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What Irks Me: Playing on Writers' Names
Friday February 15, 2008 | 20:15:31 136 words, 1913 views
That headline WILL NOT garner any google recognition, so I’ll probably get a nasty email from my superiors…so be it. How do you fluff that one? I was splashing around GolfWeek.Com today and finally recognized an aversion to “Hate To Be Rude,” Jeff Rude’s column. I don’t dislike the material, just the title. I didn’t like “Riffs With Reilly,” either, when he was at SI. He doesn’t riff; riffing is for musicians. I don’t like cheap alliteration nor whoring for metaphoring. Don’t play little games with titles and nicknames, just to be cute. In the end, it’s like saccharin. I prefer the straight shot, the sincere appelation, nothing more, nothing less. If you are of the same mindset and wish to comment on titles or monikers that drive you bonkers, post a comment below. 
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Comment from: Brandon Tucker [Member]
 · http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/brandon.tucker
You must hate Chris Berman then huh?
02/15/08 @ 22:54
Comment from: Chris Baldwin [Member]
Agreed. There's one cheap attempt to be cute title that truly annoys: RonMon.
02/16/08 @ 03:23
Comment from: Kiel Christianson [Visitor]
· http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/kiel.christianson
I bet you *hate* the blog listed right after yours at present: The Wisdom of Soloman.
Just giving you a hard time... One thing I've noticed is that bloggers on all topics, not just golf, seem to prefer to name their blogs something clever, rather than attach their names to them. This is irritating to me, as it seems like they're trying to duck accountability.
02/16/08 @ 08:15
Comment from: Billy Dawg [Visitor]
Interesting that you don't see anything wrong with a nom de plume (Ron Mon) but hate the use of a real name in the title. So what if it refers to the writer. At least he's not ducking accountability for the ink.
02/16/08 @ 08:46
Comment from: Ron Mon [Member]
RonMon is a nickname that kids came up with for me, since Montesano has four syllables, four vowels, and they are lazy. In spite of my Caribbean visage, it is not a reflection of Jamaican heritage. My personal suspicion is that I draw the line at nicknames, with which I'm OK. No, I don't dislike Chris Berman, but that's probably because his tosses come and go with the pace of televison; I must dislike the repetition of constantly seeing the aforementioned in print/digital ink. The Wisdom of Soloman would fall into that category, but don't let that stop him, you, or anybody. Name your column "Bald-Winning"; "Branding Brandon"; or "Curling with Kiel." My voice is one among many.
02/16/08 @ 08:52
Comment from: Kiel Christianson [Visitor]
· http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/kiel.christianson
"My voice is one among many."
Forebodingly similar to "I am Legion" (the biblical version, rather than the movie/comic book/death metal incarnations). You still on your meds, Mon?
02/16/08 @ 13:23
Comment from: Ron Mon [Member]
It's all in the subtext you create. My voice is one voice among many other voices, not one representative of many voices. I am not a super delegate in this instance. As you can see, not everyone is in step with my voice.
02/16/08 @ 13:33
Comment from: Tom [Visitor]
What a hypocrite. Do as I say, not as I do. And we're supposed to listen to your thoughts on golf?
02/23/08 @ 16:49
Comment from: Ron Mon [Member]
Tom,
Could you elaborate? You seem angry, but don't truly express your feelings. I'd like to help you deal with your demons. We don't charge by the word, so feel free to use as many words as you like. I'll help you out with a question or two...What makes me a hypocrite? How can you listen to words on a screen? Now, discuss...
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