Ron Cook: Ugh

[slappybrown]

I've seen the one setence paragraph style creep into local sports blogs.

Who teaches writing to these people?

I'm not a fan.

"Only" ten of the one sentence paragraphs today. He's usually good for mid-high teens when he's really on his game. Any by on his game, I mean I want to fight him.

[shafnutz05]

List of people Slappy wants to fight:

1) Ron Cook
2) Pomplamoose
3)

[slappybrown]

List of people Slappy wants to fight:

1) Ron Cook
2) Pomplamoose
3)

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, good list idea Shad. I am wondering who should be one on that list. I think Cook has to go first since Pomplamoose has generally disappeared from the airwaves as they make their slow descent into homelessness. Unless I find them on a street corner on the Lower East Side in December 2030, it is unlikely they will be foughten* by me.

*Foughten should be a word.

[shafnutz05]

lol, I have used "foughten" before. Pomplamoose is on a rapid decline.

[columbia]

The lower east side is now an extremely high rent district, so you probably won't run into yen there.
Unless, somehow, max fish is still serving drinks.

[slappybrown]

The lower east side is now an extremely high rent district, so you probably won't run into yen there.
Unless, somehow, max fish is still serving drinks.

I lived on the lower east side bordering alphabet city, and there was nothing high rent about it. Parts of it are certainly gentirfied, but you can still find plenty of classically disgusting NYC in the LES.

[Troy Loney]

pomplamoose?

[slappybrown]

pomplamoose?

Go to the "commercials that make you contemplate homicide" thread.

[Defence21]

I've seen the one setence paragraph style creep into local sports blogs.

Who teaches writing to these people?

I'm not a fan.

I'll explain the one-sentence paragraph quite easily. Most writers are trained to write for a column-oriented layout within a newspaper. Such a layout often leads columns to be two inches wide, making short paragraphs seem long and long paragraphs seem unending. The idea to use one sentence paragraphs are used for two reasons. One, for effect. Two, because the sentence is long and adding another would make the paragraph even longer.

When writing for a newspaper, the goal is to dumb-down the story to an eighth grade level. One way to do so is to avoid long paragraphs, which tend to be overwhelming to readers. Keep them short and the reader is encouraged to read on. Make them long, and the reader is likely to move to a new story. In general, you'll rarely find a paragraph longer than three to four sentences in a newspaper.

I suspect the one sentence paragraph in blogs tends to be more prevalent in those trained in the school of print journalism, as opposed to those trained in a traditional English writing school -- or simply educated (or not) in another field. If done properly, I actually enjoy the one sentence paragraph, as it often helps a story flow, and, in some cases, causes the reader to pause to understand the emphasis.

I use the technique at FF quite often because of my background in journalism and because the width of our site was rather narrow. Now that we've widened the site, I'll likely use fewer one sentence paragraphs.

[columbia]

Slappy: when did you live there?

I've lived in NYC twice and that neighborhood has radically changed.

[slappybrown]

Slappy: when did you live there?

I've lived in NYC twice and that neighborhood has radically changed.

Left in 05.

[RxBandit66]

Maybe Ron Cook can predict that the Pens will miss the playoffs, so they can win the Cup again this year

Back then (February 2009) I specifically called him out - on this site and over the air (Madden's show). I wanted him to pay me a year's salary if they made the playoffs, and I was prepared to offer the same to him if the Pens missed the playoffs. But he never responded.

And, of course, the Pens won the Cup.

[Silence_Dogood]

Ron Cook seems like a miserable/misanthropic old man he fits right at home in yinzerburgh.

Your description of the man couldn't be further from reality. He's actually a ridiculously nice guy, and he's generally upbeat and positive.

[Malkamaniac]

Ron Cook seems like a miserable/misanthropic old man he fits right at home in yinzerburgh.

Your description of the man couldn't be further from reality. He's actually a ridiculously nice guy, and he's generally upbeat and positive.

He never seems that way on the Radio. He kind of has this Eyeore thing about him.

[slappybrown]

Ron Cook seems like a miserable/misanthropic old man he fits right at home in yinzerburgh.

Your description of the man couldn't be further from reality. He's actually a ridiculously nice guy, and he's generally upbeat and positive.

He never seems that way on the Radio. He kind of has this Eyeore thing about him.

lolololol

[Silence_Dogood]

Maybe Ron Cook can predict that the Pens will miss the playoffs, so they can win the Cup again this year

Back then (February 2009) I specifically called him out - on this site and over the air (Madden's show). I wanted him to pay me a year's salary if they made the playoffs, and I was prepared to offer the same to him if the Pens missed the playoffs. But he never responded.

And, of course, the Pens won the Cup.

Did he say that before the Pens added two top line wingers, fired the coach, and installed a new system?

[Silence_Dogood]

From what I understand, the editors breakup the articles and push the one-sentence paragraphs. Ron would typically go for four of them. His editor wants more.

[slappybrown]

From what I understand, the editors breakup the articles and push the one-sentence paragraphs. Ron would typically go for four of them. His editor wants more.

Ron, you dont have to come in here and defend yourself like this.

[newarenanow]

I think I'm one of the few that like Cook.

[Malkamaniac]

I think I'm one of the few that like Cook.

I like the way him and Vinnie go after callers and when Cook disagrees he gives out a monotone nooooooo

[Silence_Dogood]

From what I understand, the editors breakup the articles and push the one-sentence paragraphs. Ron would typically go for four of them. His editor wants more.

Ron, you dont have to come in here and defend yourself like this.

lol I am SO many people on this message board!

Seriously though, he's a decent guy.

[SolidSnake]

I think I'm one of the few that like Cook.

I like Cook too

[Defence21]

I think I'm one of the few that like Cook.

I like Cook too

I do, as well. He's somewhat negative, but moreso, I think he's a realist. People tend to hate anyone who is anything less than an optimist who wears black and gold glasses. Cook tends to tell it like it is, even if it goes against the common thought in Pittsburgh.

[SolidSnake]

I think I'm one of the few that like Cook.

I like Cook too

I do, as well. He's somewhat negative, but moreso, I think he's a realist. People tend to hate anyone who is anything less than an optimist who wears black and gold glasses. Cook tends to tell it like it is, even if it goes against the common thought in Pittsburgh.

Agreed, when he's not on the nightly sports call I don't even bother watching

[slappybrown]

Who are you people