1984 Foreword: allusion

[Dave Monroe]

No, no, no ...

--- Paul Mackin <paul.mackin at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> [Terrance]
>  
> > Right. Not to knock Dave Monroe, but Dave is sort
> > of attempting to re-read the archives now
> > (alluding to, referring to, citing "how things
> > got started predictably with Doug and the gang of
> > what is it now, 7 or 9? when and we all know that
> > this kind of revisionism has no real meaning here)
> > as he complains that the debate was rigged, fixed
> > in a predictable pattern of Doug & Dave against
the
> > gang. The truth is Dave posted the excerpts and
> > asked us to respond to this question: WHat does
> > the Foreword say about Thomas Pynchon?

Which STILL hasn't much been answered here, more about
Orwell or even Doug than Pynchon.  My point is, you
didn't NEED Doug to argue against his (or Paul's, or
Otto's, or my) inevitable reading here, it's hardly a
difficult reading to make.  It would occur no mtter
what, even if only as a straw man target for the also
inevitable contrary readings.
> 
> Which we DID, only some of things the forward said
> or didn't say about the Pincher weren't things the
> Gang of Two

As opposed to, what, the Gang of Six, or Seven inc.
Keith now?  G7, indeed.  No, again, my question still
hasn't been much answered, or even considered ...

> ... wanted to hear or even could deal with. Which
> is really perverse. I'm sure P himself would have
> been far more understanding.

"Sure"?  And you're complianing that Doug or I claim
privileged access to the Mind of Pynchon?  You're
sounding like Robt. now.  Sheesh ...

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