially in political or personal discourse. It might also get you a few laughs. Who can laugh at someone who is "not right in the head". It might come back to be you. Just a thought.
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