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The working class (5.00 / 1) (#142)
by madamab on Thu May 08, 2008 at 04:19:46 PM EST
doesn't read Homer.

They read Louis L'Amour.

That's why Bush beat Gore.

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Homer Simpson (5.00 / 3) (#159)
by Capt Howdy on Thu May 08, 2008 at 04:22:50 PM EST
maybe

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Oh Captain (5.00 / 2) (#172)
by kmblue on Thu May 08, 2008 at 04:26:02 PM EST
My Captain!
You made me laugh again!
Not easy these days.
Take a bow, you animal. ;)

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that one was so obvious (none / 0) (#186)
by Capt Howdy on Thu May 08, 2008 at 04:29:28 PM EST
I am suprised no one beat me to it.

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I totally disagree. I know many working class... (5.00 / 1) (#219)
by alexei on Thu May 08, 2008 at 04:40:33 PM EST
people who have read the "classics". For example, I worked in surveying and as a construction inspector and worked with many construction workers.  We had great discussions on classical literature, biographies, science, history, etc.  This is a "typical" put down of working class Americans and frankly, it is insinuating the terrible and hateful slur, "white trash".  I am sick and tired that it is ok to denigrate white people because of their economic and job situations.

BTW, the Homer Simpson comment is even worse.  I can tell you that I have spoken with many of post graduate degreed who love that show.

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the illiad (5.00 / 2) (#234)
by Salo on Thu May 08, 2008 at 04:46:42 PM EST
is a thumping blood curdler.

I particularly liked the duel between Hector and Achilles-- where Achilles armour was bouncing off good killing spear throws. Hector starts getting horrified that his best ain't cutting it. Total abject horror that the better man in every sense was going to lose.

It must a have been a "penny dreadful" in it's own day.

A good song ruined by PhDs.

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It's written by such folks, I believe (none / 0) (#237)
by Lysis on Thu May 08, 2008 at 04:49:11 PM EST
The Simpsons is absolutely brilliant, or at least it was during its nineties peak.  I didn't get a good chunk of the jokes until I was in college.  I remember being in my Contemporary Philosophy class and going, "Oh.  That's who Wittgenstein is."

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They liked Saving Private Ryan (none / 0) (#188)
by Salo on Thu May 08, 2008 at 04:29:30 PM EST
The Illiad is a battle on a beach too. Lots of skull crushing and snapped limbs.

Same narrative structure too.  Hanks and Hector die.

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Nothing new (none / 0) (#196)
by kmblue on Thu May 08, 2008 at 04:31:42 PM EST
under the sun!

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