Althouse: "He was eventually diagnosed with A.D.W., or Attention-Deficit What; then A.D.H.S.T., or Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Stop That..."

March 28, 2006

"He was eventually diagnosed with A.D.W., or Attention-Deficit What; then A.D.H.S.T., or Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Stop That..."

"... and, after that, A.D.P.O.Y.P., or Attention-Deficit Put On Your Pants. Finally, I realized that Billy is a Dandelion Child, a term used for unusually bright and active children whose special powers will someday change the world."

Paul Rudnick takes on the Indigo Child delusionals.

8 comments:

Joan said...: The New Yorker article is in heavy competition with Charles Krauthammer's take-down of Francis Fukuyama in the WaPo as today's best read.

That was awesome. What a good morning!; 3/28/06, 9:33 AM
SteveWe said...: I must have missed your post about Indigo Children last January, otherwise I would have commented.

I met Jan Tober and Lee Carroll in the early 90's when Lee thought Jan's woo-woo thoughts were nonsense. Then Lee had a great idea: he started channeling "Kryon" for fun and profit.

"Kryon" was, at first, very concerned about the Grays -- apparently because they were leading us astray. But then the Indigo Children appeared with the task of leading us to a better place.

I'm happy to hear that there are "Dandelion Children" now. Maybe there's hope for me. As a Monday's Child, I'd like to be transformed to some other auric type (and without drugs, for sure).; 3/28/06, 10:10 AM
goesh said...: Dandelion children!? My God! I get too riled over such clap-trap to even comment.; 3/28/06, 10:37 AM
knox said...: The "AreYourPetsLimping.com" link is the best; 3/28/06, 10:42 AM
tiggeril said...: OT: France: You got your strike in my protest! You got your protest in my strike!; 3/28/06, 10:54 AM
reader_iam said...: I LOVE the choice of "Dandelion."

I wonder what he could do with "Kudzu" or even "Morning Glory," for example.; 3/28/06, 12:59 PM
Gaius Arbo said...: That piece was inspired!

I loved the areyourpetslimping.com bit, too.; 3/28/06, 1:00 PM
Pat Patterson said...: The Dandelion Child sounds very similar to the Piranha Brothers of Monty Python fame, "He nailed my head to the floor".; 3/28/06, 3:21 PM