Someone Who Did it Far Better
Every once in a while I come across something so grand, so amazing, that I have to pass it on unedited1 Today this gem comes from Mr. Maliki! of Wondermark.com He found some classic humor, to which I must respectfully doff my hat and hope to imitate. His post “True Stuff: Metahumor from 1927” ends with “A Criticism of the Theatrical Criticism in this Morning’s Paper” which is everything I wish I could be. Don Herold, I may fly higher than an eagle, but you, you are the one who did it 92 years earlier than me.
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Categories: Meta
At first I was tempted to do a critical analysis of Mr. Herold’s criticism of a criticism, because it would be so freakin’ meta, but then I realized that you already had, thereby fulfilling his vision. About your criticism of his criticism I can only say that I found it too fawning and too brief. You apparently had already donned your hat and coat and were typing the last words as you stepped out the door. Oops, gotta go…