Comments on: Ashley Judd Tried to Impress Craig Ferguson http://www.themockdock.com/2008/03/28/ashley-judd-tried-to-impress-craig-ferguson/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:10:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: angry_broad http://www.themockdock.com/2008/03/28/ashley-judd-tried-to-impress-craig-ferguson/#comment-2113 angry_broad Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:27:57 +0000 http://www.themockdock.com/2008/03/28/ashley-judd-tried-to-impress-craig-ferguson/#comment-2113 She's such a poser. Your comment was perfect, Shannon. She’s such a poser.

Your comment was perfect, Shannon.

]]> By: Mockarena http://www.themockdock.com/2008/03/28/ashley-judd-tried-to-impress-craig-ferguson/#comment-1650 Mockarena Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:21:50 +0000 http://www.themockdock.com/2008/03/28/ashley-judd-tried-to-impress-craig-ferguson/#comment-1650 And she only graduated because UK felt sorry for her. I don't believe for one second that she had enough credits to graduate all along and they just "forgot" to send her the final paperwork. What a load. And she only graduated because UK felt sorry for her. I don’t believe for one second that she had enough credits to graduate all along and they just “forgot” to send her the final paperwork. What a load.

]]> By: Watcher http://www.themockdock.com/2008/03/28/ashley-judd-tried-to-impress-craig-ferguson/#comment-1648 Watcher Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:34:35 +0000 http://www.themockdock.com/2008/03/28/ashley-judd-tried-to-impress-craig-ferguson/#comment-1648 Did you know that she just graduated UK last year (2007)? How about those apples? Did you know that she just graduated UK last year (2007)? How about those apples?

]]> By: Mockarena http://www.themockdock.com/2008/03/28/ashley-judd-tried-to-impress-craig-ferguson/#comment-1639 Mockarena Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:15:28 +0000 http://www.themockdock.com/2008/03/28/ashley-judd-tried-to-impress-craig-ferguson/#comment-1639 You are SO RIGHT. She's either talking like a Deepak Chopra playbook, or she's sounding like she's just looked up how to replace the word "and" in a thesaurus. Or (horrors) BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. HATE. You are SO RIGHT. She’s either talking like a Deepak Chopra playbook, or she’s sounding like she’s just looked up how to replace the word “and” in a thesaurus. Or (horrors) BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.

HATE.

]]> By: Shannon http://www.themockdock.com/2008/03/28/ashley-judd-tried-to-impress-craig-ferguson/#comment-1637 Shannon Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:13:54 +0000 http://www.themockdock.com/2008/03/28/ashley-judd-tried-to-impress-craig-ferguson/#comment-1637 You KNOW how much I share your hatred of Ashley, and this type of exchange is why. Ashley fancies herself an intellectual - scratch that, she only wants others to THINK she is an intellectual. (I mean, really, if you have intellectual aspirations, you actively pursue intellectual endeavors. Like, I don't know ... going to school?? And no, her BA from UK doesn't count. Half the population of Lexington has a UK degree, and it gets them great jobs at Starbucks and Walmart.) So she talks like she THINKS intellectuals talk - big, fancy words - and not being one herself, fails miserably. She always sounds like she just opened her high school vocab book and is practicing the word of the day. Why is that, I have wondered, when others (professors, scholars, authors, etc.) can use those same words and sound perfectly normal? 1) She uses the words in inappropriate settings. Even Rhodes Scholars tone it down in social situations. A Craig Ferguson interview is a social gab-fest, not a doctoral lecture. 2) She often uses the words inappropriately. In any Ashley interview, there is at least one "big word" that she botches. Here, it was, "verisimilitude of truth." Versimilitude = the appearance/ semblance of truth. So, she really said something like, "the appearance of truth of truth." ("Hello, is this the Redundancy Department of Redundancy?") Furthermore, the word "verisimilitude" is typically reserved for descriptions of artistic endeavors (literature, plays, or movies) or philosophical theories. It is NOT a straight-out synonym for "probability." Classic Ashley - she (sort of) gets the definition right, but misses the proper connotation and nuance. That's because she's never actually HEARD anyone use the word before(again, she is not an intellectual and does not associate with intellectuals), she's just looked it up in the dictionary. 3) Her vocabulary does not enhance her ability to communicate her thoughts, it hampers it. This is an important point, but subtle. A large vocabulary, when used properly, makes one's speech more accurate and succinct. (It is so much quicker and easier, for example, to say "succinct" than "short, clear, and to-the-point, but in a good way.") Ashley will say, "one with an inclination toward prevarication" instead of "liar." It is ridiculous. You KNOW how much I share your hatred of Ashley, and this type of exchange is why. Ashley fancies herself an intellectual - scratch that, she only wants others to THINK she is an intellectual. (I mean, really, if you have intellectual aspirations, you actively pursue intellectual endeavors. Like, I don’t know … going to school?? And no, her BA from UK doesn’t count. Half the population of Lexington has a UK degree, and it gets them great jobs at Starbucks and Walmart.) So she talks like she THINKS intellectuals talk - big, fancy words - and not being one herself, fails miserably. She always sounds like she just opened her high school vocab book and is practicing the word of the day. Why is that, I have wondered, when others (professors, scholars, authors, etc.) can use those same words and sound perfectly normal?
1) She uses the words in inappropriate settings. Even Rhodes Scholars tone it down in social situations. A Craig Ferguson interview is a social gab-fest, not a doctoral lecture.
2) She often uses the words inappropriately. In any Ashley interview, there is at least one “big word” that she botches. Here, it was, “verisimilitude of truth.” Versimilitude = the appearance/ semblance of truth. So, she really said something like, “the appearance of truth of truth.” (”Hello, is this the Redundancy Department of Redundancy?”) Furthermore, the word “verisimilitude” is typically reserved for descriptions of artistic endeavors (literature, plays, or movies) or philosophical theories. It is NOT a straight-out synonym for “probability.” Classic Ashley - she (sort of) gets the definition right, but misses the proper connotation and nuance. That’s because she’s never actually HEARD anyone use the word before(again, she is not an intellectual and does not associate with intellectuals), she’s just looked it up in the dictionary.
3) Her vocabulary does not enhance her ability to communicate her thoughts, it hampers it. This is an important point, but subtle. A large vocabulary, when used properly, makes one’s speech more accurate and succinct. (It is so much quicker and easier, for example, to say “succinct” than “short, clear, and to-the-point, but in a good way.”) Ashley will say, “one with an inclination toward prevarication” instead of “liar.” It is ridiculous.

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