[lit-ideas] Re: Between the Esophagus and the Duodenum
- From: Donal McEvoy <donalmcevoyuk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 22:18:59 +0100 (BST)
>The first Griceian cartoon strip in today's newspaper>
>The second Griceian cartoon strip in today's newspaper>
>The third Griceian cartoon strip in today's newspaper>
Am I right then in thinking that a Griceian cartoon is one where they have
entirely removed the cartoon and put everything in word-form? (Or is that a
Griceian, or Gricean, mistake on my part?)
Dnl
Btw, Garfield is definitely more Popperian than Griceian, though I've no idea
why - or why anyone should believe this anymore than believe the analysis of
cartoon humour gives rise to something specifically Griceian
On Thursday, 5 June 2014, 21:53, "dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The third Griceian cartoon strip in today's newspaper is "GARFIELD".
First Square:
Cat Owner looks at empty fish bowl.
Second Square:
Cat Owner to Cat: Garfield, where is my fish?
Third Square:
Cat (thinking): By now? Somewhere between the esophagus and the
duodenum.
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Griceian explanation:
"Where's my fish?" is almost a rhetorical question.
Garfield takes it literally. This is a bit like a Griceian misunderstanding
in today's "Dustin" comic strip ("Reserved parking for shoppers with children")
and it seems, all'Attalardo, that Grice was a literalist (as was Austin), and
humour exploits this.
"Exploit" was one of Grice's favourite verbs -- as 'otiose' was one of his
favourite (if not HIS favourite) adjective.
Cheers,
Speranza
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