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Wow. The parody is incredible: http://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/martha-stewart-explains-drone http://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/martha-stew

by cianuro 12y ago

Wow. The parody is incredible: http://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/martha-stewart-explains-drone http://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/martha-stewart-e...

cossatot 12y ago
"In our age, each individual is responsible for knowing that sometimes “N.S.A.” means “No Strings Attached” and sometimes it means “String City.” " I wasn't too hot on the whole thing, but this line is killer.
pcl 12y ago
I can't tell if she's parodying herself with this bit: The shots of my farm were breathtaking and showed not only a very good landscape design — thanks to the surveyors and landscapers who worked with me on the overall vision, much as le Notre worked with Louis XIV — they also showed me what more I can do in the future, and revealed unexpected beauty. I mean really... she's comparing herself to Louis XIV?
- hackcasual 12y ago
  From the subtitle Because it's a useful tool. And imagine what Louis XIV could have accomplished at Versailles if he'd had one I think she's just referring back to that.
- trhway 12y ago
  and also she tries to suggest comparison of her farm landscape design to Versailles. I can only laugh at that attempt of even slight metal connection of these rough primitive rectangles ( http://d2dvlr1w1gfn2q.cloudfront.net/-WvojxK_0cwk/U7wxD1i4GDI/AAAAAAAItvw/C78JwCnKdEE/DJI00080.jpg?imgmax=512 http://d2dvlr1w1gfn2q.cloudfront.net/-WvojxK_0cwk/U7wxD1i4GD... ) with an idea of a European palace park - while i never been to Versailles, i spent bunch of years in St.Petersburg ( http://www.russiantourguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Peterhof-Palace-and-Grounds.jpg http://www.russiantourguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/P... ) where stuff was built ideologically following Versailles (http://www.versaillespourtous.fr/fr/vuduciel/chateau/diaporama/images/CV20061016_229.jpg http://www.versaillespourtous.fr/fr/vuduciel/chateau/diapora... ) and the likes.

by cianuro 12y ago

Wow. The parody is incredible: http://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/martha-stewart-explains-drone http://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/martha-stewart-e...

cossatot 12y ago

"In our age, each individual is responsible for knowing that sometimes “N.S.A.” means “No Strings Attached” and sometimes it means “String City.” " I wasn't too hot on the whole thing, but this line is killer.

pcl 12y ago

I can't tell if she's parodying herself with this bit: The shots of my farm were breathtaking and showed not only a very good landscape design — thanks to the surveyors and landscapers who worked with me on the overall vision, much as le Notre worked with Louis XIV — they also showed me what more I can do in the future, and revealed unexpected beauty. I mean really... she's comparing herself to Louis XIV?

hackcasual 12y ago
From the subtitle Because it's a useful tool. And imagine what Louis XIV could have accomplished at Versailles if he'd had one I think she's just referring back to that.
trhway 12y ago
and also she tries to suggest comparison of her farm landscape design to Versailles. I can only laugh at that attempt of even slight metal connection of these rough primitive rectangles ( http://d2dvlr1w1gfn2q.cloudfront.net/-WvojxK_0cwk/U7wxD1i4GDI/AAAAAAAItvw/C78JwCnKdEE/DJI00080.jpg?imgmax=512 http://d2dvlr1w1gfn2q.cloudfront.net/-WvojxK_0cwk/U7wxD1i4GD... ) with an idea of a European palace park - while i never been to Versailles, i spent bunch of years in St.Petersburg ( http://www.russiantourguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Peterhof-Palace-and-Grounds.jpg http://www.russiantourguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/P... ) where stuff was built ideologically following Versailles (http://www.versaillespourtous.fr/fr/vuduciel/chateau/diaporama/images/CV20061016_229.jpg http://www.versaillespourtous.fr/fr/vuduciel/chateau/diapora... ) and the likes.