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In the New Yorker...
Jeff Wrangler:
Bananas were introduced into the West by Alexander the Great in 327 B.C. They were first imported into the United States in 1870. If you ate a banana with your breakfast this morning, as I did, it was of a variety known as the Cavendish. Ninety-nine percent of bananas exported are Cavendishes. :)
Front-Ranger:
So, "ain't nobody here but us chickens" is a grammatical sentence? Whew, I was so worried! :P
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on January 12, 2011, 02:33:21 pm ---So, "ain't nobody here but us chickens" is a grammatical sentence? Whew, I was so worried! :P
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Now you can sleep soundly tonight! ;D
Front-Ranger:
The Jan. 17 issue is the best I've read in a long time. David Brooks' Social Animal is entertaining and enlightening. This is the 1st thing I've read by him although I understand he is well known. Who Owns the Snow was funny, The Lamb Roast was a sweet memoir of a party-giving couple in NY that reminded me of the BBQ. Anthony Lane's critique of Another Year was scathing, and the crowning piece was The cult of the Constitution by Jill Lepore. Was it ever on target (sorry for the bad pun)!!
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on January 15, 2011, 05:00:48 pm ---The Jan. 17 issue is the best I've read in a long time. David Brooks' Social Animal is entertaining and enlightening. This is the 1st thing I've read by him although I understand he is well known.
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He's a conservative columnist at the New York Times. I don't always like his politics (though he's very moderate), but he's an excellent analyst of class, culture, behavior, etc. I loved his book, Bobos in Paradise. This article, which I've only just started, is apparently an excerpt from his new book.
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