> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Walker) > Subject: [PEN-L:10395] Re: The Farmer in the Dell > 1. This is an urban legend; > 2. This is a parody of homophobic hysteria; or > 3. The parents *real* objection is that the farmer takes *only one* wife. > > >>The issue arose after scores of parents complained that children in the > >>kindergarten class at Brigham Elementary were being led in a game which > >>mimicked same-sex marriages. At issue was the game "The Farmer in the > >>Dell." It has been exposed as a hoax. I must admit I didn't doubt it at first, even though some of the names should have been a tip-off (e.g., Janabell Millett, Filene Dunnbody, and especially "C. K. Woodworth, A.P. remote correspondent." There was also the bit with 'the cheese stands alone.') One could also say it is a parody of liberal views of religious people. MBS =================================================== Max B. Sawicky Economic Policy Institute [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1660 L Street, NW 202-775-8810 (voice) Ste. 1200 202-775-0819 (fax) Washington, DC 20036 Opinions above do not necessarily reflect the views of anyone associated with the Economic Policy Institute. ===================================================
