tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post5267928314646169955..comments2023-12-18T07:59:16.525-05:00Comments on Hats and Rabbits: The Tale of Ned and Honey (A Parable)Chris Matarazzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-12880157091541604652013-09-29T19:18:00.750-04:002013-09-29T19:18:00.750-04:00George and 'nora -- thanks, as always, for the...George and 'nora -- thanks, as always, for the comments. Responding, however, would (I think you will agree) defeat the purpose of having written a parable....Chris Matarazzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-50824079643522950222013-09-28T23:07:21.757-04:002013-09-28T23:07:21.757-04:00I'm just going to make two observations.
Firs...I'm just going to make two observations.<br /><br />First, tattoos are not equivalent to haircuts. Even a blaze orange Mohawk will eventually grow out. A better analogy would be growing a beard, or perhaps shaving one's beard and wearing a Fu Manchu moustache.<br /><br />Second, despite what they may suggest on the electric teevee box, there is not a tattoo artist working in America today who will ink you on the first visit. They'll listen politely to Ned's ridiculous idea, nod, and then say, "let me draw that up. See you in a week." If he still wants it in a week, well, OK. But he'll get that waiting period.<br /><br />(It is possible that someone at Belfry HQ both wears some ink and has in the past rocked a mohawk. It is possible that person also wore a Fu Manchu moustache even though the other person liked the goatee better. Somehow these people are still married.)'norahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673994227824410949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-43289828362653923272013-09-27T18:54:19.251-04:002013-09-27T18:54:19.251-04:00I assume that this is a sequel to the hair style p...I assume that this is a sequel to the hair style post of a few days ago.<br /><br />No doubt you will be thrashed by those far more committed than I can be, but before they jump in, let me me mention a difference I see. The tattoo, like the mullet or facial hair I mentioned in the earlier comment, is perceived as crossing a line of presentability. It is not comparable to a matter of wearing a tab collar rather than a button-down collar, but to one of appearing in public in clean rather than spattered clothing. The equivalent to Ned's tattoo for a woman would not be shorter or straighter hair, but rather a blaze-orange mohawk.<br /><br />Mencken defined the "vice Anglais" as one of taking marriage solemnly. It should be taken seriously, I think, but domestic comedy goes way back. To quote Feste, "But when I came, alas, to wive/By swaggering I could never thrive." I guess Ned should've listened.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.com