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Novelist Irks Avian Aficionado
"Jonathan Franzen, nobody is looking at you. You're in New York City. A guy in cowboy boots and underpants plays guitar for tips in Times Square, and another guy walks around town with a cat perched on his head. Carrying a pair of binoculars is not exactly letting your freak flag fly."
i saw a minute of him before i had to turn it off. oddly, the little dialogue of his i heard didn't sound stilted and completely unrealistic. go figure.
This was my favorite: "But in birding, as in life in general, don’t be like Jonathan Franzen."
@freetzy the truly sad part is that I think even Jonathan Franzen might agree with that advice.
Well, to be fair, his neighbors probably guess that he's a peeping weirdo when they see him strutting around with his binoculars. However, this reasonable assumption does not seem to be his concern.
I feel like this article can be summarized with "I hate Jonathan Franzen's stupid face and everything he does is stupid, even cool stuff."
@Ham Snadwich That summary applies to
muchmostpretty much all of what is written about Jonathan Franzen on the Internet these days, sadly.@Ham Snadwich It's amazing how often adult life resembles an elementary-school classroom, really.
@skahammer WHATEVER GAYWAD
@skahammer – Please note that I am not calling birdwatching cool It's incredibly dorky. Lots of things are, but that's not a reason not to do something.
@Ham Snadwich I enjoy the dorky sport of birdwatching, but with a secondary goal of identifying potential enemy scouts in the impending war between the animal kingdoms. Team Mammal!
I lived a few blocks away from this Jonathan and he scared the crap out of me. Also, I hate birds except for when they poop on me, which is good luck.
@Gabby Warshawer@twitter Maybe Frazen scares the crap out of birds, providing a useful public service
I also remember Frazen saying in the documentary that carrying binoculars makes him look unglamorous. Hmmmmmmm
You're in New York City. A guy in cowboy boots and underpants plays guitar for tips in Times Square, and another guy walks around town with a cat perched on his head. Carrying a pair of binoculars is not exactly letting your freak flag fly
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You're in New York City. A guy in cowboy boots and underpants plays guitar for tips in Times Square, and another guy walks around town with a cat perched on his head. Carrying a pair of binoculars is not exactly letting your freak flag fly.thanks!
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You're in New York City. A guy in cowboy boots and underpants plays guitar for tips in Times Square, and another guy walks around town with a cat perched on his head
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