[PJ-Comix]

To start off with today's commentary, I would like to say that it is really rude of President Bush to refer to Osama Bin Laedin and the Al Quayda network as the "Evil Doers." I find this term to be terribly harsh. Even worse, it is impolite.

[LiveFree2000]

LOL

Please convey to watsonfellow to dry behind his ears.

[PJ-Comix]

Even though I am almost infallible, a few errors occasionally do slip through although I am blaming this on the cur who is channeling me. I meant to call you folks on the FR POPULIST conservatives. Traditional conservatives is a term reverved only for superior folks such as Moi.

[hellinahandcart]

LOL! But wait, I thought we boo-barians were the populist conservatives, not the traditionalists.

I confused...

I did not SUPPORT the booing. However, I greatly appreciated it! :D

[BlueCat]

Rude indeed! Perhaps.

But PJ my dear, what should the gracious Mr. Bush call Mr. Bin Laden and his chums? Banes of civilization?

[Movemout]

"barbaric tradionalist conservatives "

Pray tell, what is a tradionalist?

I just have to say O'Rourke. Quit monkeying around in Europe and acting the gadfly on FR. Finish your book.--Signed

Your Editor

[dighton]

I'm channeling one of my favorite writers, Evelyn Waugh. Just a moment ... crackle crackle ... he's coming in ...

"Who is watsonfellow, and why is my photograph on his page?"

[MarkWar]

>Whilst traipsing about Europe with a copy of "Brideshead Revisited" (by Evelyn Waugh whom I consider to be the greatest writer of the century...

Pardon me? Would that be the same century in which Richard Brautigan lived? Give it some thought while you're trout fishing in Europe...

Mark W.

[Jonx6]

I wanted to know, since I prefer a well crafted pint of IPA, can I look down at folks who "swill" longnecks of bud? Or am I just as unseemly because I drink beer at all?

[lds23]

Sounds like you used to get picked on for being a dweeb in elementary, my dear Watson.

[Joe Driscoll]

Impolite is worse than being terribly harsh?
A simple question: Did they do evil?

If this QA thing does happen again could you please correct the title? Superior Fellow may be a given title where he is from, but I think it is a misnomer.

[MadIvan]

PJ, if you are going to attempt being English, you ought to at least bump an Englishman for a sanity check. Now as for this remark:

I find this term to be terribly harsh. Even worse, it is impolite.

Piffle. Good manners finds their basis in the art of discerning the appropriate from the inappropriate. Since bin Laden has been beastly, not the sort of fellow one would invite round for tea, calling him evil is an understatement indeed.

Regards, Ivan

FreeBritannia.co.uk

[Eddeche]

Honestly: Did you chuckle when your driver ran over the squirrel ?

[VA Voter]

You must be really please with this. How many times have you posted it?

[kevkrom]

Dear Watsonfellow,

I'm thinking about starting a fund that will create grants to send smug, know-it-all, pretentious smartasses over to Afghanistan to reform Al-Queda and the Taliban through extremely civilized good manners. What would be the proper way to give you... er, I mean, the grant recipient... notification of being selected to receive the grant?

[general_re]

Dear Watson,

I have such a horrible problem of politics and etiquette! But I know that you'll be able to advise me - after all those summers together in Nantucket and Block Island, and ski trips to Aspen and Vail, I thought of you, dear Watson, as the only one who could help me with such a horrible pickle :(

It seems that I have the horrible luck to have invited someone to our annual Fall Retreat weekend on Cape Cod (you will be there, won't you, dear Watson?) who might be considered, well, inappropriate. You remember how my brother, Whittaker, was traveling about the Mediterranean over the last few years? (He's such a scamp, but I'm told that all the ladies absolutely gush over him...)

Well, it seems that, during his travels, Whittaker met a certain Mr. bin Laden - no, not the Mr. bin Laden, but rather his brother. Anyway, Whittaker tells me he's fabulous fun and so exotic, you'll just have to meet him, Watson darling - remind me to introduce you.

Now, I know that all of our guests would never be so crass as to make inappropriate comments or suggestions about our foreign guests - you remember how horribly embarrassing little Patty was to Mr. Hearst, but nobody was ever rude enough to say anything directly to poor Mr. Hearst.

Naturally, my main concern is with the "locals". I am concerned that if word should get out about our guest among the less-well-bred in town, there might possibly be some sort of incident. So my question to you is, since it would be exceptionally rude to disinvite Mr. bin Laden, would it be considered poor form to position the servants in such a way as to have them shoot uninvited guests on sight? What should I do?

Desperately seeking advice,
Your old friend,
Bunny Chambers

[csvset]

Traipsing

It isn't a manly sport.

[LeftyStomper]

Dear WatsonFellow,

It occurs to me, after reading your comments about Senator Claptrap being booed, that my screen name is gauche and ill-mannered. Can you suggest another which would convey my philosophy in a more dignified manner?

Awaiting edification,
the common thrall, LeftyStomper

[Cogadh na Sith]

Does that mean the mailed-fist mother of all wedgies I'm gonna deliver to tWatsonfellow should go to you?

Please advise....

[Sloth]

Dear Watsonfellow: I have a friend who sends weaponized anthrax spores to various public figures through the mail. The problem that I have with this is that instead of applying a stamp to the envelope, she puts her the name and address of her target as the return address, so that the envelope with be 'returned' to them for lack of postage.

To me, this is tantamount to stealing from the USPS, but she just calls it a 'little trick' and says the post office has all kinds of money and can afford to absorb a loss like this. What do you think, and how can I share my concerns with my friend without hurting her feelings?

Thanks,

Torn in Trenton