Sokol (was Slate, little TRP)

[KENNETH HOUGHTON]

     When Sokol finally admitted exactly how much effort went into his 
     piece--calling in several other people to edit, rewrite, and emend it 
     so that it would look like a duck, talk like a duck, and fuck ducks--I 
     became more convinced than ever that it was a good thing it was        
     published, if only to show the extremes to which certain elements of       
     society would go in an attempt to discredit their opposition.
     
     It's not paranoia when they really _are_ after you.
     
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Subject: Re: Slate (no spoilers, only brief TRP reference)
Author:  millard at cuadmin.cis.columbia.edu at dbnaccip
Date:    5/7/97 12:21 PM


this is how I'd describe the Alan Sokal "quantum gravity" incident in 
a nutshell -- Sokal knew exactly what sort of wool could be pulled 
over certain eyes -- but that's a whole separate topic for 
digressions, best left alone here).