Comments on: At Least Until Publication of “Beavis and Mimesis,” My Memoir of the 1990s http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:00:24 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: goatchowder http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/comment-page-1/#comment-219526 goatchowder Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:04:18 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/#comment-219526 Must. Resist. Posting. 2girls1cup. Link. Must. Resist. Posting. 2girls1cup. Link.

]]> By: Scott McLemee http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/comment-page-1/#comment-219363 Scott McLemee Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:31:14 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/#comment-219363 jps -- I actually have that 70th birthday festschrift, which no doubt brightened the day for him as he spent it in the Federal pen for credit card fraud. The LaRouchies must have socked away some of the loot in an offshore account to pay for it. The printing job is deluxe. There's a special insert of tributes that arrived too late for inclusion, also printed on really nice paper. Manuel Noriega sends his best, for example. jps—I actually have that 70th birthday festschrift, which no doubt brightened the day for him as he spent it in the Federal pen for credit card fraud.

The LaRouchies must have socked away some of the loot in an offshore account to pay for it. The printing job is deluxe. There’s a special insert of tributes that arrived too late for inclusion, also printed on really nice paper. Manuel Noriega sends his best, for example.

]]> By: Jacob Christensen http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/comment-page-1/#comment-219343 Jacob Christensen Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:38:15 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/#comment-219343 Re: Cooking with Pooh. Thank goodness the books were translated to Danish before global branding of childrens' stories took over completely. The bear is called Peter Plys (Peter Plush) in Danish - <em>Cooking with Plush</em> is perhaps more bizarre than disgusting to imagine. Re: Cooking with Pooh.

Thank goodness the books were translated to Danish before global branding of childrens’ stories took over completely. The bear is called Peter Plys (Peter Plush) in Danish – Cooking with Plush is perhaps more bizarre than disgusting to imagine.

]]> By: JP Stormcrow http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/comment-page-1/#comment-219331 JP Stormcrow Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:59:29 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/#comment-219331 Not really a strange title, and their <i>might</i> be an innocent explanation, but was amused to come across <i>Festschrift for Lyndon Larouche: A Celebration on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday September 8, 1992</i> - author: Lyndon LaRouche. He also received one on his 80th birthday. Actually, I think a mere listing of the titles of LaRouche's works (they're listed as books at Amazon - but many are probably pamphlets and article reprints.) makes great reading, even if no single one stands out. "Now, Are You Ready To Learn Economics?" "Children of Satan" [Cheney on the cover] "The Science of Christian Economy: The Prison Writings of Lyndon Larouche" "The final defeat of Ayatollah Khomeini: A doctrine of constitutional law for the Iranian renaissance from the dark age of neo-Asharite irrationalism" "The ugly truth about Milton Friedman " "The power of reason: A kind of autobiography" "Will the Soviets rule during the 1980's" "Cold Fusion: A Challenge to United States Science Policy" "The Economics of the Noosphere" "How to eliminate the threat of nuclear holocaust: A policy proposal by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. for the development of anti-missile beam weapons" "Briefingate: The KGB-FBI-Manatt plot to destroy the U.S. presidency" "A certain difference between the great Jesse Owens and the present Jesse Jackson" [WTF? - jps] "Leading economist LaRouche proposes emergency action against U.S. banking collapse" [1985 version] Not really a strange title, and their might be an innocent explanation, but was amused to come across Festschrift for Lyndon Larouche: A Celebration on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday September 8, 1992 – author: Lyndon LaRouche. He also received one on his 80th birthday.

Actually, I think a mere listing of the titles of LaRouche’s works (they’re listed as books at Amazon – but many are probably pamphlets and article reprints.) makes great reading, even if no single one stands out.

“Now, Are You Ready To Learn Economics?”
“Children of Satan” [Cheney on the cover]
“The Science of Christian Economy: The Prison Writings of Lyndon Larouche”
“The final defeat of Ayatollah Khomeini: A doctrine of constitutional law for the Iranian renaissance from the dark age of neo-Asharite irrationalism”
“The ugly truth about Milton Friedman ”
“The power of reason: A kind of autobiography”
“Will the Soviets rule during the 1980’s”
“Cold Fusion: A Challenge to United States Science Policy”
“The Economics of the Noosphere”
“How to eliminate the threat of nuclear holocaust: A policy proposal by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. for the development of anti-missile beam weapons”
“Briefingate: The KGB-FBI-Manatt plot to destroy the U.S. presidency”
“A certain difference between the great Jesse Owens and the present Jesse Jackson” [WTF? – jps]
“Leading economist LaRouche proposes emergency action against U.S. banking collapse” [1985 version]

]]> By: Scott McLemee http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/comment-page-1/#comment-219325 Scott McLemee Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:32:51 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/#comment-219325 Conversely, the Proletarian Unity League's book about the state of the American "new communist" novement in the 1970s always struck me as kind of brilliant: <em>Two, Three, Many Parties of a New Type</em>. Much of it is available <a href=" struggle.net/ALC/TwoThreeContents.htm " rel="nofollow">here</a>. Conversely, the Proletarian Unity League’s book about the state of the American “new communist” novement in the 1970s always struck me as kind of brilliant: Two, Three, Many Parties of a New Type. Much of it is available here.

]]> By: a very public sociologist http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/comment-page-1/#comment-219296 a very public sociologist Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:44:12 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/#comment-219296 Not so much a book title, but will a chapter title from Harpal Brar's unintentionally hilarious 'Trotskyism or Leninsm' do? 'Why did the Trotskyist Opposition in the Soviet Union Commit the Kind of Mistakes that it Did Commit in Regard to the Chinese Revolution?' Why use one word when seven will do? How about this as a sub-heading? 'The Trotskyist recipe for disaster through "discord" with the peasantry versus the Leninist formula for building socialism through a "stable alliance" with the main mass of the peasantry' Not so much a book title, but will a chapter title from Harpal Brar’s unintentionally hilarious ‘Trotskyism or Leninsm’ do?

‘Why did the Trotskyist Opposition in the Soviet Union Commit the Kind of Mistakes that it Did Commit in Regard to the Chinese Revolution?’

Why use one word when seven will do?

How about this as a sub-heading?

‘The Trotskyist recipe for disaster through “discord” with the peasantry versus the Leninist formula for building socialism through a “stable alliance” with the main mass of the peasantry’

]]> By: Walt http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/comment-page-1/#comment-219281 Walt Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:13:34 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/#comment-219281 I was actually patronized in college for carrying around a copy of Jacobson's Basic Algebra I. People kept saying to me "Oh, I had that in high school. And you're a math major?" I tried acting sheepishly embarrassed. I was actually patronized in college for carrying around a copy of Jacobson’s Basic Algebra I. People kept saying to me “Oh, I had that in high school. And you’re a math major?” I tried acting sheepishly embarrassed.

]]> By: Martin G. http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/comment-page-1/#comment-219249 Martin G. Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:53:01 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/#comment-219249 I like "A Mind of its Own: a cultural history of the penis." I think it's actually a pretty good title, but it does have a dick joke in it, which is a plus in any book. I like “A Mind of its Own: a cultural history of the penis.” I think it’s actually a pretty good title, but it does have a dick joke in it, which is a plus in any book.

]]> By: djr http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/comment-page-1/#comment-219246 djr Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:08:11 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/#comment-219246 A friend who worked in a bookshop was once asked for "Accounting for Dummies". After checking the computer... "I'm sorry sir. There's no accounting for dummies." A friend who worked in a bookshop was once asked for “Accounting for Dummies”.

After checking the computer… “I’m sorry sir. There’s no accounting for dummies.”

]]> By: Shalom Beck http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/comment-page-1/#comment-219214 Shalom Beck Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:46:43 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/#comment-219214 My favorites are from my math days Two by Jacobson Basic Algebra II Basic Algebra I and that old chestnut Real Simple Groups My favorites are from my math days

Two by Jacobson
Basic Algebra II
Basic Algebra I

and that old chestnut
Real Simple Groups

]]> By: Sunday Bookchat « The Opinion Mill http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/comment-page-1/#comment-219213 Sunday Bookchat « The Opinion Mill Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:44:50 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/#comment-219213 [...] announced the winner of the Worst Book Title contest. I’ll leave you to discover the winner here, but in a field with finalists like Letting It Go: A History of American Incontinence and [...] [...] announced the winner of the Worst Book Title contest. I’ll leave you to discover the winner here, but in a field with finalists like Letting It Go: A History of American Incontinence and [...]

]]> By: Tim Worstall http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/comment-page-1/#comment-219212 Tim Worstall Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:31:15 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/#comment-219212 http://www.retroglobe.com/boring_postcards/ http://www.retroglobe.com/boring_postcards/

]]> By: MR. Bill http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/comment-page-1/#comment-219210 MR. Bill Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:10:51 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/#comment-219210 Markula at 6:ari While I ran a small bookstore, one of our titles (from Phaidon press, I seem to remember) was <i>Boring Postcards</i>. A graphic designer I know raved about it. And some of them were intellectual puzzles: this book had the copy from the card on the back of the page. We would try to guess why there was an helicopter shot of an interstate interchange..AH, it's the new location for a spark plug factory... Markula at 6:ari
While I ran a small bookstore, one of our titles (from Phaidon press, I seem to remember) was Boring Postcards. A graphic designer I know raved about it.
And some of them were intellectual puzzles: this book had the copy from the card on the back of the page. We would try to guess why there was an helicopter shot of an interstate interchange..AH, it’s the new location for a spark plug factory…

]]> By: bad Jim http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/comment-page-1/#comment-219207 bad Jim Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:08:56 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/#comment-219207 I piloted my moribund dad's new boat between Marina del Rey and Dana Point, threading the heavily trafficked shipping lanes of Los Angeles. Avoiding big ships was a quickly learned survival skill (steer straight towards them, watch the wake). J.K. Galbraith had a book about his forebears whose title proved problematic. "The non-potable Scotch" flopped in the U.K., and "Built to Last" didn't do much better in the U.S. "The Psychopathology of Everyday Things" was Donald Norman's original title for his essential book on design, but way too clever for any market. Likewise, perhaps, some art band's album title, "Civilization and its discotheques." Whenever I think I'm not the last Freudian, I kick myself into recollecting my visit to Michelangelo's Moses, next door to the Colosseum, alone except for my statuesque* travelling companion and a Dutch family. * I had her pose on one of the many vacant pedestals nearby. She fit. I piloted my moribund dad’s new boat between Marina del Rey and Dana Point, threading the heavily trafficked shipping lanes of Los Angeles. Avoiding big ships was a quickly learned survival skill (steer straight towards them, watch the wake).

J.K. Galbraith had a book about his forebears whose title proved problematic. “The non-potable Scotch” flopped in the U.K., and “Built to Last” didn’t do much better in the U.S.

“The Psychopathology of Everyday Things” was Donald Norman’s original title for his essential book on design, but way too clever for any market. Likewise, perhaps, some art band’s album title, “Civilization and its discotheques.”

Whenever I think I’m not the last Freudian, I kick myself into recollecting my visit to Michelangelo’s Moses, next door to the Colosseum, alone except for my statuesque* travelling companion and a Dutch family.

  • I had her pose on one of the many vacant pedestals nearby. She fit.
]]> By: Joe http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/comment-page-1/#comment-219182 Joe Sun, 25 Nov 2007 01:24:13 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/11/24/at-least-until-publication-of-beavis-and-mimesis-my-memoir-of-the-1990s/#comment-219182 I once saw someone on the NYC subway reading "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Enhancing Self-Esteem" (ch. 1: "Stop thinking of yourself as a complete idiot...") I once saw someone on the NYC subway reading “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Enhancing Self-Esteem” (ch. 1: “Stop thinking of yourself as a complete idiot…”)

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