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September082010

American Psycho or NYT? (No, Not Thomas Friedman)

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Jonathan Taylor writes:

In the tradition of "Lesbian or German Lady?" comes "American Psycho or New York Times?" For example:

"Standing at the island in the kitchen I eat kiwifruit and a slice Japanese apple-pear (they cost four dollars each at Gristede's) out of aluminum storage boxes that were designed in West Germany. I take a bran muffin, a decaffeinated herbal tea bag and a box of oat-bran cereal from one of the large glass-front cabinets that make up most of an entire wall in the kitchen."

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