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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Mencken, a Curmudgeon for the Ages There can’t be many newspapermen whose work bears rereading after more than 80 years, but Mencken is one. The six volumes of his collected “Prejudices” are cocksure about everything, but whether they are right or boneheaded, one hardly cares. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/Mencken_a_curmudgeon_for_the_ages_20101210/">http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/Mencken_a_curmudgeon_for_the_ages_20101210/</a> Copyright © 2010 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Mencken, a Curmudgeon for the Ages There can’t be many newspapermen whose work bears rereading after more than 80 years, but Mencken is one. The six volumes of his collected “Prejudices” are cocksure about everything, but whether they are right or boneheaded, one hardly cares. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/Mencken_a_curmudgeon_for_the_ages_20101210/">http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/Mencken_a_curmudgeon_for_the_ages_20101210/</a> Copyright © 2010 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com