Blankets(M&D spoiler)

[JEShirk at aol.com]

Andrew, you wrote:

>The `evidence' you cite appears to suggest that there was an intention
>to infect people with smalltalk from blankets. How does this render
>the song `utter nonsense' as opposed to say distortion or
>embellishment or some other such alternative? Or are you just chucking
>out your opinion merely by way of commentary.

The incident in question somewhat predates the germ theory of disease, so I
don't see necessarily premeditated murder so much as money for (they thought)
old rope.

Besides, I thought smalltalk was a disease of the 70's that disappeared with
the fall in cocaine use.

Jim