I'm so spoiled

[Henry Musikar]

Craig -

What with all the talk lately of slippery slopes, your reductio ad 
absurdam was painfully predictable. The pynchon-l wasn't created in 
response to a bestseller. It is a literary, not pop, salon, and 
there is a presumption of familiarity with the fundamental works of 
TRP. IMHO M&D will enter that pantheon, but it is currently a new 
book that comparatively few (particulary those of us with a life 
and/or work to do) have finished reading. 

When I read a book or movie review, I skip the part that reveals plot 
details, eg. "One of the most touching moments in..." 

No, the spoilers aren't that important to me (they are more so to 
others), but what is your rush. Are your posts so 
hurried/inconsiderate that you can't afford the time for an extra ten 
keystrokes? 

On 18 May 97 at 1:52, Craig Bleakley <cgbleak at rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu> 
wrote:

> I move that *all* messages to the P-list henceforth include a
> spoiler
<snip>

AsB4,
Henry Musikar

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