Thanks Marsha (and Platt) didn't spot that ... Excellent piece.
Let's however not allow the "mockery" of elitism to make it a taboo subject for constructive debate - a meme too far. Just remember how "unfounded" our intellect really is, whilst we use it. This stuff is right on topic IMHO. Ian On 8/8/08, MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Platt Holden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 8:54 AM > Subject: Re: [MD] Gun smoke in the shape of a fake letter and not a > mushroomcloud > > > > All those interested in cementing your elite status be sure to read the > > column by David Brooks in today's NY times entitled "Lord of the Memes." > > Hilarious, but true -- for example, his last line: "Remember, cultural > > epochs come and go, but one-upmanship is forever." > > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/08/opinion/08brooks.html?hp > > > > Platt > > > > Very humorous!!! > > David Brooks in a good guy. In this case also hilarious. I couldn't > dislike him even when I tried. According to the new standards, I'd rather > be as ordinary as dirt. - Marsha > > > > > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
