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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Mostly I want to say that Jedediah Purdy is a funny name. And also that his argument that irony is poisoning our culture is really stupid. That's the kind of argument we ironists use. We also use idiot and scalawag. But ironically...
...before this adaptation sullies the story with a new, supposedly upbeat epilogue, the animagicians of Jim Henson's Creature Shop use the technology that gave us Babe and countless taco commercials to create a stunning live-action version (TNT, Oct. 3, 8 p.m.). The challenge in bringing Animal Farm to life is not creating verisimilitude--there never will be a realistic talking donkey--but giving cuddly animals noble and historic heft. The film does so with a wisely chosen cast of voices (Ian Holm stands out as smarmy pig propagandist Squealer) and eerie visuals, from the crudely painted ANIMAL FARM...
...Yeah. What could you use? How about "I'm moderately funny...
...time to go, Eskelsen suggests that you ask the teacher how she can best be reached--by phone, handwritten note or e-mail. Many schools are setting up websites with e-mail and voice mail to facilitate communication between parents and teachers. Parents should use them not only to flag problems but also to praise a particularly inspiring lesson or assignment. Parents should make sure the teacher knows how she can reach them and should make her feel welcome...
...argue further for irony, I am going to use Soren Kierkegaard's The Concept of Irony with Continual Reference to Socrates. I do this not only because it will make me look smart, but because I get to employ the underutilized o. Like that crazy Socrates, who made fun of his interlocutors while pretending to compliment them, Kierkegaard uses irony to force his opponents to avoid rehearsed answers and confront their true beliefs. He even wrote under pseudonyms like Hilarius Bookbinder, Nicolaus Notabene and Constantin Constantius. In the world of 19th century Christian philosophy, this is sidesplitting stuff, trust...