http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/04/boosterism/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:10:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/04/boosterism/comment-page-1/#comment-66310 John Quiggin Mon, 04 Apr 2005 21:26:23 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/04/boosterism/#comment-66310 I always thought it would be good to join the <a href="http://www.australianmammals.org.au/" rel="nofollow">Australian Mammal Society</a>, but the membership is confined to biologists who, by my estimate, make up less than 0.001 per cent of Australian mammals. I always thought it would be good to join the Australian Mammal Society, but the membership is confined to biologists who, by my estimate, make up less than 0.001 per cent of Australian mammals.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/04/boosterism/comment-page-1/#comment-66292 W. Kiernan Mon, 04 Apr 2005 20:02:57 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/04/boosterism/#comment-66292 <a HREF="http://www.uncharted.org/frownland/books/Schopenhauer/sip.html" rel="nofollow">You can't.</a> You can’t.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/04/boosterism/comment-page-1/#comment-66286 mark Mon, 04 Apr 2005 18:57:24 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/04/boosterism/#comment-66286 I was going to join, but what's the use? I was going to join, but what’s the use?

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/04/boosterism/comment-page-1/#comment-66262 mw Mon, 04 Apr 2005 16:24:00 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/04/boosterism/#comment-66262 Actually, I think it's a virtual organization and just asking where to sign up automatically makes you a member in good standing. Actually, I think it’s a virtual organization and just asking where to sign up automatically makes you a member in good standing.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/04/boosterism/comment-page-1/#comment-66260 Sebastian Holsclaw Mon, 04 Apr 2005 16:15:58 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/04/boosterism/#comment-66260 That is an amusing ambiguity. Pessimistic about America? Pessimists who are American? Both? That is an amusing ambiguity. Pessimistic about America? Pessimists who are American? Both?

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/04/boosterism/comment-page-1/#comment-66235 dsquared Mon, 04 Apr 2005 15:00:38 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/04/boosterism/#comment-66235 Like that's going to achieve anything. Like that’s going to achieve anything.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/04/boosterism/comment-page-1/#comment-66225 abb1 Mon, 04 Apr 2005 13:15:02 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/04/boosterism/#comment-66225 Here's one place: http://www.geocities.com/gothicmonarch/ Here’s one place: http://www.geocities.com/gothicmonarch/

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/04/boosterism/comment-page-1/#comment-66222 alkali Mon, 04 Apr 2005 13:01:53 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/04/boosterism/#comment-66222 Don't bother. It's probably not as much fun as you think. Don’t bother. It’s probably not as much fun as you think.

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