We are losing the art of writing and of conversation

By Verified Atheist on Wed, 06/19/2013 - 4:14pm |

OK, admittedly this is not "news", but I couldn't resist posting this. I didn't feel that I had anything to add to it, so I've added it to "In the News". I apologize if that crosses a line…

URL:

http://xkcd.com/1227/

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Yeah I checked out that link too; it's fantastic. I want to dedicate this one from it to Orion:

The existence of mental and nervous degeneration among a growing class of people, especially in large cities, is an obvious growing phenomenon...the mania for stimulants...diseases of the mind are almost as numerous as diseases of the body...this intellectual condition is characterized by a brain incapable of normal working...in large measure due to the hurry and excitement of modern life, with its facilities for rapid locomotion and almost instantaneous communication between remote points of the globe...

The Churchman, Vol. 71, 1895

Also, the outrage expressed by a Marie Corelli about people ruining "the art of conservation" by doing it on bicycles is an especially new and fun one for me.

by artappraiser on Wed, 06/19/2013 - 5:34pm

I'm picturing people on those bicycles with the two different sized wheels, yakking away on their mobile phones…

Hang up and drive!

by Verified Atheist on Wed, 06/19/2013 - 5:47pm

We are losing the art of writing and of conversation

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