Today was the something-somethingth running of the Kentucky Derby, a sporting event that seems so civilized even though it involves guys getting on the backs of four-legged animals and then whipping their arses until they run really fast in a big circle. — here (Seriously! What right do horse racing people have to think they’re more sophisticated than NASCAR people? Both involve a mode of transportation going really fast in a circle but no animals are hurt in NASCAR.)
…if literal explanations were applied to every little questionable thing, then nothing in this world would have room to be funny. — there (via)
Of course there doubtless are refugees from the violence in Libya out there, but they’re probably a bit far from the hotel bar for our intrepid BBC correspondents. — here
My position was that we are as much a part of nature as condors and cougars, that our technological prowess is as much a product of natural evolution as talons and teeth. — there
If you love it,it’s relevant. — here (The word “relevant” should be banned from discussions of music and art.)
May 13th, 2011 - 7:34 pm
The distinction between horse-racing and car racing is just a class thing. A lot of the people who have traditionally supported horse racing tend to be either richer or more upper-class than the people who traditionally support NASCAR. Though the question of how horse racing enthusiasts condone the mistreatment of the animals they supposedly love so much was a good point too.
And your last link just gives me one more reason to love Stephen Fry. Yes, there are a lot of pretentious sorts who listen to classical music but then there are a lot of pretentious sorts who listen to pop music. You never really know what types of music you’re going to love until you listen to them and deliberately restricting yourself or others from a type of music you or they might like is just sad.