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  • Thoughts While Noticing How Uncomfortable Are Certain Chairs

    By Scott McLemee December 30, 2008 1:40 am

    Attending MLA in order to listen to the papers is a little like going to a bordello out of a taste for piano music. It reflects a certain confusion about the nature of the place. To persist in the mistake for very long would suggest a profound insensitivity to ambiance.

    The analogy isn't perfect. Presumably someone at a bordello is having a good time.

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  • Posted by Sarah Bull at SUNY Binghamton on January 6, 2009 at 4:20pm EST

  • This is wonderful. Just dropped by your blog (followed a link from Critical Mass) and adore it. I'll be reading.

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