The Farkers today were abuzz over the story that, between 1958 and 1967, Charles Lindbergh fathered seven illegitimate children by three mistresses in Germany. The tale is fascinating, but a particular sarcastic comment caught my eye:
This just seems too ironic for me, because Im remembering a reading passage excerpt on one of my SATs. I don't remember if it was an article, a book, or just simply a debate between two people, but the author claimed that Lindbergh was a hero who wasn't afraid to be "classy". I believe (although it seems I'm vaguely remembering), the author claimed him to be a hero of a generation who wasn't sinful, lustful, etc.(the classical generation) unlike this new generation was. "Lindbergh was a good man, who lived a good life, and he didn't get into any trouble for dumb things these kids were doing now-a-days", this was basically the author's point.Now of course, I'm laughing my ass off after reading this. Oh, he's "classy" indeed!
If this was in fact on the SAT, perhaps this particular reading passage should be retired from the pool and not used in future practice exams.
Posted by kswygert at May 31, 2005 03:43 PM