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| WhispersOfWisdom |
 Mon 10th March 2008, 12:38pm
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http://www.economist.com/printedition/disp...ory_id=10789354
I sense that one of my favorite magazines of "yesteryear" is beginning to find it's way into the central core of our every day lives. When everyone has an answer and everyone is an economist or a consultant, I tend to go the otherway. Likewise, when everyone is bullish, I tend to be "bearish." ( The reverse is also true.) Are you an inclusionist? I guess I lean toward acceptance and surrender...  Wikipedia defaults to the mean and mediocre, but maybe that is not all bad?  This post has been edited by WhispersOfWisdom: Mon 10th March 2008, 2:29pm |
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| Jonny Cache |
Mon 10th March 2008, 4:02pm
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 τα δε μοι παθήματα μαθήματα γέγονε Group: Contributors Posts: 5,100 Joined: Sat 9th Sep 2006, 1:52am Member No.: 398 WP user page - talk check - contribs |
For those USers not familiar with it, The Economist is kinda like the UK equivalent of The Harvard Lampoon.
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| gomi |
Mon 10th March 2008, 7:46pm
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QUOTE(Jonny Cache @ Mon 10th March 2008, 9:02am)  For those USers not familiar with it, The Economist is kinda like the UK equivalent of The Harvard Lampoon. Sure, and the Private Eye is much like U.S. News and World Report. Uh-huh. |
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| Jonny Cache |
Mon 10th March 2008, 7:50pm
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τα δε μοι παθήματα μαθήματα γέγονε Group: Contributors Posts: 5,100 Joined: Sat 9th Sep 2006, 1:52am Member No.: 398 WP user page - talk check - contribs |
QUOTE(gomi @ Mon 10th March 2008, 2:46pm) QUOTE(Jonny Cache @ Mon 10th March 2008, 9:02am) For those USers not familiar with it, The Economist is kinda like the UK equivalent of The Harvard Lampoon. Sure, and the Private Eye is much like U.S. News and World Report. Uh-huh. I just meant that the level of pretension is so hilarious that it must be at least partially deliberate self-mockery. Not that there's anything wrong with that … Jonny |
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WhispersOfWisdom "The Economist" and the "Rag" Mon 10th March 2008, 12:38pm
Moulton Wikipedia would do well to bill itself as the Inte... Mon 10th March 2008, 1:16pm Poetlister If The Economist isn't a reliable source, what... Mon 10th March 2008, 2:29pm
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It makes the Guardian look user-friendly and coll... Mon 10th March 2008, 3:52pm gomi I just meant that the level of pretension is so hi... Mon 10th March 2008, 7:54pm Unrepentant Vandal Who is Andrew Lih? Mon 10th March 2008, 7:03pm Jonny Cache
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