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Re:Where Do Eels Come From? by hpliferaft on Friday May 22, 2020 @03:58PM (#23276235)
Oh please. OP offered a position and asked a simple, direct question. That is customary here.

Your bloviation about great writing offers nothing except a great example of a style you won't find in the New Yorker.

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Re:Where Do Eels Come From? by AtlasBarfed on Friday May 22, 2020 @11:46PM (#23279723)
It's a complaint about a long form article.

From the New Yorker!

If you don't like long form articles and you see it is the New Yorker, then don't read it.

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Re:Where Do Eels Come From? by ncmncm on Saturday May 23, 2020 @05:17AM (#23281432)
If he wanted a quick rundown on the eel life cycle, wikipedia is one click away. That obviously wasn't the purpose of the story.
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