some comments and a question

[andrew at cee.hw.ac.uk]

Vaska Tumir writes:
> Hello there, all you fellow Pynchonites!

Hello! Welcome back! Pleased to hear you! etc.

> Vaska the intimidating sexist scholar strikes back.

And what excellent timing!

> Now, what I'd like to know is this -- since someone has kindly
> quoted the Mittelwerk post that may or may not have set off the
> Dana-Chris war of words, not sure -- did Chris do a proper little
> job on our pussy-obsessed friend out there, too?  Or not?  Anyone
> care to send me a copy of *that*?

Believe it or not it all started with an unfortunate, or maybe it was
actually more fortunate than un, gynecological allusion by Paul Mackin
offered by way of insight into the distinction between amateur and
professional connoisseur of literature. On which sacrificial altar
Dana espied the raised standard of phallogocentrism and cried `foul',
`hand ball', `invasion of privates' and other such ejaculations.
Mitty's musings were a footnote, doubtless guiltily enjoyed by the
Bodine faction - who appreciate fine writing all the more when spiced
with foul content - but all the same a side show to Sojourner's star
turn in the main ring. Check out the full story when it hits the
archive.


Andrew Dinn
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