GRGR(5): Weissmann & Heidegger: being-towards-death

Terrance F. Flaherty Lycidas at worldnet.att.net
Fri Jul 2 10:57:28 CDT 1999


Thomas Eckhardt wrote:

> >however, your post does tie into the dogs, as Pynchon's black irony is here
> like that of Gunter Grass, who >has Tulla living in Harras's kennel like a
> dog (how's that for a simple metaphor).
>
> Well... It's a simile, isn't it? (Hey, you said nitpicking was cool!)

Oh, goodness, it's great. I  don't know how to use those emoto-coms or what
ever, and I don't like them anyway, but I am laughing--at my self--the best
thing for a good Irishman to laugh at my mom always said. Yes, nitpicking is
cool, and it tickles. Thanks.

Terrnace




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