And, hey, by the way ...

Dave Monroe davidmmonroe at yahoo.com
Tue Jan 7 21:22:23 CST 2003


Now HERE'S some questions ...

--- Elainemmbell at aol.com wrote:
> Can anyone explain the subtext of this bizarre
> argument?  Why do these two entities drive each
> other so mad?  

At the university, they laughed at my experiments and
called me a madman.  We'll see who's mad now ...

> which (if either) one is the villain?

You must learn to look past my wild-eyed gaze,
haphazard coiffure and bloodied labcoat, my dear ...

> Is this staged for the benefit of listers

Staged, maybe.  Benefit, well ...

> who may not otherwise believe there are flesh and
> blood beings behind the reams of intellectual data
> that collect on this fascinating ethereal space?

This WOULD make a hell of a Turing Test ...

> or is their whole sturm und drang a subtle reference
> to the lesser known works of Goethe, the early
> years?

Call me Werther ...

http://digital.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=2527

> any interpretations welcome!

As always, a.greed ...
 
> Elaine M.M. Bell, Writer

And a damn good one at that.  Thanks ...

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