As I unwrapped this book, "A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror," I thought, "Oh good, someone has formed an opinion on the history of the United States so that I don't have to think for myself!"
Then I read an endorsement by Glenn Beck on the back cover. Yay! I will yet be a red-blooded, chest-pounding, hatred-spewing, real American my American-born relatives clearly want me to be.
Or so they wish.
The perverse incentives of academia
6 years ago
3 comments:
If they didn't write in it, you can take it to a large chain bookstore and exchange it for store credit. Just tell them it was a gift and you don't have a receipt. Unfortunately, they won't have trouble selling it to somebody else. That's what I did when my uncle sent me stupid creationist tripe -- and exchanged it for a book called "The Bread Bible" (still keeping holy somehow)!
hahaha! Don't worry, some of my inlaws are still patiently waiting for me to become a good Indian wife.
Oh my! I bet there's good blog fodder in there somewhere :)
I almost bought George W's autobiography for my Dad as a gag gift, but then I decided I didn't want a single penny of my money going to him, even as a joke!
Happy New Year to you and yours!
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