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To: koan who wrote (757565)	12/13/2013 11:55:09 AM
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[–] PuffsPlusArmada 52 points 4 months ago That was John Hodgman satirizing Ayn Rand permalink [–] unclehowie420 6 points 4 months ago a fantastic piece of satire, but satire nonetheless permalink parent [–] Jhoppa 24 points 4 months ago Can't tell if OP missed the joke. permalink [–] iamhamiltonNotHamiltonMorris 19 points 4 months ago LOL Ayn Rand at Studio 54. permalink [–] Rangi42 11 points 4 months ago I only noticed it was satire by the third paragraph. permalink [–] Aislingblank 7 points 4 months ago Yeah, I was honestly totally onboard with it before that, it actually sounded believably crazy.

To: koan who wrote (757565)	12/13/2013 12:26:43 PM
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« Is Amazon Going to Destroy Literature and Reading Culture? Nah. The Latest News Article on Eczema \| Vile Puns » A Few Notes on “Ask Ayn Rand” by John Hodgman \| Ayn Rand Jokes July 26, 2013 by Peter Galen Massey I’ve always liked jokes that don’t advertise themselves as jokes, *so I thoroughly enjoyed John Hodgman’s “Shouts & Murmurs” piece titled Ask Ayn Rand* on The New Yorker website in which he pens fake columns from Parade Magazine for Ayn.** Part of the reason I like the “joke in disguise” is that so many things in life that sound like a joke are actually true. (Sex comes immediately to mind as an example.) That the absurd often seems plausible is one of the delights — and one of the lessons — of life. I also like the “joke in disguise” because I’ve always been interested in just how many ridiculous things you can get away with saying, at least for a while, if you say them with a straight-enough face. This probably explains my continuing interest in politics. John Hodgman’s piece is a fine example of “the joke in disguise”. My reactions followed the usual life cycle of this humor: This is great! followed by This is funny! followed by Hey, wait a minute followed by Got me, John! When I reached this passage, I knew I had been gotten: I do not hesitate to say, objectively, definitively, that “Caddyshack” is the year’s best movie. Rodney Dangerfield plays a self-made man who is not ashamed of his ambition, who does not apologize for his success, and who gets excitement from the joyful reality that we are all going to get laid if we are willing to be productively selfish and to stop coddling the weak. I’m sure I liked Hodgman’s piece because I also like Ayn Rand humor. My Ayn Rand Talks Fantasy Football post remains one of my personal favorites, and as an ambitious and productively selfish blogger, I’m giving it a plug here. Unlike Hodgman’s piece, however, it is obviously a joke from the beginning.