Review: Scatological Humor but not Lowbrow
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 5, 2012
A lesser writer would have written a book, but Borowitz makes every word zing in this very short humorous essay. There's nothing extraneous here, no two feet of "unnecessary" colon that could be removed. There was also nothing funny about his experience, and it's only through his witty writing skill that I found myself snorting throughout this read. He also manages to make an essay that's basically about sh&t not at all gross or juvenile; at its core it's an ode to love. He manages to combine scatological matters with poignancy, a tough trick.