Fwd: Re: # of P-list subscribers

[Doug Millison]

>Delivered-To: millison at smithers.sfrn.dnai.com
>From: Murthy Yenamandra <yenamand at cs.umn.edu>
>Subject: Re: # of P-list subscribers
>To: Doug Millison <millison at online-journalist.com>
>Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 10:27:09 -0600 (CST)
>MIME-Version: 1.0
>Status:  U
>
>Doug Millison writes:
>> Hey, Murthy -- say it aint so.  And if it is....
>>
>> Can you tell me the number of Pynchon-L subscribers, and, if you can, what
>> is that number? Posting it to the list might clear up any confusion.
>
>Currently we have 216 on the regular list and 175 on the digest version.
>I don't know if posting to the list would clear up anything because the
>number of "real" and/or "active" subscribers is still debatable.  But
>feel free to post this to the list if you so choose.
>
>Regards,
>Murthy
>
>> P.S.  Sorry about that post over the limit, thanks for letting it through.
>> By the way, "pynchonoid at yahoo.com" is an email name I'm using to monitor
>> the P-list these days, I've been getting an extraordinary load spam when I
>> use my millison at online-journalist.com account -- I expect that email name
>> gets spidered out of my www.online-journalist.com page by spammers, but I
>> wonder if some of my P-list enemies might be adding me to spam lists.  Oh
>> well.  The mysteries of the Internet....
>
>You're telling me! As the official owner of the list, I get way too much
>spam addressed both to me and the list. If even a small portion of it is
>attributable to my enemies, I should be very paranoid indeed :-).
>
>--
>Murthy Yenamandra                  mailto:yenamand at cs.umn.edu
>"I strive to be brief, but I become obscure." - Horace
>


216 + 175.

Even if you subtract an unknown number of multiples for Terrance, that
Gang of Five (essentially Morris' "core list" -- what s~Z called, I think
it was him, the "heart and soul" of the P-List, and one can only hope Keith
meant that with his typical sarcasm) looks pretty tiny and pathetic, the
more so the louder they whine.


Said taxicab driver, Crack'd Otto:
"Trust me, for I drive an auto.
I have intuition,
I'll continue my mission,
and slander my enemies, pronto."


Gramps Mackin, consumed in remorse,
from sliming his voice growing hoarse,
extended a hand,
but instead burned a brand.
He was only joking, of course.


Terrance, outmaneuvered again,
did his best with a face-saving grin.
He quoted some Melville,
then said, "What the hell, I will
scream, then they'll call _me_ Kingpin."


Poor Morris, his thoughts grandiose,
increased the vile spew from his hose.
But it spattered _his_ face
with a hideous paste
and made everyone else hold their nose.







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