tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post988808086837738047..comments2024-02-15T13:20:14.813-06:00Comments on Gordon's Notes: To thine own self be trueJGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-83721096874989981952011-09-19T21:50:06.863-05:002011-09-19T21:50:06.863-05:00Thanks Jeff. Makes the mugs all the more ironic. P...Thanks Jeff. Makes the mugs all the more ironic. Polonius advice reminded me a bit of Kipling's IF, which I loved as a child but is also a bit grandiose.JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-71272528736813714722011-09-19T21:22:59.760-05:002011-09-19T21:22:59.760-05:00I seem to recall that Polonius is portrayed as a b...I seem to recall that Polonius is portrayed as a blowhard and a fool, and his advice to his son is meant to be part of that portrayal: quite the opposite of sage wisdom, instead it is meant to be pompous foolishness.Jeff Dutkynoreply@blogger.com