windbaggery on pynchon-l

[Christopher Gonzales]

paul.murphy writes:

>-- if this list is the internet equivalent of a cocktail party, 

No, it's a summer camp hike up an impossibly difficult mountain. Quit
whining and c'mon, and don't drink too much water, you'll get cramps.

>drowned out by belaboured attempts at humour and by windbags who drone on
>interminably in a desparate and transparent attempt to attract attention to
>themselves.

Yeh, I hate when people drone to attract attention to themselves. But what
can you do? People just love listening to others drone. That's where the
excitement's at these days.

>I went outside and subdued the nicotine craving and the inchoate rage
>occasioned by the digest and exacerbated by the craving, but still, I must
>confess to entertaining the thought of unsubscribing.

Yes! Yes, now's as good a time as ever to quit smoking.

Chris