Interim memo

 

In this column I suggested readers write to me for a copy of an Asimov essay on anti-intellectualism and ignorance that had appeared in Newsweek. It was one of my public service gestures in aid of the commonweal. Hundreds of readers wrote me for the piece, and like a good guy I sent them along. The date of expiration has passed on that offer. Also on the Ovaltine Little Orphan Annie Shake-Up Mug. And the End of the World Life-After-Death Placemat and Bidet Set. Don’t write me for none of that there product, folks. (And that goes for the twit who never gets the word. Would one of you please slap him across the back of the head and wake him?) Go look up the proper issue of Newsweek, or go buy one of Isaac’s essay collections that includes that piece. Or ask Jimmy Swaggart or Jerry Falwell for a copy. They’ve got anti-intellectualism and ignorance down pat.