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Ted Samsel tejas at infi.net
Tue Jul 30 11:23:39 CDT 1996


PaulMackin sez:
> 
> 
> On Tue, 30 Jul 1996, Hartwin Alfred Gebhardt wrote:
> 
> > who EXACTLY are They? (emphasis added) 
> 
> Have an awful feeling I'm missing the context, but here's an 
> an off-the-top-of-the-header. 
> 
> "They" are whatever reminds "Us" we are about to die.  
> 
> Kind of existential.

This recalls the scene in THE WILD BUNCH where Edmond OBrien scathingly
tells the some-what-dim Gortch brothers (Ben Johnson & Warren Oates)
who "THEY" are...

"with a bag of silver rings, a thumb up yer ass and a smile to pass the time
of day. That's who THEY are."

Ted Samsel....tejas at infi.net  *1996* Year of the Accordion~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
         "Home of the brave, land of the free,
          I don't want to be mistreated by no bourgoisie."
AAFOUF# 0000003                           Huddie Ledbetter





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