Yes, we can.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Hilarious, too true, and not from The Onion.

I'd call that depressing, not hilarious. Boo.

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

I'd call that depressing, not hilarious. Boo.

Borowitz is a humor columnist, not unlike Dave Barry. He's in one of our area's semi-underground newspapers, so I'm very familiar with his writing and read him regularly. He's actually pretty good.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

Borowitz is a humor columnist, not unlike Dave Barry. He's in one of our area's semi-underground newspapers, so I'm very familiar with his writing and read him regularly. He's actually pretty good.

I think my comment was unclear. I think his writing is funny, but I also think some people will find a well spoken person an elitist simply because he speaks well. So though I enjoyed the humor of the writing, the little truth within depresses me.