Valis writes: >Any serious consideration of Doug's question finally compels a study of Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad, Malaysia's quite messianic PM. < Heck, that is nothing. I have a student whose first name is Messiah. On the other hand, singer-songwriter Dan Bern tells us that _he_ is the Messiah. is this a great _fin de siecle_ or what? in pen-l solidarity, Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clawww.lmu.edu/fall%201997/ECON/jdevine.html Econ. Dept., Loyola Marymount Univ. 7900 Loyola Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045-8410 USA 310/338-2948 (daytime, during workweek); FAX: 310/338-1950 "It takes a busload of faith to get by." -- Lou Reed.
