MDMD Dixon's nonviolence

[Dave Monroe]

I don't know how you got on the subject, or what's
been said about it in the past, and I don't care.  I'm
pretty much just tuning in on this one, always a
possibility around here, and I posted the one bit I
had on the subject.  For better or worse, it just so
happens to support both sides of the argument, in that
the historical Dixon seems indeed to have been pushed
over his Quaker edge, while Pynchon, who seems indeed
to have consulted several of Robinson's works on the
survey, not to mention the surveyors--David Foreman,
where are you?--does indeed depart in a significant
way from a heretofore standard account.  Beyond that,
y'all are on your own.  Me, I'm quite happy to have
skipped ahead to that cat you all ignored, and to have
answered for myself a question that's been bugging me
since Chs. 15-16 ...   

--- Terrance <lycidas2 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> Think about it. How the hell did we go from a
> constructive and productive and for the most part
> friendly and interesting read of Chapter 33-38 of
> M&D to Chapter 72 and Afghanistan? And I see the
> masked  ones are back in the ring. And Dave Monroe,
> your body ran into the shit on Doug's cart. 
> 
> BTW, Chapter 72, as everyone here knows, and Doug
> knows best, has been the source of major flame wars
> and insults round here in the past. So, there you
> have it. It's why I don't host chapter anymore. Lot
> of work to do it it well. You are wrong about the
> silence or the calm during your storm Dave Monroe.

How so?  You all (and by "all," I mean of course the
very vocal "some" here ....) don't even post DESPITE
me.  Now THAT'S unusual, noteworthy ... 

> If you defend him again, the shits on you.

But you know, nobody gives me more hassle here than
Hollander.  Not that I'm encouraging anyone to hone
their skills in this regard, oh, no ... now play nice,
or I'll host ... 

Main Entry: host 
Pronunciation: 'hOst
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Late
Latin hostis, from Latin, stranger, enemy -- more at
GUEST
Date: 14th century
1 : ARMY
2 : a very large number : MULTITUDE 

... every possible chapter until I drop dead from
carpal tunnel syndrome or repeated low-level radiation
poisoining ...


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