

A Mencken Chrestomathy by H.L. Mencken
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Drinking with H.L.
Welcome to "Drinking with H.L."! Instructions: Step #1 Pick up a copy of A Mencken Chrestomathy by H.L. Mencken. Like me, you'll most likely have to go to your local library and beg the bitter woman at the front desk to take it out of storage for you. Apparently this Chrestomathy Richard and Rory are all gung-ho about isn't so popular with, you know, normal people. Therefore, poor Mencken is banished to the basement. And I'm pretty sure the woman put me on some sort of lib
A Mencken Wha?!
So... for any true Gilmore girls fan, you will remember this book being mentioned several times by Rory and Richard. If you're like me, you'll remember is mostly because it's a funny ass word. I will admit, I thought it had something to do with math. And we all know how much I looooove math.
But here's a little something that I recently learned that I'll now pass on to all of you...
A "chrestomathy" is a collection of choice literary passages, used especially as an aid