Farnina and Pynchon

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On Wed, 12 Apr 1995, Andrew Dinn wrote:

> Mascaro at humnet.ucla.edu writes:
> 
> > Well, let me ring in here by asking non-professor Dinn if he is
> > serious in his belief that Mr. Koopman contributes "nothing"?  If
> > so, shouldn't we see the Koop as perhaps even more precious?
> > Imagine the achievement! To actualize nothingness to such a degree
> > that it can be contributed somewhere!  Is this not, non-professor
> > Dinn, quite a heck of an accomplishment?  Since the invention of 0
> > is a fairly big deal, then the continuing ability to create new
> > zeroes must be also a positive thing.
> 
> You are conflating the concept of nothingness with its occurence.
> Saying nothing about Pynchon is nothing new. Saying it in this forum
> is otiose. Praising it is at best sophistry.
> 
> 
> Andrew Dinn
> -----------
> O alter Duft aus Maerchenzeit / Berauschest wieder meine Sinne
> Ein naerrisch Heer aus Schelmerein / Durchschwirrt die leichte Luft
> 
But do you mean 'nothing' or 'Nothing'?  I'd give the Koop a capital N.
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