Princeton Undergraduate (WaPo) |
You really need to click the article to get a picture of this kid. He’s a freshman, by the way. Nothing like an 18-year-old Ivy League kid, who with a name like “Whitney Blodgett III” is almost certainly a legacy admit, lecturing people on the meritocracy.Legacy admit? Ooh, that's harsh. And surely not deserved. I wouldn't stake my life on it but I'm pretty sure our Whitney is this guy, from which I surmise (a) that he's 6'5"' (b) that he is a champ at rowing; and (c) an alum of Lawrenceville School.
Golden Retriever (Wiki) |
No: it seems improper to dismiss Blodgett III as a mere legacy, Much more tempting to identify as a golden retriever. You know the type: loyal to friends and family; enjoys water sports; easily housebroken. Some would say "dumb as pig iron" although here I suspect the comparison breaks down. Clearly Blodgett III is not too dumb to understand that he's been bred to a life of entitlement and ease. And hey, he can compute percentages. Of what golden retriever could you say that?
3 comments:
Sorry you didn't win life's lottery. That sucks.
A calumny on golden retrievers, I say! Goldens are rather weak on loyalty. Indeed, they are the most promiscuous of doggies--everybody is their friend, including the three-year-old who pulls their ears, and that nice Mister Burglar.
My canine comparison for Blodgett cubed might be the borzoi: elegant of appearance and breeding, a stone killer of lesser breeds by disposition, and melanin deficient. Oh yes, and dumb as a bag of hammers.
i don't have a lot of time (working 3 jobs, 90 hours a week, on one leg up hill, y'know) but rest assured, i'll be sporting that gawgeous blodgett jawline in the deepest, trolliest comments sections of the internet.
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