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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jbe who wrote (54591)	9/4/1999 2:17:00 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

I understand, just a matter of curiosity. In "Armies of the Night", Norman Mailer observes that conservative academics are usually more interesting than liberal and left- wing academics, because the leftish ones are so earnest, and obsessed with politics, and so bien pensant that they frequently are humorless. Conservative academics have other interests, usually have a bit more money and few dietary hang- ups, so they set a better table, are more likely to be witty, and are often delightfully eccentric. I have no idea if he is correct, as a general rule, since most of my experience is confined to one campus, but I found it provocative....Anyway, I just found the juxtaposition of Proper and Fun strange, since the things that I find fun: a good cognac, intelligent conversation, going to the movies, seeing an art exhibit, are compatible with propriety....