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Many of you may be aware that the metaphorical thread that keeps me dangling above the abyss, an abyss in which I take to the streets and deal out bloody retribution to anyone who crosses my path, much in the manner of Frank Castle - well, that thread is very thin, frayed and weak.
Today, that thread has been weakened further still, thanks to this article from Yahoo news being brought to my attention:
For Londoners, gray matter is the new black.
Speed dating and clubbing just don't seem to fill the void for many lonely hearts any more. "Intellidating" is being acclaimed as the hot new way to romance.
Debating societies, art classes and poetry readings -- all are thriving in the British capital as dating turns cerebral.
The trend has been spotted by a wide range of social commentators and even prompted the heavyweight magazine The Economist to declare: "Seriousness is booming."
The appropriately named Sebastian Shakespeare wrote in London's Evening Standard newspaper: "Debates and poetry readings are fast becoming London's most romantic nights out."
It carries on, much in the manner a secret policeman might carry on torturing an innocent dissident. Some choice cuts:
"I think intellidating is a great phrase," she said. "I'm sure it will end up in the dictionary. If you are an intelligent person in an important position at work, you are not going to hang out in a bar or go speed dating."
Note, if you will, the assumed automatic correlation between intelligence and job hierarchy. Pay close attention to the hilarious pharse "you are not going to hang out in a bar" - no, the pub is very much passe now, all the pubs in London are closing, because only stupid unemployed people drink in them SHUT UP SHUT UP YOU STUPID STUPID WRETCH.
"It really has quite an important effect on people," said Hart who has offered Bob Geldof reading Yeats, Ralph Fiennes on Auden and Roger Moore reciting Kipling.
"The mind is stretched," she added. "People have wept at some of the evenings."
People wept after attending an event at which Bob Geldof read poetry? Can't say I blame them.
"Whether it is dating or debating is debatable but this represents an opportunity for people who want intelligent dating," O'Grady said.
"There is such a lack of institutional fora other than the dance floor or the club for them to meet. It is all so hideously difficult."
Jeremy O'Grady should be publically flogged, then crucified.
Have at it, merry readers, etc. |
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