Garrison Keillor
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Garrison Keillor is a recurring person in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 2 times across 2 issues between January 21, 2021 and July 21, 2025. The archive places it in contexts such as “Likewise, Garrison Keillor said that - since they say such nice things at people’s funerals - it was a shame he was going to miss his own by just a few days”; “We can finally create Garrison Keillor’s dream of a school where everyone is above average!“. It most often appears alongside 7500 people signed a petition, AAPI Protection League, Aaron.
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- Category: People
- Mention count: 2
- Issue count: 2
- First seen: January 21, 2021
- Last seen: July 21, 2025
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Recovered passages from the original issue text. When the raw archive preserved outbound links inside the source passage, they are listed directly under the quote.
There's a scene in Tom Sawyer where Tom runs away from town and is presumed dead. He returns just as they're holding his funeral, and gets to listen to everyone praise his life and talk about how much they loved him. Seems like a good deal. Likewise, Garrison Keillor said that - since they say such nice things at people's funerals - it was a shame he was going to miss his own by just a few days.
“Like I said, we’re all about customization. Some parents think it’s better for kids to do better than their peers, so they feel proud of themselves and form an identity as a genius. You can do that too. We can finally create Garrison Keillor’s dream of a school where everyone is above average!”