Good Lord, all this serious discussion while I'm at work all day. It's a good thing we don't take it too seriously.
Ssummers, if you were talking about the sentence that ended with "their own bad selves", there's nothing wrong with that. You've heard of the phrase "getting down with your own bad self"? It's just a takeoff on that. Perfectly acceptable. It's a sentence: subject, verb, etc.
I'm less happy with Anyacat's contribution two posts ago but, at 12:35am, I'm too tired to do anything about it.
I'd be happier if the other members of my Board (no, Ssummers, they aren't really MY Board of Directors in real life; it's a game) took issue with others' poor sentences if I'm not around to do it. But I guess it's enough fun to ignore TheDude since he doesn't even try.
So, if you don't like it here, leave. That's all I can say.
Meanwhile, I have no clue what
Strawberry Letter 23 is and I'm still too tired to look it up so someone else can follow up on that. Happy Early Morning to all and to all a good night.