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David Brooks: And the geek shall inherit the earth

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Re: David Brooks: And the geek shall inherit the earth

#4
How 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

#10
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More 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.