David Brooks: And the geek shall inherit the earth
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Re: David Brooks: And the geek shall inherit the earth
#2What warmed-over yestershite is that? Boo.
Re: David Brooks: And the geek shall inherit the earth
#3Please bring Krugman back...
Re: David Brooks: And the geek shall inherit the earth
#4How could an article about nerds miss the central point?
From "Revenge of the Nerds":
http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/r/revenge-of-the-...
- That was wonderful.
- You did things to me you've never done before.
(gasps)
- You're that nerd!
- Yeah.
- God, you were wonderful.
- Thanks.
- Are all nerds as good as you?
- Yes.
- How come?
- Cos all jocks think about is sports.
- All we ever think about is sex.
Re: David Brooks: And the geek shall inherit the earth
#5More magic from the pen of bobo. His words are like spun gold in a grim world.
Re: David Brooks: And the geek shall inherit the earth
#6Please bring Krugman back...
Krugman beat up Brooks and made him do his column. Brooks in turn apparently did the same thing to Safire.
Re: David Brooks: And the geek shall inherit the earth
#7Ha.
Right this minute (~12PM EDT) this article is one spot below an old link to a very old XKCD strip about hanging on to your idealism.
(America's Paper of Record) < (paint-program stick figures)
Re: David Brooks: And the geek shall inherit the earth
#8I can pass this on to my non-geek friends and griends (short for girl friends). Writing is an art.
Re: David Brooks: And the geek shall inherit the earth
#9More magic from the pen of bobo. His words are like spun gold in a grim world.
Why the hate? I thought it was a fairly well-written article.
Re: David Brooks: And the geek shall inherit the earth
#10More magic from the pen of bobo. His words are like spun gold in a grim world.
Why the hate? I thought it was a fairly well-written article.
Lordy, if I was grading a 10th grade English composition that ended with this:
For as it is written, the last shall be first and the geek shall inherit the earth.
...I just don't know how I'd react. Maybe by quitting. I guess the poll of "conservative" columnists is slim in NYC, but please, let's have someone who avoid writing op-eds that end in "For Better or For Worse"-style puns.