12/05/06

[jd]

Suggestions:
- $50 for pie fight
- Pig costume contest
- Nipples, for which to convince a barkeep to let you slip them on the
taps (and drink for free)
- Giant ball of hash

What girl wouldn't fall for a pie-encrusted pig-man stoned out of his
mind and sucking at a fake alcohol-dispensing teat?

On 7/19/06, MalignD at aol.com <MalignD at aol.com> wrote:
> I know this is going to sound overly cynical to all you enthusiasts, but what
> would these get-togethers consist of?  Nobody will have read the book, so you
> can't talk about it, other than Hey, nice cover, or whatever ("He's a fucking
> genius.  I don't care if the book sucks.  He's a fucking genius."), then
> drink a lot of beer and, if you're gay, I guess, hope to connect, because I don't
> think there will be any women attending and I don't think talking about
> Pynchon will score with the women who might happen to be there for other reasons.
>
> I guess I can see why people on this list might enjoy getting together, but
> doing it on THE DATE seems ritualistic and cultish.  And dweebish.
>