Pokler

David Morris fqmorris at hotmail.com
Tue Aug 28 21:39:37 CDT 2001


>From: barbara100 at jps.net
>[snip] It's really got nothing at all to do with technology (or for that 
>matter you); what you said that day,
>
>so defensively,
>
>it just struck me as an excuse not to care.

Barbara.  Please read the above lines you wrote and tell me again about how 
your response was not about me.  My lines were, for you, not about the 
topic, nor me, but about my "excuse not to care."

>And with Pynchon and Pokler and a couple of existentialists in the back of 
>my mind that day, you struck a chord in me, David.  I hardly remember what 
>you said or its original context; I don't care to argue it real, or only 
>perceived. I only cared about making that one single point (one of a 
>hundred, I'm sure) that I saw in Pynchon's writings about choice and 
>responsibility. I don't think my arguments were all that sloppy,  though.  
>I did give two excellent GR quotes to support my idea.  At least give me 
>credit for that.
>
>If you want to know where I saw condescension, it's here:
>
>"And I would also suggest that your emotional feelings have overcome a 
>rational consideration of what I've posted on this topic resulting in your 
>characterizing my position as "giving up."  I'd also suggest that Pynchon 
>might be pointing out a little more than this "giving up" attitude in the 
>subject of Pokler."
>
>The old "emotional" one-two punch, effective at flooring almost every 
>woman. And, "Pynchon might be pointing out a little more than...[What? my 
>silly-woman take on life? Is that maybe what you meant?]"
>
>Condescension that really isn't there...When you write it, David, it's 
>always open to interpretation. You should know that. It's rule #1 in almost 
>any English class. And rule #2 is Know thy reader.

I don't know you.  I have no idea if you are male or female, so all I can 
react to is your act.  I expect more from the females with whom I seriously 
discourse.  My wife is a tough bird, and if she were to (and she might) 
claim female off-limits-rules to our discourse, I would give her a full body 
slam.  So I expect you to treat me like a woman, God Damn It!

You may be silly, but being a woman is no excuse!

David Morris

P.S.
Why is you email off-limits?



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