Imitations
All great things have their imitations and spin offs. The iPhone has the t-phone; Friends (a dubious example) had Joey (it was a sad, sad day, I know); and now willMidgley.com has davidSobey.com.
The only problem is, I feel somewhat eclipsed by my new rival. Whereas I can barely muster enough to fill a couple of paragraphs every now and then, his witty commentary goes on for pages. I primarily write in somewhat overly-formal, stuffy English, whereas this young dynamo has managed to master “…malay, tamil, mandarin, and english”. I have numerous cluttering attachments and add-ons, and Mr. Sobey has a clean, streamlined (albeit default) website. Now I know how Michael Schumacher felt when he decided that he had to retire. Maybe it’s time to put this old war horse out to pasture.
August 13th, 2007 at 8:26 pm
Ohh…. I’m going to look at Sobey’s site now, it sounds awesome! But we love you both equally…
August 14th, 2007 at 9:41 pm
Ouch Will, I don’t think there is cause for comparison really. Two words come to mind when perusing your site.
- Succinct
- Witty
One doesn’t need the verbose vegan vernacular voraciously vindicating one’s actions, to me the true art is getting the point across with as few words as possible. The website you mention seemingly relies on the situational aspect for comedic value whereas your own wit is present in basically everything you write… Even if you are bagging society for such malformed ideals such as using skype whilst on a mobile phone.
The harsh reality for davidsobey.com is that generation Wi-Fi (of which I claim to be part of) likes smaller well written pieces such as those found on willmidgley.com . With the rise of IM, SMS and Americans the english language is ever so frequently misused and degraded, sites such as yours are a beacon of hope in the pea soup of malapropisms.
Remember, a wise man once said:
When the dolphin and the Whale meet, quality is better than quantity.
August 14th, 2007 at 10:12 pm
there are imitations and then there are imporvements… looks like a clean out of bookmarks is required, i’ve found an interesting blog
August 14th, 2007 at 10:56 pm
Aww, thanks GeM!
I’m glad you think I am witty mac, a complement from someone so adept at finding many words starting with v to string together! I am, however, by no means always succinct. I have been known to have my protracted rants on several topics, but I do enjoy the challenge of writing smaller pieces. Plus I’m slack, so the fewer words the better.
As for the Skype on the mobile phone incident. Well it was somewhat amusing, and the call quality was almost comparable! And I second the comment on Americans.
August 17th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
I would hardly call Alonso clean or streamlined, filthy spaniard. As for you comparing yourself to Shumacher, shame on you. But don’t you reckon Mr Sobey’s would be a great name for a liquor store? or burger joint? -Watch out Big Gary!!
August 17th, 2007 at 7:36 pm
hey will,
maybe david can pay you towards copyright or whatever u wanna call it…then again maybe not…in 1 day he’s turned from prince on an island to the david we all know! lol
August 18th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
I think maybe Mr. Sobey should be paying me for my dignity after some of the slanderous comments on his website!
It’s true though, David travelling on his own was bound to end up pear-shaped, and it didn’t even take very long! Well, at least he’s landed on his shoe-less feet.
bro, I completely agree about the liquor store idea…go for it!
August 19th, 2007 at 3:16 am
You know, Sobey’s is a chain grocery store in Canada!!!
August 19th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
umm…so has anyone seen a pic of david’s new hairstyle….(psst…i wouldn’t go so far to call it a style…
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August 20th, 2007 at 8:34 pm
How ’bout not just a liquor store, but a beer-brand ? Complete w merchandise ?
Mr. Sobey’s USB keys come to mind…
August 21st, 2007 at 7:35 pm
Nice one GeM, but the critical question is whether or not Mr. Sobey’s would sell shot glasses, because that is the true test of a brand. In my books anyways.
Fair call lisa, I’m not sure David had any idea what exactly he was doing. Get him out of his Melbournian comfort zone, and look what happens!