The fine art of missing the point

[Sean Mannion]

my objection has less to do with sacred cows than it does with applying 
intellectual nitcombs to the field of comedy.

And yes, it is very, very trite.

And yes, I did grasp full concept of the collective unconsciousness, even 
before you clairfied your point.

And no, I don't think using the Hicks quote to support my belief that Barry 
Manilow qualifies as a musical equivalent of the Ebola virus really 
warranted a footnote on his mis-application of the concept.



>From: Keith McMullen <schwitterz11 at netscape.net>
>To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: Re: The fine art of missing the point
>Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 18:03:34 -0800
>
>Oh come on. It's not unfortunate for anyone, is it now? If you get what the 
>terms mean, the quote is pretty silly though. Sorry to quibble with a 
>sacred cow. Sloppy use of concepts is better ignored I suppose. I mean 
>ridding the world of fevered egos is a noble task, and it really is trite 
>to criticize such an effort because of a misuse of psychological 
>terminology. His heart and actions were in the right place for chrissakes!  
>Let's all get back to fighting fevered egos everywhere and not argue 
>amongst ourselves over jots and tittles.
>
>Back to my echinacea and green tea.
>
>>
>>I'm starting to wonder for whom 'the misunderstanding' is most unfortunate 
>>for. Then starting to  wonder if there's not more than one here.
>>
>>I do not doubt, however, that if Bill Hicks had known there were grades at 
>>stake here, he'd probably have tried harder. Y'know. Just for you.
>>
>>Still, that would've have been a great heckle - "Bill! you're 
>>misunderstood if you think the "ego" can actually taint the "collective 
>>unconscious"! it ain't like that man! you suck!"
>>
>>Meanwhile, watch those tumbleweeds blow....
>