Because the stupid burns like hydrochloric *acid*, man

[earthbelow]

From one of the most noxious and annoying interviews with an author I've yet seen:

"Before Harry Potter, no one was reading."

- Robyn Schneider

Yeah, because *before* Harry Potter, we were all just staring at the page wondering what the funny shapes were, but then Harry Potter said "accio literacy!" and suddenly, we understood written language!

I'm torn between being very annoyed at the supreme amount of teh_st00pid in this and laughing insanely.

In fact, if I were compiling a list of the stupidest quotes ever, this goes somewhere between Barbara Bush's "well, the hurricane worked out great for the homeless of New Orleans" comment and Al Gore's infamous "I invented the internet".

Yeah. This is Inventing the Internet Class Stupid.

I believe this calls for an icon of an angry turtle. And oh, look. I just happen to have one on hand.

Comments

[exiledtimelord.livejournal.com]

Exactly my point. "Taking the initiative in creating the Internet" is not the same thing as claiming to have invented it, any more than that statement is a claim to have invented environmental protections.

Context. :)

[thousandpages.livejournal.com]

It's close enough.

If you're gonna defend a Democrat, I don't think Al Gore would be the guy I'd hang my hat on, personally.

:)

- Meg