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This is a really enjoyable read. Majiec is a great writer and speaker. A breath of fresh air compared much of modern blog/essay content.
by jebarker 3mo ago
This is a really enjoyable read. Majiec is a great writer and speaker. A breath of fresh air compared much of modern blog/essay content.
- troybetz 3mo agoWhere modern is post 2000 not 2020! https://idlewords.com/2006/04/argentina_on_two_steaks_a_day.htm https://idlewords.com/2006/04/argentina_on_two_steaks_a_day.... https://idlewords.com/2014/07/sana_a.htm https://idlewords.com/2014/07/sana_a.htm
- simonw 3mo agoI revisit https://idlewords.com/2007/04/the_alameda_weehawken_burrito_tunnel.htm https://idlewords.com/2007/04/the_alameda_weehawken_burrito_... every few years. Also a big fan of https://idlewords.com/2010/03/scott_and_scurvy.htm https://idlewords.com/2010/03/scott_and_scurvy.htm
- jaggederest 3mo agoArgentina on two steaks a day is quite possibly one of the best pieces of humorous writing, full stop. In my opinion at least, it should be regarded in company with Mark Twain and Jonathan Swift, though maybe not at the head of that particular table.
- klausa 3mo agoThat post is single-handedly responsible for me going to Buenos Aires. (Well that and a Qatar Airways misprice a couple of years back; but I would not have been motivated to jump on that occasion if I had not read the post.)
- titanomachy 3mo ago“Pez dispenser for Armageddon” is incredible imagery
- alexjplant 3mo agoThe Zapp & Roger shout-out in the title is gold too.
- selimthegrim 3mo agoI'm personally still chuckling about Mariboro and the shout out to Ferdydurke
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- klausa 3mo agoI know you didn’t mean anything by it, but this is the funniest misspelling of the name “Maciej” that I’ve ever seen.
- jebarker 3mo agoOh! I actually thought I tried to be really careful to get that right and somehow still didn't see I'd transposed the j and c. Definitely no harm intended!