apologies Re: OFFLIST Re: OFFLIST Re: PynchonLand in Bad Fuckin' Decline, Baby
Doug Millison
millison at online-journalist.com
Sun Jun 27 12:59:35 CDT 1999
Sincere apologies to Michael and to Pynchon-L for accidentally forwarding
to the list the off-list correspondence with Michael that I initiated after
he entered the Moderated List debate. I had no intention of thus exposing
the difference between his jamf online persona and the more calculating
effort he reveals offlist.
-Doug
At 10:39 AM -0700 6/27/99, Doug Millison wrote:
>OFFLIST
>
>Michael,
>Interesting concept -- you as the laxative for the purge you think
>Pynchon-L needs. But you're also part of the mess, don't you think?
>Please don't interpret this as a suggestion that you post -- or not post --
>freely as you wish.
>Cordially,
>Doug
>
>At 4:08 AM +0100 6/27/99, Michael Haneke wrote:
>>I'm 35, but I've got the mentality of a 12-year-old. Sorry about that List
>>Nazi quip. I was pandering to the masses. Rest assured, you've written
>>some genuinely great, greatly informative, and lucid posts. I read nearly
>>all of your stuff. What I meant by the Nazi thing was that you seem to
>>want to censor the flame wars and whatnot, which I'm opposed to. Those
>>wars always burn themselves out and they seem sorta like stretching
>>episodes or breathers to people, rather than Balkan genocide. In other
>>words, necessary evils, though innocuous ones, and sometimes durn funny
>>and creative.
>>Best regards,
>>Mike
>>
>
>>>Mike:
>>> Glad you enjoy Austin Powers. So does my 12-year-old son. I liked the 60s
>>> better the first time around.
>>> Just curious, but re my posts what do you mean by "List Nazi" ? It seems to
>>> mean different things to different people.
>>> -Doug
>>>
>>> At 2:50 AM +0100 6/27/99, Michael Haneke wrote:
>>> >Get outta cyberspace for two hours, Doug, and go see Austin Powers
>>> >already! No obscure Pynchon refs to my jaundiced eye, but funny shit
>>> >anyway. 'specially dat Dirty Bastard. And the "Two of Us" number's at
>>> >least worthy of the Old Man.
>>> >
>>> >Re. Felicity...va va va voooom....Makes Melanie Jackson look like Babs
>>> >Bush, baby.
>>> >
>>> >> Mike,
>>> >> Felicity who?
>>> >> Doug
>
>>> >> At 2:39 AM +0100 6/27/99, Michael Haneke wrote:
>>> >> >It's true. I have been reading them. They're a guilty pleasure. Like
>>>pigs'
>>> >> >feet, tripe, and pickled tongue. Send Felicity my way when you're done
>>> >> >with her, baby.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >Regards,
>>> >> >Mike
>>> >> >
>>> >> >> OFFLIST
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Michael,
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Thanks for the feedback. It's good to know you're reading my posts.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Cordially,
>>> >> >> Doug
>
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