Mr. Buttkiss,
I apologize sincerely for posting something that didn't move you. Rule to live by:
Sometimes, when you're in a circle of conversation that seems to be a *bit* over your
head, it's best to avoid it. Yes, perhaps you should have spent a few more hours on
the BOOKMOBILE. Either that or try toting a dictionary around in your purse.
I like to think alot of people strive to be modern and try to evolve. (dare I say -
hopefully, this would apply to a large portion of this list) They try to learn about
new things all the time, (that means words too!), and listen to all sides of an
discussion in order to form their own opinion. (very much like science or anything
else that pushes us further away from Neanderthal Man. hehe)
Gary darling, next time I'll see if I can post big, colorful pictures instead of text
to help illustrate my posts for you.
Yours,
Laura Anne aka ohmymod
And as for Mr. Wallace...thanks!
>>>From: "GARY HIPKISS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>Subject: RE: Hypothesis & Oscar Wilde
>>>Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2000 11:25:39 PDT
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>Why are Wildean wits so miserable in real life?
>>>>
>>>>Perhaps cynicism is not a containable talent - and ends up extending to
>>>>oneself.
>>>>
>>>>Brian Eno once wrote in reply -
>>>>
>>>>True, the only person I ever knew with a Wildean wit was deeply miserable
>>>>and a serious alcoholic. But what is this connection? Is it that they are
>>>>not just acting out the cynicism that forms the basis of wit, but showing
>>>>how they really feel - totally cynical? What makes for good
>>>>(modernists/humorists) is an ability to slide between frames of reference
>>>>unexpectedly, and to misapportion value to them. One assumes that this is
>>>>something people choose to do, but perhaps there are people who can't help
>>>>doing it, and who really can't make any convincing decisions about the
>>>>relative value of their different possible reference frames.
>>>>
>>>>that's just one view I suppose. Eno makes a good point.
>>>>over^and>out
>>>>laura anne katter
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>does anyone understand this message?, does anyone want to?.
>>>
>>>please bring a little more sanity back to the site, and if you do have to
>>>write crap like this then please, please make it shorter. It might be a good
>>>idea to explain what your getting at, in plain language for all us normal
>>>people out there.....
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