tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post1742026484304868220..comments2008-09-20T17:12:21.244-04:00Billnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-33262266102026757142008-09-19T16:13:00.000-04:002008-09-19T16:13:00.000-04:00As with everything in McSweeney's, simply not quite funny ... or maybe past funny and back to unfunny. It might be if they didn't try so hard, like that guy at the office who hosts parties at which four people reluctantly show up and constantly check their watches the whole while. Which is how I've always thought of Dave Eggers.<BR/><BR/>Jim ThomsenNinja Of The Mundanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436505068478971925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-19287967364292483382008-08-21T11:42:00.000-04:002008-08-21T11:42:00.000-04:00No mention of the implied infanitilsm fantasy? Shouldn't that be "our children's incredibly hot babysitter?"phreaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14426917179917450579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-59294709565471482582008-08-21T00:49:00.000-04:002008-08-21T00:49:00.000-04:00The "me and..." construction is actually grammatically correct? I love this blog!Misnomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297336012279841442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-18063908542322487662008-08-21T00:38:00.000-04:002008-08-21T00:38:00.000-04:00Ha! Not that you were looking for an answer, but whereas "I and John went to the mall" would just sound weird, either "They took John and me to the mall" or "They took me and John to the mall" is fine. There may be a point of politeness against mentioning yourself first, but there's no point of grammar.Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512881095588291721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-61808322841437892082008-08-21T00:04:00.000-04:002008-08-21T00:04:00.000-04:00But wouldn't it be "our incredibly hot 19-year-old babysitter and me"? ;)Misnomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297336012279841442noreply@blogger.com