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This reads as a complaint about how school schedules are set, using the start of the academic year as a symbol of needless rigidity. The point is less about dates themselves than about how institutional habits can ignore students, families, and the realities of late summer. It lands in any conversation about school calendars, especially when people are weighing convenience against tradition.
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About P. J. O'Rourke
American author, journalist, and political satirist
P. J. O'Rourke was an American author, journalist, and political satirist. He wrote on politics and on subjects as varied as cars, etiquette, and economics, and 481 quotes are listed on the site. He published twenty-two books. Among them, Parliament of Whores and Give War a Chance both reached No. 1 on The New York Times bestseller list. His work is associated with sharp political satire and wide-ranging social commentary.
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