The Routinization of Mittelwerk

Christine Karatnytsky christinekaratnytsky at juno.com
Fri Sep 19 00:05:41 CDT 1997


Now that Mittelwerk seems to be entering his Vineland phase, here's
hoping we won't factionalize about that, too...
     
"I liked the Early Mittelwerk so much better.  The anal sex!  The Diana
blow jobs!  The I rammed it into her blah blah!  This new warm and cuddly
guy sucks.  The bad recipes!  The corny advice!  The lame poetry! 
Without rancor, Mittelwerk's posts reveal nothing.  By using those stupid
football scores Mittelwerk's shown his-easily beguiled audience exactly
how he does his tricks.  No magic!"
     
"Oh, come on, give the guy a chance.  The Speeeeed may be gone, but 
the awesome intellect is still there.  He's just been tempered by all
those years mooching off his girlfriend.  Pay some attention to that guy
in the mittel!  He's still got things to say.  He's just writing a
different kind of post--the text is more subtle, the mood elegiac. 
Rilly."

I can hear it now...

Chris

 heh heh heh



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