About John McIntyre
John McIntyre, mild-mannered copy editor for a great metropolitan newspaper, has fussed over writers’ work at The Baltimore Sun since 1986. He is the director of its copy desk, an affiliate faculty member at Loyola College of Maryland, a former president of the American Copy Editors Society, a native of Kentucky, a graduate of Michigan State and Syracuse, and a moderate prescriptivist. If you are inspired by a spirit of contradiction, comment on his posts or write to him at john.mcintyre@baltsun.com.
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The farmer must have been a Dane.
Posted by: Abigail Carlson | January 9, 2009 12:35 PM
I know you have recommended vests to the portly, but the angle of the camera makes you look as if you are among our number.
And the joke is pure nasty Sven-and-Ole propaganda. Well done; these jokes are a part, if a small, nasty part, of our nation's heritage.
Posted by: Cheap Jim | January 9, 2009 11:00 PM
I thought it was funny, thanks JM.
Posted by: PCB Rob | January 10, 2009 2:45 PM
the joke is pure nasty Sven-and-Ole propaganda
I thought it was Ollie and Lena.
Posted by: Bucky | January 10, 2009 8:48 PM
By the way...it occurs to me that, so far, Prof. McIntyre has worn either purple or black in all his Surely You Jest videos. Hmmm...
Posted by: Bucky | January 11, 2009 10:25 PM
That's right Bucky!
Even though Mr. McIntyre is quite urbane and erudite in his videos, my guess is that he, like most Baltimoreans, is cemented to his TV when the Ravens are on, beer (imported, most likely) in one hand and the other hand free to ingest crudite or some other tasty snack. I kinda doubt he goes the Tostitos route.
Posted by: PCB Rob | January 12, 2009 6:59 PM
Rob - I'm guessing you are likely right.
Posted by: Bucky | January 12, 2009 8:19 PM
Notice he started with the purple in case it was no longer relevant this late in the season.
Posted by: Laura Lee | January 12, 2009 8:40 PM
I suspect that any video in which Mr. McIntyre is watching a football game would show him tied and chained to the chair, at gunpoint, with his eyes pried open as he thrashed to escape.
(No, I'm not wishing that upon him.)
Posted by: Wayne | January 14, 2009 3:02 AM
I'd tend to agree with Wayne.
Posted by: Abigail Carlson | January 14, 2009 8:30 AM
I'm with Abigail, the farmer must be a Dane. I've translated and told the joke around Denmark, and people love it. Way to fuel the inter-Scandinavian rivalry!
Posted by: Cait | January 21, 2009 12:43 PM