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35. Dorothy Parker on 'Atlas Shrugged'

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Oh shit, I just came across evidence of my youthful stupidity. [View all] NNadir Dec 14 OP

It's okay! We all have something that we fell for, or had pushed at us. Maru Kitteh Dec 14 #1

In our defense UpInArms Dec 14 #2

For those either not familiar with Atlas Shrugged, or it's 'been a while', I offer an abridged version. Abolishinist Dec 14 #3

Oh man! I saw this here once before and regretted not knowing the source. Do you know it? NNadir Dec 14 #4

I've posted it here before, Abolishinist Dec 14 #14

You are brilliant. mr715 Dec 14 #8

I wish I could give the author proper credit, but I copied this Abolishinist Dec 14 #16

I was confused and disturbed by Atlas Shrugged when I was young. dgauss Dec 14 #26

It's as I remembered "Atlas Shrugged". Hugin Monday #44

So, your Organic Chemistry book... ret5hd Dec 14 #5

I'm happy to say, that to my knowledge, there is only one Ayn Rand book on these old shelves. NNadir Dec 14 #7

I have a lot of Ayn Rand... mr715 Dec 14 #6

That's rich: "Philosophical Biohazard." Mind if I steal it if I ever find myself discussing Ayn Rand again? NNadir Dec 14 #9

Please share. mr715 Dec 14 #12

On 'Atlas Shrugged' RetiredParatrooper Dec 14 #34

Dorothy Parker on 'Atlas Shrugged' RetiredParatrooper Dec 14 #35

I hope that you got rid of it TexasTowelie Dec 14 #10

Well, I don't know. Maybe I should keep it around to remind myself that I can be stupid. NNadir Dec 14 #11

Nah- sometimes burning a book actually can be recommended biophile Dec 14 #15

Morrison and Boyd's Organic Chemistry was the one I used. harumph Dec 14 #13

I gave a copy, an earlier edition to a guy who worked for me. I actually have several... NNadir Dec 14 #19

Nature of the Chemical Bond by Linus Pauling harumph Monday #36

I'm starting the annual book shelves cleaning this week malaise Dec 14 #17

One's political philosophy should result from intellectual inquiry, not blind faith. snot Dec 14 #18

I rather like your perspective, more generous to me than I am to myself. In fact... NNadir Dec 14 #23

There still are powerful people who embrace her philosophy. snot Monday #46

It sounds like you grew out of it in high school. mjvpi Dec 14 #20

I too read Ayn Rand's books as a youth and admired them. Morbius Dec 14 #21

It's as if she took communism Turbineguy Dec 14 #24

I still have her books - I read them as a teen jfz9580m Monday #37

I recall very well being offended by that billboard remark. NNadir Monday #41

My take was that the right picked up Rand as a reaction to all of the era of socialist writers that preceded her. Hugin Monday #45

Oh, gawd - Morrison and Boyd! The stuff of my nightmares. 3catwoman3 Dec 14 #22

I think organic chemistry is generally taught badly, probably for historical reasons. NNadir Dec 14 #28

The 3 things I remember from that long ago course are... 3catwoman3 Dec 14 #32

Not to butt in jfz9580m Monday #43

The story of Kekule's "dream," has inspired a lot of psychological speculations on scientific creativity. NNadir Monday #47

Organic chem wherein, my cousin told me EverHopeful Dec 14 #33

A long-lost ending of 'Atlas Shrugged' RetiredParatrooper Dec 14 #25

Wow! Someone got to the end without falling asleep. Impressive. (Pretty funny ersatz ending, I think.) NNadir Dec 14 #31

I have retained a number of stupid things from my stupid youth. One *not* stupid thing that I kept Ocelot II Dec 14 #27

I feel your pain. I really do. I suspect most of us do. NNadir Dec 14 #30

i'll admit to a youthful flirtation with ayn rand rampartd Dec 14 #29

God yeah jfz9580m Monday #38

It's Eleanor Roosevelt, who I consider the greatest Democrat of the 20th century. NNadir Monday #40

I really should read more about her jfz9580m Monday #42

Everyone should have read them when a teen HAB911 Monday #39

I read both The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged... Chemical Bill Monday #48

And I read Morrison and Boyd in college. Chemical Bill Monday #49