{"id":119,"date":"2018-04-20T12:10:08","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T19:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lostboyfriend.net\/blog\/?p=119"},"modified":"2025-06-10T21:17:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T04:17:18","slug":"liberal-editing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lostboyfriend.net\/blog\/liberal-editing\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberal Editing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"612\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-120 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/lostboyfriend.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/clippersBulls-1024x612.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lostboyfriend.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/clippersBulls-1024x612.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lostboyfriend.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/clippersBulls-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lostboyfriend.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/clippersBulls-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lostboyfriend.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/clippersBulls.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-accent-3-background-color has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"line-height:1.4\">\u201cWhat is so fascinating about sitting around watching a bunch of pituitary cases stuff a ball through a hoop?\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve always seen this as a quote on Basketball. Or rather, an insult on Basketball. It\u2019s from the movie <strong>Annie Hall<\/strong> by Woody Allen. To me it\u2019s also a quote about <strong>Liberal Editing<\/strong>. I call it that because every reference or graphic that has that quote fails to post the answer to the question, which Woody Allen answers in the movie:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"line-height:1.4\">\u201cWhat is fascinating is that it\u2019s physical. You know it\u2019s one thing about intellectuals, they\u2019re proof that you can be absolutely brilliant and have no idea what\u2019s going on.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When I looked for this quote online, the second part is always left out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a2b4ce915c29&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1026\" height=\"471\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"http:\/\/lostboyfriend.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/peopleWhoHateSports.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lostboyfriend.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/peopleWhoHateSports.png 1026w, https:\/\/lostboyfriend.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/peopleWhoHateSports-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/lostboyfriend.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/peopleWhoHateSports-768x353.png 768w, https:\/\/lostboyfriend.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/peopleWhoHateSports-1024x470.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1026px) 100vw, 1026px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And I think it\u2019s left out because it\u2019s difficult to decide whether you\u2019re: 1) a dumb person who watches pituitary cases stuff a ball through a hoop or, 2) a really smart person who has no clue what&#8217;s going on. Liberals definitely don\u2019t watch pituitary cases stuff a hoop. Better leave the second part of that quote off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now Woody Allen says \u2018intellectual,\u2019&nbsp; not liberal, in the movie. I guess that\u2019s my bias towards intellectuals being liberal. That\u2019s probably not true, but then it\u2019s not funny. Well, to me anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"line-height:1.4\">\u201cThey say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they&#8217;d make up their minds.\u201d\u2014<em>Wilt Chamberlain<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordPress 5.1 and Gutenberg.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This paragraph is not related to the above musing on subjective editing. This is an add-on block in the newly updated <strong>WordPress 5.1<\/strong> and it\u2019s new \u201cblock\u201d style editing system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a2b4ce916d05&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"509\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"http:\/\/lostboyfriend.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/vue_3-1024x509.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lostboyfriend.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/vue_3-1024x509.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lostboyfriend.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/vue_3-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lostboyfriend.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/vue_3-768x382.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lostboyfriend.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/vue_3.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A slug photograph from a previous entry in order to try Block editing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWhat is so fascinating about sitting around watching a bunch of pituitary cases stuff a ball through a hoop?\u201d I\u2019ve always seen this as a quote on Basketball. Or rather, an insult on Basketball. It\u2019s from the movie Annie Hall by Woody Allen. To me it\u2019s also a quote about Liberal Editing. 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