Pynchonlistserver: new member

[Craig Clark]

Henry M wrote:
> On 14 Mar 97 at 13:09, Grall wrote:
> 
> <SNIP>
> > This is because
> > since it's my family's email server here then my mom gets tons of
> > mail and my dad gets some as well.  My mom is also on the Romance
> > List Serve.  Oh, I forgot to mention I'm only 11 years old and how I
> > found this list server was from www.yahoo.com and I searched for
> > young writers' list serve  and it gave me this location.  (Netsite,
> > site, etc.)  So I assume that this is for young writers?  Please
> > reply back with the answer.  Also if you feel like replying so the
> > entire group will hear you know where to send it to.  Thanks for
> > taking the time to read this letter!
> >         
> >         A fellow writer,
> >         Andrew
> 
> Uh oh. Are we now going to have problems if we use one of the seven
> words? Or if a troll pops up again? Or if we even quote certain
> passages in GR?
> 
> I'd say that this is an R if not X-rayted (sic(k)) list. Should 
> someone send a message both directly to this kid and to the kid's
> family? Sure, a lotta kids see movies with "worse" stuff than the
> list ever sends out or Pynchon writes. But...

Let's hope Grall's parents are really sussed and sensible human 
beings, because otherwise the P-list could get attacked for 
encouraging 11-year olds to read books in which Major Pudding does 
unspeakable things...

Craig Clark

"Living inside the system is like driving across
 the countryside in a bus driven by a maniac bent
 on suicide."
   - Thomas Pynchon, "Gravity's Rainbow"