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Everyone is an Expert

TBogg nails it:

There was a disputed election in Iran and thousands of political bloggers who have never lived outside of the city in which they were born and who have absolutely no experience in Middle East affairs will now tell you what this all means, how this will impact the region, and what to expect by drawing upon their extensive background in World of Warcraft and a hardly used MCSE certification.

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7 Comments

  1. tx2vadem

    Priceless! I particulaly enjoyed the following comment.

  2. Peej

    Okay, I’ll bite: what the hell is a DFH?

    I’m asking because left to my own devices, I can and will come up with all sorts of interpretations myself, and just keep on going…which I’m told can be annoying.

    (Douchebag from hell?)

  3. MB

    I’d tell you, but this is a family establishment.

  4. Hey now! I have never played the online version of World of Warcraft (though I do own a boxed set of the version 2 game for both Mac and PC), and I certainly have no MCSE certification….

    So I have no experience whatsoever to help me conclude that the election was rigged.

  5. Peej

    Oh, that is so lame. The ones I came up with are far more entertaining.

  6. That description fits 99.44% of the blogosphere.

  7. MB

    See, James, I knew we had *something* in common. Now it may well be just that, but still. I am glad we’ve identified some common humanity.

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