A hyptothetical question

Imagine a couple are watching a movie (let’s say it’s a romantic comedy).  Each time something predictable happens, the male rolls his eyes and quips, “A familiar topos!”  So here’s what I’m wondering: What do you make of this scenario?

Published in:  on September 7, 2009 at 10:00 pm Comments (9)

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  1. On September 8, 2009 at 12:11 am Carolyn Said:

    I dont have an opinion on this that you have given a check-box for ;-) but I do wonder if it has caused you to spell the title of this post badly!

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  2. On September 8, 2009 at 12:20 am Carolyn Said:

    hmm…or perhaps you were being clever and rhyming it with the title of your blog and I’M the dummy?

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  3. On September 8, 2009 at 3:59 am Richard Fellows Said:

    This is a clever experiment in gender politics. You are wondering how many of your readers are able to see things from the point of view of the female, who is likely to be irritated by the repeated quip. (Feel free to delay this comment if it undermines your experiment).

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  4. On September 8, 2009 at 9:50 am Matthew Said:

    I approve of these interpretations. An alternative reading would be that I can’t spell, and wanted to justify my outrageous movie-watching behaviour to my wife. Speaking of which, the stats speak for themselves – almost 90% of respondents say that they think my practice is worth adopting.

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  5. On September 8, 2009 at 2:14 pm Bec Said:

    Without some kind of “don’t like it” option/s, your ‘poll’ is like the voting slips of a nation run by a dictator who wants to ‘prove’ his legitimacy!

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  6. On September 8, 2009 at 2:39 pm Matthew Said:

    But unlike that situation, it’s not really possible that anyone would dislike my line, surely!

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  7. On September 10, 2009 at 1:51 pm Phil Whitehead Said:

    I’ve been making similar everyday use of the word “topos” ever since I discovered what it meant. You get extra points for using it in the plural, however: “Well, that film covered all of the usual rom-com topoi…”

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  8. On September 10, 2009 at 1:56 pm Matthew Said:

    Heyyyy I’m impressed. Peter said he tried it out on his wife, but it kinda backfired, as he felt the need to explain the term “topos” – and then it turned out that she already understood it. It’s a dangerous game we’re in.

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    • On September 10, 2009 at 2:08 pm Phil Whitehead Said:

      Fortunately I typically make this remark while around housemates, rather than girls.

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