Mindless

Aaron Yeater AYEATER at ksgrsch.harvard.edu
Mon Feb 26 11:30:42 CST 1996


> Tresy Kilbourne writes:
> 
> > Before the discussion goes too far afield, remember that the phrase 
> > actually occurs once in GR. I don't have the reference handy, but it's in 
> > a positive context. Despite the laborious undertaking that is GR, it's 
> > always struck me that TRP approves of what the Church of the Subgenius 
> > calls "slack" as a subversive antidote to thanatropic society.

Just check out his article on the deadly sin sloth, called "Nearer my 
Couch to Thee" (i think...) from the NYTRB, summer of 1993--a 
collection is available...



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