Flame

[David Morris]

Just give him/her that universal curse: FUCK YOU!

>From: FrodeauxB at aol.com
>To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: Flame
>Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 09:44:29 EDT
>
>In response to my universal prayer, I received a personal flame attack off
>list. I would not bring this to the list but for the fat that the sender 
>told
>me to stop posting what s/he referred used a pejorative word to describe.
>When I questioned s/he's authority to censor the list postings and 
>suggested
>s/he use the delete key, s/he replied that I made an unprovoked incendiary
>attack. Point, you ask? I don't like/agree with a lot of postings, and I 
>have
>not since my early days flamed anyone on or off list using an ad hominem
>attack. I request the same. Further, if you fire the first shot, please 
>don't
>expect me to be silent. Also, do not insult me by attempting to shift
>responsibility for firing the first shot to me. Such tactics are such a 
>thin
>wisp of smoke they cast no shadow-it is easy to see the mentality behind
>them. The word fascist comes to mind. Again, forgive me for bringing this 
>to
>the list, but it is that important to our continued discussions.
>frodeauxb

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