In a love letter to her husband and legendary comedian George Burns, the equally legendary Gracie Allen once famously penned, "Never put a period where God has put a comma." It's a sweet thought: the Almighty is not only an ongoing Act, but it's also one that can be explained with something as ordinary as a punctuation mark. So resonant is Gracie Allen's remark that it has become the heart of the United Church of Christ's effective and ongoing "God is Still Speaking" identity campaign.
Some days WWP feels like that comma [not unlike a turgid 18th century novel -- it never ends!]. Other days he's a question mark [that would have been Saturday]. Other times he feels like a semi-colon [getting started, but not yet finished; that would have been Sunday] or on rare days the exclamation point [or exclamation mark, if you're British]. Most days WWP identifies with the trusty colon [signaling inquisitiveness and the promise of more to come]. Don't get us started on the double-space. Or the dash.
Today, alas, was a period mark, what my British friends would call it a "full stop." Most netizens would call it a dot. A single dot. Just plain dot. Dot. Plain ol' dot. Fuck.
One day, perhaps, all these accumulated dots will add up to an ellipsis mark.
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What's your punctuation mark? Take the test for yourself, but keep it to yourself. Comments are off. Yet another "dot."
Here is WWP's actual result:
| You Are a Colon |
 You are brilliant and incredibly learned. Anything you know is well researched. You like to make lists and sort through things step by step. You aren't subject to whim or emotions. Your friends see you as a constant source of knowledge and advice. (But they are a little sick of you being right all of the time!) You excel in: Leadership positions. You get along best with: The Semi-Colon. |
Not a "dot dot dot" in sight...
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