The Most Emailed New York Times Article Ever
James Poulos, Ed. ·
January 21, 2011 at 12:05am
For many minutes, now, I have tried, very carefully, to excerpt something from this incredible article that is adequately representative of the whole. In the interest of getting the thing in front of your eyeballs as fast as humanly possible, I have given up. Res ipsa loquitur.
(Via Cheryl Miller.)
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Re: The Most Emailed New York Times Article Ever
The article is a reminder of just how parochial The New York Times has become.This piece has the flavor of a parody, but it is evidently meant to be taken seriously.
Edited on January 21, 2011 at 12:13amOct '10
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No way this is real. Gotta be a parody, such as "stuff white people like."
Jul '10
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Claire's cats already emailed it to me. With a snarky comment that Ibex' are too dumb to flush a toilet.
Re: The Most Emailed New York Times Article Ever
It may give you some sense of relief to know that the NYT most emailed list is easily gamed.
Sep '10
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I don't know about you, but dried figs and honey-drizzled ibex sounds pretty good to me.
BTW, it's a hilarous parody.
Nov '10
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The thing screams for comment, but every part of me wants to believe the article is a brilliant hoax, and I hate being suckered. Nevertheless, here goes:
Part 1
"'It’s entirely conceivable that a dog could learn simple computer functions,' says Dr. Walker Brown, the director of the Center for Canine Cognition, a research facility in Maryland. 'Word processing, e-mailing, even surfing the web: for many dogs, the future is already here.'"
Is the Center for Canine Cognition getting federal funding?
"'We've always let Anna pursue her dreams, but we like to be able to visit wherever they may take her,' counters Anna's mother, who has accompanied her daughter on long trips to Uganda, Bangladesh and the Mississippi Delta."
Taking the scenic route, obviously. For more details, contact the travel agency "Hell Holes R Us."
Nov '10
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Is it really?
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1914016,00.html
But Demaratus has severely aggravated my own doubts about the article's veracity, so I will refrain from further comment until someone confirms that it is not a hoax. Please, God, let it be true...
Edited on January 21, 2011 at 1:25amAug '10
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The thought that the NYT could be "gamed" at any level boggles the mind . No other vowels work in p* nch do they ?
Dec '10
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I got the impression that the gimmick was to pack into an article the memes that most often show up in Most E-Mailed articles, like college admissions, iPads, pet intelligence, the Bible, physical activity for kids, diet, etc., etc., etc.
May '10
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Did James Lileks. write that?
Edited on January 21, 2011 at 1:41amAug '10
Re: The Most Emailed New York Times Article Ever
As one of the commenters pointed out, what this precocious teen's life story seems to be missing is a sexual partner of some kind.
Or do NYT readers expect other people's teens to have sex lives, but not their own?
But on the whole, an excellent parody.
May '10
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Argh! Now I see that I have been such a failure as a parent!
No one told me about the ibexes. Sure everybody in California knows your kids have to speak chinese, but ibexes? Word never got to S.F.
No wonder the kids out here can't get into the Ivies....
(And our pets haven't progressed past email on the blackberry)
Jun '10
Re: The Most Emailed New York Times Article Ever
This is brilliant ---- thanks for posting it.
Oct '10
Re: The Most Emailed New York Times Article Ever
My attention span hated reading that thing. . .what's the significance of this article?
Aug '10
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Sappy is as sappy does.
May '10
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James, I understand your difficulty. There's a gem or two in every paragraph!
Nov '10
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There is a Canine Cognition Center, but it is at Duke University in North Carolina, not in Maryland, and its Director is Brian Hare, not Dr. Walker Brown. There is a veterinarian named Walker Brown, but he is located in Minnesota. I am inclined to think that the article is fiction.
Re: The Most Emailed New York Times Article Ever
Two things make me call shenanigans on the article:
1. In the first paragraph she starts out as a vegan, but ends up eating honey drizzled Ibex.
2. I play competitive Bocce (no kidding). I took second place in the NewJersey championship. I don't know her.
Sep '10
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Truly the cutting edge of liberal chic.
Jul '10
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Seems to me like an amalgam of the top 50 things white people like. But I'd be willing to bet if you put it in front of a whole lot of people less skeptical than us, most would take it at face value.