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Yahoo! News - Washington D.C.: 'Agleteers' Meet to Discuss Differences
WAHINGTON D.C. (INNR) -
In what at least one prominient psychoanalyst described as "culturally unprecedented", Supreme Aglet minions the world
over gathered in Washington D.C. this weekend to discuss a highly unusual rift within the group.
The group of "Agleteers"--the name that is most often affectionately associated with Supreme Aglet readership--has divided itself
over The Supreme Aglet's fledgling Wednesday Essay Contest featurette, in which Agleteers are invited to submit weekly
essays on topics of The Supreme Aglet's choosing, and have those essays evaluated as potential contest winners.
The nature of the disagreement centers around the question of whether such a featurette should even be offered on weekly
basis.
Some insist that it is a necessary addition for any group of intellectuals, such as those represented by The
Supreme Aglet, as an intellectual exercise and a means of interaction.
The opposing view suggests that the wisdom of The Supreme Aglet
is necessarily superior to the works of the minions, particularly because most who submit essays aren't very bright to
begin with. As such, they say, Wednesdays should be left open for more conventional purposes.
Dr. Otto McTool of Toronto University described the meeting as "culturally unprecedented".
"It is a strange juxtaposition of childishly meaningless rage on top of calm and collected intellectualism", he said.
"It would be as if Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking engaged in a shouting match over a favorite color or stamp
adhesive", he said.
The wedge between the two groups is growing into formalized camps, with one side calling itself the Essaycrats and the
other calling itself the Agleteericans. Both sides have pledged to take over the Wednesday edition of The Supreme Aglet.
The Supreme Aglet himself arrived in Washington on Saturday in an effort to address Agleteers directly and to act as a
mediator between the two groups. Thus far, no progress has been reported in bringing the two sides together.
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