July 22, 2005

I must be the only blogger in the world

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"Ivan Tribble" attacked by academic bloggers

who hasn't yet mentioned "Ivan Tribble"'s radically misguided "Bloggers need not apply" in The Chronicle of Higher Education. GZombie (who I offended earlier this week so am linking in an attempt to kiss and make up) has one of the best responses. I have always had much the same attitude. What price minding ones peas and queues? (or pees and cues? or peace and kews?). I have seen too many people who were so careful for so many years that by the time they were finally "safe," being circumspect had become so ingrained that they couldn't remember what exactly it was they were planning to say or do when they finally had the chance.

Not me. Impolitic but authentic, that's my motto.

That's the trouble with Tribble: inauthentic, and not even that politic. I mean, all the bloggers are mad at him.

Scribbled at July 22, 2005 10:00 PM AST | Permanent link to this post | More? academe, web/blogs
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Tracked on July 23, 2005 9:01 AM
Hmmm?

Nah, I hadn't written anything about it either... but what you said here finally got me to articulate some thoughts.

Scribbled by sharon at July 23, 2005 9:02 AM | Permalink

At any rate, it's a pseudonym too far. Reminded me of the Simpsons episode where Moe is calling out in the tavern: "Is there an Ivana? Ivana Tinkle? Hey everyone: Ivana Tinkle!"

Scribbled by Tony at July 23, 2005 10:54 AM | Permalink