It's the Moby Dick of academic wank, and it just. keeps. going!
I posted on this before, but I am compelled to point it out again--if you want to see how low the standards of "academic discourse" have fallen, check out the ongoing wanktastic thread about Suicide Bombings over at the Chronicle.
I've seen more coherent arguments in old Usenet flamewars about the X-Files. Watch as the usual suspects trot out the usual canards, as though repeating these assertions often enough will cause them to become reality.
There are some folks who try to have a reasonable argument, but really, why bother at this point? The Chronicle's discussion boards have become nothing more than a lovely display case for different academic prejudices. Reading them is like looking at a collection of butterflies pinned to felt--once you get past the pretty colors, it's just dried up dead bugs.
Or something...
It's Friday. Don't expect good similies from me today. But do go read. And point. And laugh. Because really, that's all that's left to do.
Posted by Big Arm Woman at November 7, 2003 09:11 AMSimile and the world similes with you. Metaphor and you metaphor alone.
Posted by: Ron Hardin at November 7, 2003 12:06 PMNever thought about it much before but:
What better place to hide your cowardice than behind your Phd?
Posted by: Jim at November 8, 2003 11:26 PM