ATDTDA fizzling out?

Jasper jasper.fidget at gmail.com
Fri Mar 30 08:29:32 CDT 2007


On Fri, 2007-03-30 at 12:49 +0000, Carvill John wrote:
> >From: Jasper
> 
> >My problem is I don't find the book very interesting, and I don't find
> >studying it very rewarding.  The hosts have done a great job, and
> >several others have contributed some fantastic insights, but given
> >limited time for such things, I find most of my attention diverted
> >elsewhere.
> >
> 
> Hmmmm. Well you're free to not find the book very interesting of course. But 
> isn't this your first p-list post since you took Robin to task for  posting 
> 'political spam' (which he hadn't done anyway):
> 
> >Not to nag, but in the future could you mark the political spam NP
> i>nstead of AtDTDA?  Thanks a bunch, poncho.
> 

You're telling me this isn't political spam?:

http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0703&msg=116189&sort=date


> Which poses the question, why complain when someone posts something which 
> (in your view) is not related to the Group read, when you yourself aren't 
> interested in the Group Read?

I tried to be interested.  I really tried.

> 
> And the further question, if you're not interested in the Pynchon book, and 
> you're not interested in the discussion of the Pynchon book, and you're not 
> interested in other topics which get posted to the list, well, you 
> know............
> 

I'm interested in lots of stuff that gets posted here.  When did I say I
wasn't?  But you've got me on two counts of disinterest (since you're
the one counting): political spam and Against the Day.  Now why are you
so interested in me?

> Eh Poncho?
> 
> Cheers
> JC
> 
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