David Brooks: And the geek shall inherit the earth

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How could an article about nerds miss the central point?

From "Revenge of the Nerds":

http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/r/revenge-of-the-...

- That was wonderful.

- You did things to me you've never done before.

(gasps)

- You're that nerd!

- Yeah.

- God, you were wonderful.

- Thanks.

- Are all nerds as good as you?

- Yes.

- How come?

- Cos all jocks think about is sports.

- All we ever think about is sex.

More magic from the pen of bobo. His words are like spun gold in a grim world.

Why the hate? I thought it was a fairly well-written article.

Lordy, if I was grading a 10th grade English composition that ended with this:

For as it is written, the last shall be first and the geek shall inherit the earth.

...I just don't know how I'd react. Maybe by quitting. I guess the poll of "conservative" columnists is slim in NYC, but please, let's have someone who avoid writing op-eds that end in "For Better or For Worse"-style puns.

Please bring Krugman back...

Krugman beat up Brooks and made him do his column. Brooks in turn apparently did the same thing to Safire.

I can pass this on to my non-geek friends and griends (short for girl friends). Writing is an art.

What warmed-over yestershite is that? Boo.

Ha.

Right this minute (~12PM EDT) this article is one spot below an old link to a very old XKCD strip about hanging on to your idealism.

(America's Paper of Record) < (paint-program stick figures)

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