That happens to me on just about every CT comments thread. Or used to, back when I actually bothered to comment.

The list of essay titles from Substantific Marrow is, by itself, worth money. I don’t know whether this counts as “getting published”, but congratulations anyway!

Grackles very striking birds, but they’re bullies and thoroughly evil-looking. I’ve watched them having sex, and there’s no foreplay and it only takes about five seconds.

Nothing personal about that, of course.

I’ve read By Night In Chile. Which Bolano should I read next?

oh no, that’s too bad, but understandable, which is why I would strongly suggest purchasing Pablo Honey and The Bends to appreciate the quite underrated and a lot less complex but more fun early oeuvre

I actually love Stravinsky. But, and maybe now I’m being a snob, I thought it was kind of funny on that thread for someone to be hauling out “Rite of Spring” to show how highbrow he is. To me early Stravinsky is like Van Gogh – radical for his time sure, but also very accessible today even to people who aren’t connaisseurs of the art form. I see no reason why early Stravinsky should be high-brow and Radiohead (to use that poster’s example) low-brow. I actually find Radiohead takes more work to appreciate (so I usually don’t bother).

I thought that when I asked whether there’s been a study done to see if Potter readers were crack babies, my parodic intent would be understood. Perhaps I chose the wrong thread to make kind of joke.

Well, but you were particularly prominent on that list of “someones” who were calling people idiots.

You’re on the brink of high Broderism here, John—people shouldn’t be having arguments seems to be what you’re saying, and you’ll disrupt any attempt to have one.

Damn, my moment of triumph ruined by a few throwaway posts. All I need is for Megan McArdle to wigh in and I’m doomed.