tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post3521696323372352849..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: Less Tall MeganSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-70237482952794606392009-12-22T10:33:46.131-06:002009-12-22T10:33:46.131-06:00Lunacy implies a medical condition for which Megan...Lunacy implies a medical condition for which Megan is not to blame. Narcissistic, provincial, pretentious, self-important, over-confident in her abilities, incurious, lazy, and willfully so on all counts. If this weren't the case, she'd make some attempt to improve as her numerous daily errors are pointed out to her. But a lunatic she is not. That's giving her too much credit.Clever Pseudonymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-24268348851694017262009-12-21T23:17:38.076-06:002009-12-21T23:17:38.076-06:00It still astounds me that the Atlantic pays her fo...It still astounds me that the Atlantic pays her for this drivel. It's lunacy, of course, but it's not even interesting lunacy.Desert Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14837747666646894084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-87276319942319961342009-12-21T17:51:42.895-06:002009-12-21T17:51:42.895-06:00Peter loves it when I start my sentences the same ...<i>Peter loves it when I start my sentences the same way! </i><br /><br />She starts sentences by misspelling her own name? Can't say I'm surprised...Malaclypsenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-83548373502231113722009-12-21T14:52:52.327-06:002009-12-21T14:52:52.327-06:00Uh, what reason would Megan have....oh, never mind...Uh, what reason would Megan have....oh, never mind. I'll just let the stupid speak for itself.<br /><br />I've always thought "Twitter" was such a fitting name.Clever Pseudonymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-48633835536862469322009-12-21T14:42:34.572-06:002009-12-21T14:42:34.572-06:00Some guy named John Borell twits:
@asymmetricinfo...Some guy named John Borell twits:<br /><br />@asymmetricinfo My girlfriend loves it when I start a conversation with, "Megan McArdel from the Altantic wrote in her blog today that.." :) <br /><br />And McArdle twits:<br /><br />@johnborell What a coincidence! Peter loves it when I start my sentences the same way! <br /><br />That must be a <i>really</i> fun group.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-57625215936528925972009-12-21T13:54:22.717-06:002009-12-21T13:54:22.717-06:00More ridiculous?
Well, yes.
Doing it by confusin...More ridiculous?<br /><br />Well, yes.<br /><br />Doing it by confusing the Observer Effect with the Uncertainty Principle, leaving it up long after the Times fixed their headline, and playing autism for yucks.<br /><br />The Twitter feed should be comedy gold.Downpuppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312490198813632190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-26955409514583157402009-12-21T13:49:45.248-06:002009-12-21T13:49:45.248-06:00If the staff at the NYT were more better like Mega...If the staff at the NYT were more better like Megan, they'd just recycle the same four or five headlines over and over to avoid these kinds of mistakes.Clever Pseudonymnoreply@blogger.com