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That might make a very

Michael Maiello — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:21:27 +0000

That might make a very interesting topic, MrSmith!

Sorry, but I read it in

MrSmith1 — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 16:37:52 +0000

In reply to A Way Back Book Review: The Mouse That Roared

Sorry, but I read it in Junior High School too. I loved the movie's silliness, with Peter Sellars playing multiple parts. And I love the simple concept of the story. The gentle spirit of the satire reminds me of another somewhat obscure satirist that I discovered in my youth, Will Cuppy. As a teen, I bought a paperback copy of Cuppy's, "The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody, " and thought it was laugh out loud funny. Perhaps there's a blog for you to write MM on the evolution of satire. From Mark Twain and Robert Benchley to Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.

Oh, Emma... I'd never accuse

Michael Maiello — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 00:58:22 +0000

In reply to Sorry, was not trying to pull

Oh, Emma... I'd never accuse you of pulling rank. Just having superior knowledge. :)

Sorry, was not trying to pull

EmmaZahn — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 23:23:24 +0000

In reply to Hazard of doing Dag book

Sorry, was not trying to pull seniority on you. My point was that appreciation of satire/humor is relative to the zeitgeist when it is read.

Oh, and there was no middle schools around here back then. Elementary 1-8; High School 9-12. That class was probably my most memorable from high school because of the events I noted. A few month into the school year The Beatles arrived and after that classes began to blur into the background. Music and dance were soooo much more fun.

She wasn't the only one who

trkingmomoe — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 20:57:18 +0000

In reply to Hazard of doing Dag book

She wasn't the only one who read it in school in the early sixties. I thought it was a easy read compared to The Robe, Withering Heights, Tail of Two Cities and The Three Musketeers.

Hazard of doing Dag book

Michael Maiello — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 20:43:55 +0000

In reply to I remember the book. It was

Hazard of doing Dag book reviews... people like Emma will say, "Oh, I read that... in middle school!"

I remember the book. It was

EmmaZahn — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 20:21:05 +0000

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I remember the book. It was assigned reading for my 9th grade Contemporary History class in 1963 -- the year JFK was assassinated and one year after the Cuban Missile Crisis. Its satire fell a little flat at the time.

I know, I've been playing

Michael Maiello — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 18:32:08 +0000

In reply to I haven't read the book but I

I know, I've been playing around with an idea about ISIS but I keep getting bogged down in a scene set in a brunch that never ends...

I haven't read the book but I

Ramona — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 17:49:00 +0000

In reply to A Way Back Book Review: The Mouse That Roared

I haven't read the book but I remember seeing the movie years ago. We could use more of that kind of satire these days. What's happening today is just as ridiculous but we haven't figured out how to water it down so it's just laughable and not dangerous.