tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post5881959637228073882..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: You're A Mean One, Megan McArdleSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-58523857188827368172008-11-26T08:56:00.000-06:002008-11-26T08:56:00.000-06:00Ha! You kill me, Susan.Ha! You kill me, Susan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-11642083367281763732008-11-25T12:31:00.000-06:002008-11-25T12:31:00.000-06:00The only time we would see a crackling fire at Chr...The only time we would see a crackling fire at Christmas time is if our tree went up in smoke. I'm lucky if it's cool by Thaniksgiving. Megan can't invision a world even slightly different from the one she knows.<BR/><BR/>"Dear Diary, today I looked through a Land's End catalogue, and read the Washington Post while I drank my Starbucks coffe. I saw an article about newly poor people buying toys for their children at Christmas time, and it made me so angry that I dashed off a blog post. Ka-Ching!<BR/><BR/>I saw the cutest guy while window-shopping at the Apple Store. He was just my type--expensive clothes, expensive haircut, expensive watch, expensive shoes. Some women are so shallow, but I know the elite when I seen one. After all, Mummy says it's just as easy to marry for money as it is to marry for love!"Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-38084142475821140712008-11-25T10:51:00.000-06:002008-11-25T10:51:00.000-06:00How much could the Atlantic be paying her for her ...<I>How much could the Atlantic be paying her for her job anyway?</I><BR/><BR/>She may have Family Money to which the blogging is simply a lagniappe. She certainly tries to give us that impression. <BR/><BR/>The thing I loved about her "memories of the holidays" line is how she managed to make even THAT a species of bragging. <BR/><BR/>Does everybody have those lovely perfect memories of food and family and "crackling fires"? Would children whose parent were so strapped they had to forgo giving them Christmas presents have those same kinds of Norman Rockwell memories? What if they should happen to NOT have nice, well-behaved families and pretty wood-burning fireplaces to make up for the emptiness under the tree? <BR/><BR/>Cripes. There's no bottom to this woman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-91253148853765171802008-11-24T18:00:00.000-06:002008-11-24T18:00:00.000-06:00"Did you notice how Megan reduced what is supposed..."Did you notice how Megan reduced what is supposed to be the happiness of Christmas, once again, down to her personal experiences?"<BR/><BR/>Yep. She might as well start every blog post with the words 'Dear diary..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-73166002584800116042008-11-24T11:05:00.000-06:002008-11-24T11:05:00.000-06:00I got nothing to add to what you both just said, I...I got nothing to add to what you both just said, I just want sign my nom de plume under cp's petition (screw her etc.).<BR/><BR/><I>Yes, there's definitely a case to be made that Christmas is too commercial, overdone, and expensive</I><BR/>Tell me about it, I got a teenage sister which - I understand - is nearly as bad as having a teenage daughter.<BR/><BR/><I>How much could the Atlantic be paying her for her job anyway?</I><BR/>That is an excellent question. How much is her bs worth to the editors?bulbulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505565281151328789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-45253112019367810192008-11-24T10:30:00.000-06:002008-11-24T10:30:00.000-06:00Did you notice how Megan reduced what is supposed ...Did you notice how Megan reduced what is supposed to be the happiness of Christmas, once again, down to <I>her</I> personal experiences? What she remembers liking about it and recalls fondly - that's the way the rest of us should spend our holiday. Well, one of the happiest moments for me is watching my little nieces and nephews rip the paper off their presents with laughter and glee. It's not what's inside the package that matters. It's that moment. Screw her and her black, empty heart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-20670204336736101112008-11-24T10:20:00.000-06:002008-11-24T10:20:00.000-06:00Yes, there's definitely a case to be made that Chr...Yes, there's definitely a case to be made that Christmas is too commercial, overdone, and expensive., especially these days. It would be nice is we could all just cut back a lot and enjoy the holiday more. I wouldn't start with my kids' Christmas presents, however! <BR/><BR/>Seeing your kids' faces light up when they get something beautiful or fun is one the best part of Christmas. Most people enjoy finding books and music and clothes and toys for their kids, for heaven's sake. All year you have to be sensible and prudent and say no, but one time a year you get to satisfy a kid's (momentary) heart's desire. It's like being a fairy godmother or the Indian Gentleman in <I>A Little Princess</I>.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-62995384639698753002008-11-24T09:59:00.000-06:002008-11-24T09:59:00.000-06:00This is one of those issues where I can half-agree...This is one of those issues where I can half-agree with the larger point, but the self-righteousness of her tone and hyposcrisy is sickening. I think we are far too driven by consumerism, but come on. Can't Megan muster enough empathy for a second to imagine what it's like to be a kid and wake up on Christmas to nothing? Besides, no one is going to scrap their food budget for toys; some people are simply dipping into their savings to make their kids happy. Not to mention that most of the toys that kids get are also educational, so it's not just plastic and glue.<BR/><BR/>And you guys are correct to be all over her for the double standard. She can wait in line all night for an iPhone or whisk off to Florida to pick up the trendy Mini-Cooper, despite the fact that she's single and lives in a city where you can easily get around without a car. Then there's the Tivo, the Kindle...all the little gadgets and goodies she likes to brag about buying, but a parent - something she is not and has no clue about - is supposed to stuff their kid's stocking with coal.<BR/><BR/>How much could the Atlantic be paying her for her job anyway? There's no way it's enough for her to buy all this stuff without having to use credit. I guess in Meganland, that's off limits to the lesser people. What a vile, smug human being.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com