Personal Scatologies

[Henry M]

Maybe the problem isn't too many academics. Maybe it's too few 
blue-collar working class stiffs like Steely and me. 

On 30 Jan 97 at 11:40, LBernier at tribune.com wrote:

>      Umm, who died and gave academics the primary role of "defenders
>      of the faith?"  As one of the younger list members (a
>      non-academic at that) I never had that "berkeley" experience
>      Steely seems to hold in such awe - And I can't say I missed
>      much.  'Course, I sought out my own experiences outside the
>      classroom (Athens GA was a good place to do that in the
>      mid-eighties) - something it seems to me everyone is free to
>      do.
> 
>      And as for Pynchon being killed by the academics - I don't
>      think this list is ruled by academics, is it?  There's a pretty
>      good cross-section of people here, all of whom seem smart
>      enough to come to their own opinions about his writing.  How
>      DID they escape the evil academic conspiracy?
> 
>      As Julia often says in Brideshead Revisited, it's all so
>      terribly boring.
> 
>      Jean.
> 
> 

My mother was of the sky... -- JL
My mother is the war...
Keep cool, but care. -- TRP
Moderation in moderation. -- Husky Mariner
Not having that, which having... :-(

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