>That young girl," he added unexpectedly, "is one of the least benightedly unintelligent life forms it has been my profound lack of pleasure not to be able to avoid meeting."

The problem with this is that it is almost impossible to tell whether the girl is smart or not without drawing a complicated diagram of some sort; nor is it easy to figure out whether the author wanted to meet her or not. Yes, it's cute, just like "I couldn't fail to disagree with you less" and others of that ilk. But I submit to you that it is not communication, since the purpose of communication is to inform, not to obfuscate.

Cute gets old quickly, while beauty remains for an eternity. I'll take beautiful writing over cute writing every time.

Perhaps it is just I. Then again perhaps not.

WITBOTOTWOTMD? YCSHIBW.

TEd