How Stupid Was That?

Directed there by a link on the main page of The New York Times online edition, I was moved this past Tuesday (22 November) to enter a forum post in an ongoing discussion in the Cooking & Recipes section of the New York Times's Dining & Wine forum giving the link to my "Annual Bird Post" on this blog (NOTE: link updated 11/14/07), saying it might be of some interest to forum members as the current topic of forum discussion was, quite properly, how best to roast a turkey. The discussion was being led by the Times's Kim Severson, a cooking expert who writes for the Dining section of the Times, and whose most recent piece for that section dealt with simple approaches to roasting a turkey.

As of Thanksgiving Day, well over 150 persons had followed that link (as did, I'm absolutely certain, Ms. Severson herself), yet my forum post received not a single response or comment in the forum.

This, thought I, is most peculiar, and tried to think of what might explain the lack.

And then it hit me.

The lede graf of my "Annual Bird Post" opens with these three charming sentences:

You've all read or heard the experts with their esoteric "secrets" of turkey preparation to ensure a tender, juicy, beautifully browned roast bird for that Thanksgiving feast, right? Don't listen to them. Listen to me.

I'm too stupid to live.