(For anyone in the world who doesn't already know it, Nora is Mimi's adopted Chinese daughter. Also, Mimi is the coolest mother EVER. Also also, in the same entry as the excerpt below she discusses her single handed efforts to make the porn section of the video store she assistant managed in high school specialize in anal. How can you not love her?)
Okay, so, sometimes ignorance is hilarious. I often forget that most people know next to nothing about linguistics and I'm just astounded when they come out with stuff like this. I guess it's good to be reminded that there is a lot of work to do in the information dissemination department, but man. It's also mind-bogglingly frustrating.
"The mind of the thoroughly well informed [person] is a dreadful thing. It is like a bric-a-brac shop, all monsters and dust, and everything priced above its proper value."