I have mentioned this before, as, speaking of R.E.S.P.E.C.T. former N.R. colleague of yours had a profound moralistic judgement that there will be a special place in hell for M.T.V. executives…for all the corrosive counter cultural transgressions M.T.V. celebrated, popularized and monetized. To the Reverend Dim Witt, I should like to say the same thing to the ugly Orangeman Don King Trump face and all his willing henchmen, pitchmen and high class call girls that have made the political world a worse, more foul and dangerous place …
We the Living in Idiocracy…and ironically M.T.V. gave one of the greatest living social critics, cartoonist M8ke Judge a platform…to satire M.T.V.’s mind numbing, dumbing down of an entire generation. Millions of kids grew up tuning in a;d dropping out to “Rock the Vote” to come to be lie eve that it is so open minded of one to stand and cheer for a drag queen at the E.S.P.Y.’s for being so courageous to make like “Dude Look’s Like a Lady” in the flesh and cock the vote…and all this here stunned Village Idiwitt at the time sitting and watching the tely like Butthead was wondering “Where is Crocodile Dundee when we need him!?” His [not hers] would have dropped to his knees immediately, on stage, and no one in the audience would wonder what bathroom “Caitlin” needs to use, out of RESPECT FOR WOMEN
Anywho, I love you Jay, but to the extent that there maybe a rising of antisemitism in the Western world (sentiments, yes…but particular atrocities does not equal what is true of most peoples in general), you need to make a little bit more like Christopher Hitchens. Much as my language offends people, the sadly deceased polemicist triggers were often aimed at the right people’s…Islamists are a clear and existential threat to all of us, and especially Jews. It is safe to say that there are millions of die hard young men that be lie eve The Hadith is based on a true story…and the same idiots that think unisex bathrooms are progressive will offend truth by saying those millions of young “Mohammmedanism” (hat tip, Winston Churchill) are just peaceful people. Gotta run on. God HELP U.S. Did I say we the Livimg in Idiocracy. Here we are now, Trump entertain U.S. Thanks a lot M.T.V. Morton Downey Jr meets Tony Soprano in the flesh is our President. Renee “fucking bitch” Good and Alex Pretti still cannot be reached for comment…and their real killers are still in the Bada Bing, I mean Oval Office. Thanks for taking my rant Onward and Upward. Peace through superior mental firepower. 👊RESPECT
Not that I cannot afford it, but I have resisted subscribing for a while. It is partly, perhaps, because we have different ideologies (I was, and am, for example, no fan of Reagan). But, first of all, we are all in strange bedfellows camp these days. Second, almost all of your posts not only give me something to think about, but something to smile about (which I need desperately these days). Third, I almost always learn something I didn’t know from your posts. Finally, I always click through to your music reviews on New Criterion and you have expanded my knowledge of classical music greatly. I can no longer find an excuse to be a freeloader when my endorphins kick in every time I see that you have posted. I’m a card carrying Nordlinger now.
In a democracy, where "all men are created equal," is there not also a civic duty to respect the people one encounters in public? Staring into the phone, head down, as one tries to navigate a busy sidewalk strikes me as disrespectful. It's a violation of the social contract. Now the Other is merely an object to dodge at the last minute. It's an indecent habit, it has cheapened urban social life, and it's ubiquitous.
Mr. Nordlinger, I agree with you about shrinking language. But more words aren't always a good thing. For example, apparently "skill set" has replaced "skills."
My favorite restroom sign was seen in at Methodist church in Sanford, North Carolina: "This is your Father's house. Your mother does not live here. Clean up after yourself." The consequences of noncompliance were not specified--but certainly implied.
"Before leaving a concert at Lincoln Center, I had to take a whiz."
Criiiiiiiiiiiiinge! (As the teens used to say until I started saying it.)
Please don't feel you have to give readers specifics about your bodily elimination urges, Mr. Nordlinger. Eeeeeeeeeeew. We understand, without being told, why a person would choose to visit a restroom.
When I was training to become a pastor, one of my professors said, "Always remember to visit families in your congregation who are doing okay. If you only visit the problems you'll think your church is nothing but problems." Watching the news is like only visiting the problems. There's an awful lot of normal still out there, where children respect their parents and parents are respectable. Visit some normal today.
Random thoughts on Jaywalking,
I have mentioned this before, as, speaking of R.E.S.P.E.C.T. former N.R. colleague of yours had a profound moralistic judgement that there will be a special place in hell for M.T.V. executives…for all the corrosive counter cultural transgressions M.T.V. celebrated, popularized and monetized. To the Reverend Dim Witt, I should like to say the same thing to the ugly Orangeman Don King Trump face and all his willing henchmen, pitchmen and high class call girls that have made the political world a worse, more foul and dangerous place …
We the Living in Idiocracy…and ironically M.T.V. gave one of the greatest living social critics, cartoonist M8ke Judge a platform…to satire M.T.V.’s mind numbing, dumbing down of an entire generation. Millions of kids grew up tuning in a;d dropping out to “Rock the Vote” to come to be lie eve that it is so open minded of one to stand and cheer for a drag queen at the E.S.P.Y.’s for being so courageous to make like “Dude Look’s Like a Lady” in the flesh and cock the vote…and all this here stunned Village Idiwitt at the time sitting and watching the tely like Butthead was wondering “Where is Crocodile Dundee when we need him!?” His [not hers] would have dropped to his knees immediately, on stage, and no one in the audience would wonder what bathroom “Caitlin” needs to use, out of RESPECT FOR WOMEN
Anywho, I love you Jay, but to the extent that there maybe a rising of antisemitism in the Western world (sentiments, yes…but particular atrocities does not equal what is true of most peoples in general), you need to make a little bit more like Christopher Hitchens. Much as my language offends people, the sadly deceased polemicist triggers were often aimed at the right people’s…Islamists are a clear and existential threat to all of us, and especially Jews. It is safe to say that there are millions of die hard young men that be lie eve The Hadith is based on a true story…and the same idiots that think unisex bathrooms are progressive will offend truth by saying those millions of young “Mohammmedanism” (hat tip, Winston Churchill) are just peaceful people. Gotta run on. God HELP U.S. Did I say we the Livimg in Idiocracy. Here we are now, Trump entertain U.S. Thanks a lot M.T.V. Morton Downey Jr meets Tony Soprano in the flesh is our President. Renee “fucking bitch” Good and Alex Pretti still cannot be reached for comment…and their real killers are still in the Bada Bing, I mean Oval Office. Thanks for taking my rant Onward and Upward. Peace through superior mental firepower. 👊RESPECT
Jay-
Not that I cannot afford it, but I have resisted subscribing for a while. It is partly, perhaps, because we have different ideologies (I was, and am, for example, no fan of Reagan). But, first of all, we are all in strange bedfellows camp these days. Second, almost all of your posts not only give me something to think about, but something to smile about (which I need desperately these days). Third, I almost always learn something I didn’t know from your posts. Finally, I always click through to your music reviews on New Criterion and you have expanded my knowledge of classical music greatly. I can no longer find an excuse to be a freeloader when my endorphins kick in every time I see that you have posted. I’m a card carrying Nordlinger now.
In a democracy, where "all men are created equal," is there not also a civic duty to respect the people one encounters in public? Staring into the phone, head down, as one tries to navigate a busy sidewalk strikes me as disrespectful. It's a violation of the social contract. Now the Other is merely an object to dodge at the last minute. It's an indecent habit, it has cheapened urban social life, and it's ubiquitous.
Mr. Nordlinger, I agree with you about shrinking language. But more words aren't always a good thing. For example, apparently "skill set" has replaced "skills."
Jay !!
When u gotta go u gotta go.
Not a fan either but I have learned to live and let live.
My favorite restroom sign was seen in at Methodist church in Sanford, North Carolina: "This is your Father's house. Your mother does not live here. Clean up after yourself." The consequences of noncompliance were not specified--but certainly implied.
I'm wondering if there is a market for a Tee Shirt proclaiming "Eschew Verbiage Shrinkage."
"Before leaving a concert at Lincoln Center, I had to take a whiz."
Criiiiiiiiiiiiinge! (As the teens used to say until I started saying it.)
Please don't feel you have to give readers specifics about your bodily elimination urges, Mr. Nordlinger. Eeeeeeeeeeew. We understand, without being told, why a person would choose to visit a restroom.
That one caught me off guard as well.
Jay’s style is so informally formal, he gets away with more than most.
I just didn't need the mental image of a guy and his whizzing winky.
Made me smile, but please know I am with you.
When I was training to become a pastor, one of my professors said, "Always remember to visit families in your congregation who are doing okay. If you only visit the problems you'll think your church is nothing but problems." Watching the news is like only visiting the problems. There's an awful lot of normal still out there, where children respect their parents and parents are respectable. Visit some normal today.
Splendid advice.