On those rare occasions when Joe-Allen “Joe” Doty is “spot on” in his comments, it’s generally because he has pointed out something that’s so immediately obvious that any reader over the age of four would be insulted by the insinuation that it could be missed.
On the other hand, he is insistent in his belief that his (limited, provincial, disapproving, literalistic) interpretation of what’s funny or appropriate in a comic strip (or the comments thereon) is the only acceptable view. Once Joe-Allen “Joe” Doty hath said “This is so”, heaven help anyone who dareth suggest otherwise.
He is quick to point out what he perceives as factual errors or misreadings by other posters, yet when he is called on his own errors or misreadings he cries that he’s being persecuted. And when his perceptions of error by others are shown to be groundless, I have never once seen him apologize for, retract, or own up to his offense.
He’s not an ogre, he’s just a hypocritical, judgmental, self-important, ill-informed, pedantic, pontifical, humorless laughingstock.
On those rare occasions when Joe-Allen “Joe” Doty is “spot on” in his comments, it’s generally because he has pointed out something that’s so immediately obvious that any reader over the age of four would be insulted by the insinuation that it could be missed.
On the other hand, he is insistent in his belief that his (limited, provincial, disapproving, literalistic) interpretation of what’s funny or appropriate in a comic strip (or the comments thereon) is the only acceptable view. Once Joe-Allen “Joe” Doty hath said “This is so”, heaven help anyone who dareth suggest otherwise.
He is quick to point out what he perceives as factual errors or misreadings by other posters, yet when he is called on his own errors or misreadings he cries that he’s being persecuted. And when his perceptions of error by others are shown to be groundless, I have never once seen him apologize for, retract, or own up to his offense.
He’s not an ogre, he’s just a hypocritical, judgmental, self-important, ill-informed, pedantic, pontifical, humorless laughingstock.