We actually celebrate Black Friday on the same day, but not to the same I'll-knife-you-if-you-don't let-go-of-that-Elmo-doll extent. It's mostly just to keep shoppers from going to the US for bargains.
I don't bother reading the Annals, but I had to read the comments on this one. Again, I have to say that misinformation is a plague on the internet. Even though it's meant to be humorous, the Annals are usually just mildly unfunny. The guise of half-seriousness is dangerous because some people are gullible enough to believe some of the patent lies and half-truths and that's where we get crackpot theories like WTC conspiracies and dinosaurs living with people.
Amazing how the people defending the article have been uniformly condescending and abusive in their response towards those who don't appreciate the weak attempt at humour or who were fooled by it.
Let's be honest: nobody but English majors read A Modest Proposal, and only a handful of those actually enjoy reading it. And they only enjoy reading it because a) they're in love with their elbow-patch-tweed-jacket-wearing professors, or b) they're pretending to like it because they're trying to score with the chick in love with the elbow-patch-tweed-jacket-wearing professor.
A Modest Proposal addressed an incredible social issue. This article doesn't use satire as a tool for social change. It is one of many disingenuous articles written with less skill and humour than an Onion article. The Annals are like the viral video that just won't go viral because it's too damn lame.
Sorry, I had the same thought. The dog gets out of the deeper water, but the owner doesn't run up and put its leash on, and pull it right out of the water. That's irresponsible. Think about it. All the time that dog is "playing" with the whale, is the owner not concerned, calling the dog to come back, and waiting at the shore to grab it and secure it? Is the owner even aware of what's going on, or have they simply left their dog to roam the beach while they goof off somewhere else? It's fine to let your dog off the leash on a beach where it's not a "swimming beach", as long as you have control of your dog. Either the owner had no control of this dog, or they just didn't care. Either way, sucks to treat your dog that poorly.
You couldn't just let it go, could you? Obviously, her intent wasn't to suggest anything but evolution, and we often use the phrase "designed" without necessarily implying a master designer. Your fanaticism is misplaced.
Again, I have to say that misinformation is a plague on the internet. Even though it's meant to be humorous, the Annals are usually just mildly unfunny. The guise of half-seriousness is dangerous because some people are gullible enough to believe some of the patent lies and half-truths and that's where we get crackpot theories like WTC conspiracies and dinosaurs living with people.
Amazing how the people defending the article have been uniformly condescending and abusive in their response towards those who don't appreciate the weak attempt at humour or who were fooled by it.
Let's be honest: nobody but English majors read A Modest Proposal, and only a handful of those actually enjoy reading it. And they only enjoy reading it because a) they're in love with their elbow-patch-tweed-jacket-wearing professors, or b) they're pretending to like it because they're trying to score with the chick in love with the elbow-patch-tweed-jacket-wearing professor.
A Modest Proposal addressed an incredible social issue. This article doesn't use satire as a tool for social change. It is one of many disingenuous articles written with less skill and humour than an Onion article. The Annals are like the viral video that just won't go viral because it's too damn lame.
Is the owner even aware of what's going on, or have they simply left their dog to roam the beach while they goof off somewhere else?
It's fine to let your dog off the leash on a beach where it's not a "swimming beach", as long as you have control of your dog. Either the owner had no control of this dog, or they just didn't care. Either way, sucks to treat your dog that poorly.
Obviously, her intent wasn't to suggest anything but evolution, and we often use the phrase "designed" without necessarily implying a master designer. Your fanaticism is misplaced.