Sunday, 24 August 2008

A conservative's account of what's increasingly liberal about the liberal arts, in ascending order of filth

[I drafted this post then press "post" instead of "draft" because I'm desperately trying not to sweat the small stuff.  I'd delete it, but people commented.]

w/ pun less lame; schlafly don't bother me; better morning stars; obscure

Aug 24, 2008 12:53:42 AM | Mark Twain

6 Comments

todd.

D'you press 'post' before you meant to?

Posted by: todd. | Sunday, 24 August 2008 at 01:48 AM

tomemos

Yeah, now those of us who don't even read you on Google Reader get to see your thought process. And what's the pun?

Posted by: tomemos | Sunday, 24 August 2008 at 02:51 AM

Ahistoricality

Schlafly don't bother me
Schlafly don't bother me
Schlafly don't bother me
'cause I belong to somebody.

Posted by: Ahistoricality | Sunday, 24 August 2008 at 10:43 AM

SEK

'Gads. Yes, this was supposed to be a draft. This is what I look like thinking, you know, before the jokes come. (But Ahistoricality's nailed my lame pun.)

Posted by: SEK | Sunday, 24 August 2008 at 01:18 PM

John Emerson

Anyonew who would post something like that would suck eggs,

Posted by: John Emerson | Monday, 25 August 2008 at 05:44 AM

Josh

Leslie's fault --and he wasn't exactly on the Left, ya know.

Posted by: Josh | Tuesday, 26 August 2008 at 07:58 AM

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