Re: Tolkien's notion of biology

Chomsky:  "I think the Hobbits are criminals, essentially."

Zinn:  "One can always delight the little people with explosives."

It's very, very well done.

The parodist knows Chomsky's work thoroughly, and probably admires him as
well.  You can't parody this well without a thorough understanding of your
victim.

And among other things, Chomsky's as renowned in left-wing circles for
criticism of the US government's imperial tendencies, as he is in linguistic
circles for his theories and arguments.

On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 13:38, you wrote:
> --- John Cowan <cowan@...> scrievit:
> > Costentin Cornomorus scripsit:
> > > Um. Was that some kind of joke, or something?
> >
> > It was a satire on Chomsky's politics.
>
> Ah, I see.
>
> > I in fact agree with much
> > of what the real Chomsky says,
>
> I've never read any of Chomsky's work. What's he
> about, then?
>
> > but that doesn't
> > mean I don't find
> > this funny:
>
> Oh, it's a laugh a minute, once you understand
> that it can't possibly be serious! :P
>
> > anyone with strong opinions and a
> > marked style is
> > fair game for parodists.
>
> Yep.
>
> Padraic.
>
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