For instance, I could point out that my gridpoem text about the "great noses of history" is not an any way a slur about "big Jewish noses" but a reference to my own big (ethnically) Jewish nose and it's historical appearance in the grid (see level 2701).

The "Fuck off.." comment was not directed at you, but was what I perceived as being directed _by you at me_. I wasn't implying anything with "old curmudgeon" about our relative ages (it seems you are a few years my senior, although neither of us is exactly old (or young), but about our relative time in the grid (I've been here pretty much since the beginning and am maybe a little set in my ways in some regards--I'm off the

"9 times out of 10 you should probably be thinking about the overall 3x3 level as a whole image, which is to say, probably thinking about blending"

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Regarding _Vicky Cristina Barcelona_, I really did like it. Certainly not a perfect film, but I'd recommend seeing it to anyone with an interest in Woody Allen's films, even if they haven't liked the last few.