NP re. fake pics and other hoaxes

[Otto]

Agreed, but all this has changed in the aftermath of the 
post-9/11-discussions.

Otto

Will Layman schrieb:

> It's my impression that the list used to be consistently funny and 
> smart and
> is not so much any more. My impression of that photo was that it was a 
> joke
> that could never have been played on this list ten years ago. My 
> impression
> of the alleged Playboy Japan interview . . .
>
> I don't mean to offend any here -- I'm as responsible as anyone -- but 
> once
> upon a time when there was no Pynchon on the wind we would write about
> books. I think the problem is this: years ago we'd all have been reading
> (or rereading) the same ones. Today, with the internet much more wide 
> open,
> the diversity on the list makes it harder for us to talk about anything
> other than TRP. And, with so much chatter now available, even that seems
> sort of used up.
>
> A while ago, someone recommended David Mitchell's CLOUD ATLAS. I'm just
> about to start it.
>
> Anyone else?
>
> -- Will
>
> On 6/21/05 12:43 AM, "Otto" <ottosell at yahoo.de> wrote:
>
>> Otto
>

	

	
		
___________________________________________________________ 
Gesendet von Yahoo! Mail - Jetzt mit 1GB Speicher kostenlos - Hier anmelden: http://mail.yahoo.de