Doug Mataconis held a B.A. in Political Science from Rutgers University and J.D. from George Mason University School of Law. He joined the staff of OTB in May 2010 and contributed a staggering 16,483 posts before his retirement in January 2020. He passed far too young in July 2021.
@Me Me Me: As I just mentioned in the other thread, my old co-worker used that joke format way too much, hence it’s not really funny to me anymore. But carry on … it’s probably new to others!
If people are associating your phrase with Hugh Hefner, it’s probably not a winner with the ladies.
And that shuts down the “Binders Full of Women” meme. Well done, Doug.
Also a good one.
It’s not really over until SNL.
Uh, why did the word ‘polygamy’ come to mind when I heard ‘binders full of women’?
Binder? I just met her.
I thought Republicans/conservatives were supposed to be opposed to Affirmative Action…
@Me Me Me: As I just mentioned in the other thread, my old co-worker used that joke format way too much, hence it’s not really funny to me anymore. But carry on … it’s probably new to others!
@Franklin: In that case, you should never ever move to Britain – you’ll hear a riff on this theme every day.
The comments section of OTB went into the toilet some months ago.
But I still enjoy reading the staffs essays, even if I disagree to a great degree.
But really, are we now at “binder-gate?”. I hope it’s all tongue I cheek. Because if it’s real, oy………….
@Drew:
This is totally for the pure humor of it all. So, yes, tongue firmly in cheek.