Morons in theory and practice

From: Michael M. Butler (mmb@spies.com)
Date: Sat Mar 08 2003 - 14:35:31 MST

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    >> Sample moronspeak:
    >>
    >> "All chickens are for us or against us. Some chickens cross the road.
    >> There are good doer chickens and bad doer chickens. Therefore the
    >> chicken crossed the road."

    >> But try translating that into French (and back to
    >> English again) and you will understand why Powell is having problems at
    >> the UN these days.
    >
    > I'm missing something, that sentence is perfectly capable of being
    > translated back and forth. What do you mean?

    Alfio:

    They (the burgeoning "Party" of all those "Citizens") are trying to be
    witty, and only half succeeding.

    Moronic laboring for ironic effect regarding opposing morons has a kind of
    diminishing returns effect, just as most irritated people are irritating.

    I'm another, but I don't kid myself about it,

    MMB



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