Word: jerk
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...time it works, however, not so much because the author keeps things stirred up but because he persuades the reader to share his great, openhearted fondness for his ridiculous characters. A compact is signed, Russo saying something like, "O.K., yeah, Sully's being a bit of a jerk, but watch what he's going to do now . . ." Or, "Did you meet Vera the Awful Ex-Wife? No? Well, here she comes...
...segregation and slavery all the way to Africa. There are also scornful lectures such as the one for rap singers in the title tune on Devil's Got Your Tongue: Lincoln accuses them of lewdly denigrating black culture to make a buck ("Tell a dirty story,/ of a lowly jerk,/ Even though the joke's on us, it's supposed to work"). Though her words can verge on sanctimony, Lincoln's impish delivery saves her from preachiness...
This all should sound familiar. The Jerk, a would-be humor magazine, was preempted by a Lampoon parody last year--and the real thing never materialized. Bona fide Jerk editors had claimed their magazine would have been serious humor. But how do you make fun of something that's already self-parody...
...Sassy, published by Harvard's adolescent-males-in-residence. Its regular features include "Ask Mike," "hip advice from a guy who's been around." Then there's "Ask Monique," "what to know from a babe who's been around." I hope Inside Edge has more staying power than The Jerk. It's probably just as absurd as the parody that came before...
...Consider the possibility that the General might be able to enlighten most of the Harvard community (especially those who consider themselves the sole proprietors of oppression) with regards to the subject of clawing your way to success while overcoming every possible obstacle. After all, if we succumb to knee-jerk, P.C. condemnation of General Powell, we will indeed be practicing the one thing we all claim to abhor: intolerance. Jon-Peter Kelly...