pynchon-l-digest V2 #5838
Monroe, Dave
monroe at mpm.edu
Tue Nov 27 08:20:08 CST 2007
Anyone have any idea how I can fix the gmail so's my posts don't look like this (see below) in the digests? Thanks ...
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pynchon-l-digest Monday, November 26 2007 Volume 02 : Number 5838
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"Ewball had a fatality for running across old acquaint=
ances from el=0Aotro lado ..." (AtD, Pt. III, p. 638)=0A=0A"had a fatality"=
=0A=0AMain Entry: fa=C2=B7tal=C2=B7i=C2=B7ty=0APronunciation: \f=C4=81-=CB=
=88ta-l=C9=99-t=C4=93, f=C9=99-\=0AFunction: noun=0AInflected Form(s): plur=
al fa=C2=B7tal=C2=B7i=C2=B7ties=0AEtymology: Middle French fatalit=C3=A9, f=
rom Late Latin fatalitat-,=0Afatalitas, from Latin fatalis=0ADate: 15th cen=
tury=0A1 a: the quality or state of causing death or destruction b: the=0Aq=
uality or condition of being destined for disaster=0A2: something establish=
ed by fate=0A3 a: fate 1 b: fatalism=0A4: the agent or agency of fate=0A5 a=
: death resulting from a disaster b: one that experiences a fatal outcome=
=0A=0Ahttp://m-w.com/dictionary/fatality=0A=0AI am reminded of Gunther from=
the last section: fate carries a Mauser......=0A=0Awe do have the concept =
of "fate" vs. 'freedom" [whatever is its opposite] to really go on about=0A=
in AtD......but I can't....=0A=0A=0A
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