Iowahawk: Silly Plumber, Lit Is For Crits

Iowahawk | December 9, 2008 | David Burge

[EveningStar]

Found in a dumpster behind New York Times headquarters (buried beneath a pile of junk bonds and overdue mortgage notices): first draft of licensed professional writer Timothy Egan's subliterate oped screed aimed at publishing world interloper Joe The Plumber. (Hat tip: Tim Blair)

By Timothy Egan
New York Times Guest Columnist

The unlicensed pipe fitter known as Joe the Plumber is out with a book this month, just as the last seconds on his 15 minutes are slipping away. I have a question for Joe: Do you want me to fix your leaky toilet?

Continued

[EveningStar]

This is satire.

[EveningStar]

ping

[murdoog]

Lima Oscar Lima

[hometoroost]

"Do you want me to fix your leaky toilet?"The problem for Timothy is that Joe is not only a better plumber but also may be a better writer.

[decimon]

This is satire.

Iowahawk is a master of satyr.

[RichInOC]

Tim, do you want me to write columns for the Times?

I didn’t think so. Because I’d show up most of the regular in-house columnists, let alone you. And if Burge ever gets a look in, God help you all.

[Old North State]

Satire? You call that satire? You can’t handle satire.

[dighton]

So, Joe, if you really want to write, you should keep your day job and spend your evenings reading Rick Reilly’s sports columns, Peggy Noonan’s speeches, or Dostoevsky’s famous War and Peace book.

[aculeus]

BTTT!!!!

[MozarkDawg]

Ha! I didn’t think so, Baldy McUnlicensed O'Notaplumber.

LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!

Does anybody here also like Men Without Hats? Because they were also pretty good.

You can dance if you want to, IowaHawk!