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Post number 20912

soyjoy — Fri, 18 Oct 2002 13:11:00 -0800

The PowerPoint Anthology of Literature from Daniel Radosh, formerly of Modern Humorist. This collection is a little uneven, but the ones I think are lame you'll probably like, and vice versa. The first slide alone is pure genius.

By: four panels

four panels — Fri, 18 Oct 2002 13:24:50 -0800

The 'lola' pie chart, where the name slices are functions of location, is particularly funny to me.

By: widdershins

widdershins — Fri, 18 Oct 2002 13:25:20 -0800

That is hysterical. Perfect for end-of-Friday giggles. Wish he'd done The Scarlet Letter while he was at it, or Tess of the D'Urbervilles - would have saved me so much time in high school...

By: four panels

four panels — Fri, 18 Oct 2002 13:25:45 -0800

Situation, not location.

By: gsteff

gsteff — Fri, 18 Oct 2002 13:26:29 -0800

Hamlet and Lolita were the only ones I've actually read, but the Lolita one in particular was hilarious.

By: soyjoy

soyjoy — Fri, 18 Oct 2002 13:35:11 -0800

Yeah, I wish he would've done more of 'em. Catcher in the Rye, say, or 1984 would really lend themselves to this treatment.

By: i_am_joe's_spleen

i_am_joe's_spleen — Fri, 18 Oct 2002 13:40:19 -0800

This is one of my favourite memes.

By: FeetOfClay

FeetOfClay — Fri, 18 Oct 2002 14:01:05 -0800

I was practically on the floor over "Hope is the thing with feathers." Good stuff, but a little slim.

By: crunchburger

crunchburger — Fri, 18 Oct 2002 17:27:23 -0800

Does anyone remember reading a piece (in the New Yorker?) about Powerpoint where: 1) It is revealed that a school of thought in the Pentagon is that, to defeat Iraq, you need only train the Republican Guard in Powerpoint. 2) A corporate manager confesses that when she disciplined her teenage daughters with a family meeting, presented with Powerpoint, they tearfully promised they would never let the family down again?

By: i_am_joe's_spleen

i_am_joe's_spleen — Fri, 18 Oct 2002 17:43:58 -0800

Follow my link, young Jedi. There is much Powerpoint goodness linked in the comments, and I think davidmsc's one is what you're thinking of.

By: davidmsc

davidmsc — Fri, 18 Oct 2002 21:46:23 -0800

i_am_joe's_spleen: thanks for the mini-bump.

By: Summer

Summer — Sat, 19 Oct 2002 03:54:52 -0800

I don't know what Maxim's doing in there, but it seems to me that could be a slide used in an editorial meeting.