On Jan 6, 1:10 pm, Amy Guskin  wrote:   
   > And I'm guessing "Dan Draper" was just a typo, anyway.   
   No, I just don't watch "Mad Men" and misremembered the name.     
   I only knew he lived in Ossining because it is impossbile not to know   
   SOMETHING about "Mad Men".  It is one of those pop-culture things that   
   worms its way into your brain through sheer webmosis if you spend any   
   time on-line.  It is like knowing a little about that HBO vampire show   
   (and the one on the CW and those movies) and the associated books even   
   though I've never seen a frame or read a word of any of them, or being   
   vaguely aware that these "Housewives" shows exist, or knowing what a   
   Snooki (sp?) or a J-Wow or a "Situation" are.  (Obviously I'm not   
   comparing these things in quality, only in ubiquitousness <--- is that   
   a word?)  Bits and pieces about all of these things show up in close   
   proximity to things I'm actually interested in often enough that I'm   
   burdened with all sorts of information I'd just as soon not have.   
   (Although I keep meaning to add "Mad Men" to my Netflix queue, because   
   everyone recommends it.  That is not the case with the other examples   
   I mentioned above.  In fact, I was horrified to see that "The Jersey   
   Shore" is out on DVD.  Sure, there's a certain morbid "can't stop   
   looking at the train wreck" fascination that can take hold of a   
   channel surfer who comes across the show when it airs, but what kind   
   of brain-damaged meth head would spend good money to buy the thing to   
   watch over-and-over.  On purpose?)   
   Regards,   
   Joe   
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