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The public demand for a craze is becoming if not less insistent, at least temporarily more sane "Ask Me Another", according to those who know, is the latest of twentieth century parlor games. To be successful in this newest diversion one must be equipped with encyclopedic knowledge, a devilish curiosity, and a detailed information on subjects ranging from to quote examples from the Transcript Wagner to "four important breeds of dairy cattle." The dilettantes will accordingly, remain to blush unseen, for the last requirement of victory is a college education. Ignorance is no longer a la mode
The exact worth of being able to do, especially when one's auditors over failure. In an ecstasy of optimism one might take this game as an indication on return to an age of brilliant intellectualism, the rise of pootics and the decline of petting. To the calloused, however, who have successively witnessed the reign of crossword puzzles, Charleston and channel swimming, "Ask Me Another" means only a brief respite from insanity. For a few months Webster and the Britannica will be best sellers; but in the end the nation will remain untainted by the renaissance of learning. Thinking offers amusement for those who have never tried it, but if practised continually it hurts the head.
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