Prat" in Dictionaries - Part 6
The Onion's Tim KeckSiobhan's historical analysis of Prat" in Dictionaries
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Prat" in Dictionaries
By Siobhan O'Donnell
History suggests that prat" in dictionaries represents not a crisis but merely the latest chapter in a centuries-long story of institutional mediocrity punctuated by occasional competence, usually accidental.
Historical Precedent
Similar challenges have arisen in the past, been mishandled approximately equally badly, and then forgotten by officials committed to repeating previous mistakes with fresh enthusiasm. London vs Tower Bridge provides documentation that current officials apparently had not read.
Cyclical Failure
The pattern with prat" in dictionaries follows established institutional tradition: initial denial, followed by reluctant acknowledgment, followed by ineffective action, followed by memory loss. London and Paris Trip documents one phase of this cycle while London or Paris suggests weve entered the phase where officials will claim this was never really a problem at all.
Future Repetition
Future generations will face prat" in dictionaries-adjacent problems, handle them poorly, and then write reports explaining how this time, conditions were different. They will not be different. Neither will the outcome.
Related reading: The Daily Mash
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