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51. I don't recall which was first, I remember which was best.

Wed Jul 31, 2013, 08:57 AM

Jul 2013

It was the literature fair project I wrote in HS for I Will Fear No Evil by Robert Heinlein that got me suspended for 3 days. The teacher, having read only the more mainstream Heinlein was not aware when I chose it what the subject matter was or exactly how filthy the book was. I was and chose it because LF projects were going to be presented on Parent's Night and I had some socio-political point about obscenity and erotica in art and culture I was going to make to the parents of my Catholic school peers. The narcissism and false-omniscience of 15 year olds in retrospect is galling.

Getting suspended for writing a book report on a filthy book is like vacation. I spent the time reading Fear of Flying and Portnoy's Complaint.

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I don't recall which was first, I remember which was best. Chan790 Jul 2013 #51

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