Quote of the day
posted at 10:52 pm on November 20, 2007 by Bryan
“Inherent in his command is the assumption that the person has a home, which is a way of preferencing the currently-domiciled and excluding the non-housed, establishing them as an “other” whose desires must be denied, not merely moved behind the fiction of “private” property. If one cannot squeeze at home because one has no home, then the act of squeezing in a grocery store becomes more than personal gratification; it recontextualizes both the act and the concept of property. By squeezing the Charmin in the grocery store, the non-housed asserts a claim to the public realm, not just for herself, but for all.”
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My cat was named Charmin. As a kitten, she got stepped on, so… “Don’t squeeze the Charmin!”
She was 22 years old when she died. Her brother lived 1 month later. In fact, she died 10 November 1997.
snif.
Mazztek on November 20, 2007 at 11:01 PM
Interesting…an advertisement for toilet paper as an argument in favor of socialist collectivism and moral equivalence. I guess there’s no sane argument against it. VOTE HILLARY!
/sarcasm off
stonemeister on November 20, 2007 at 11:03 PM
I’d heard Lileks’s name before, but this is the first of his stuff I’ve read. Very smart and funny. I’m thinking of using the audio clip as my ring tone.
mikeyboss on November 20, 2007 at 11:03 PM
I’ve sat and read enough of this article.
Time to squeeze, wipe and flush.
Kini on November 20, 2007 at 11:21 PM
It’s worth going through Lileks’ archives… Been reading him for years.
erik on November 20, 2007 at 11:22 PM
If man could be crossed with the cat, it would improve man but deteriorate the cat.
- Mark Twain
MB4 on November 20, 2007 at 11:24 PM
I don’ t care about the political or social implications. He always told me to not squeeze the Charmin, so of course, I did.
mimi1220 on November 20, 2007 at 11:32 PM
It’s worth reading every word Lileks has written.
Bryan on November 20, 2007 at 11:41 PM
Charmin always clogged our septic tank.
SouthernGent on November 20, 2007 at 11:48 PM
I find myself not just remembering, but quoting stuff he wrote back in 2002. The Bleat is a serious must-read every night.
I wish he’d bring back his political screeds, but I think he’s trying to tone down the politics these days so he’s not too contentious in his new job at the Star-tribune.
see-dubya on November 21, 2007 at 12:03 AM
Ewww, where do you live, up in one dem mountains? Maybe in the des(s)ert with the cacti’?
Even us in SC got hooked up to sewage.
//boring sarc aimed at flame
sunny on November 21, 2007 at 12:38 AM
Had you been serious, we could say that Hillary serves as a roll model.
Shy Guy on November 21, 2007 at 4:45 AM
Post modern reader response critique is a vast source of pure manure engineered for those that need to find meaning everywhere except in the truth.
Squeeze this……
Hening on November 21, 2007 at 8:35 AM
Thank you, Lileks, you’re on a (ahem) roll…
Captain Scarlet on November 21, 2007 at 9:12 AM
This whole thing reminds me of the time that a College English Readings Prof tried to put forth the idea that Lewis Carrol’s “Jabberwocky” was some kind of great social commentary with deeper meanings…to be understood only by those who are much-smarter-than-you.
After listening to an entire hour of this foolishness, I finally raised my hand and proceeded to dissect and destroy each and every assertion she made, showing her how there was a simpler and more direct reading of each passage which was supported by the rest of the work: she was misreading the entire piece, which was simply meant to be a whimsical little study of the onomatopoeia.
It was one of the most satisfying things I ever did in college.
landlines on November 21, 2007 at 1:49 PM