NP: With Me, It's All or Nuthin'

[Bryan Snyder]

This would have been a great conversation in person, given time, but not so
much via email.



On 5/13/08 4:07 AM, "Henry" <scuffling at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh! THAT quote, Bryan.  That was an interpretation of the badly founded
> fatalism found in your message.  A quote would have been additionally found
> in "Original Message" my message.
> 
> Pompous?  Moi!  How about your "bison" in your previous messages, i.e. the
> mob amongst which you are not included? "You're tired of the worst... I'm
> tired of it ALL?"  Nah, nothing pompous there, but I dunno, it just doesn't
> sound very "Chomskyite" to me, but maybe I haven't read as much Chomsky as
> you have, or perhaps you meant to say "nihilist," as in "Vee are Nihilists,
> Lebowski; vee belief in nuh-ting, Lebowski."  Nothing inherently pompous
> there, either, but maybe that's just me again.
> 
> HENRY MUSIKAR
> Information, Media, and Technology Consultant
> 
> http://www.urdomain.us/scuffling.htm
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bryan Snyder [mailto:wilsonistrey at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 11:59 PM
> To: Henry; 'Pynchon Liste'
> Subject: Re: NP: With Me, It's All or Nuthin'
> 
> I didn't say they seemed like my own words, I said you are quoting them as
> if I said them.  That I made pretty clear... And I spend plenty of my time
> looking "at my own house" ...now I'm just disgusted by the assumptive and
> pompous high-horse tone.
> 
> This isn't going anywhere, you pretty much missed or misunderstood most of
> my points... Maybe that is my fault but either way back to Pynchon for me.
> 
> Besides, I'm a Chomskyite... There's no sense discussing politics with us.
> 
> But I was serious when I wished Obama luck.  He's the better of the three
> but that's like picking a cancer to die from... (for me at least, obviously)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 5/12/08 10:14 PM, "Henry" <scuffling at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Wha, wha, wha!
>> 
>> ZZZZzzzz...
>> 
>> I was so much older then.  I'm younger than that now.
>> Maybe when you're my age, Mr. Van Winkle, you'll wake back up!
>> 
>> Sorry, Bryan, but if it seems like your own words, then look to your own
>> house.  Yes, you are free to make the wrong choice, but there ARE wrong
>> choices!
>> 
>> As far as giving up goes: I gave up on giving up!
>> 
>> HENRY MUSIKAR
>> Information, Media, and Technology Consultant
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bryan Snyder
>> 
>> I'm not sure what you're quoting, but you quote as if you're using my own
>> words against me and you assume that I agree with the point.  Even if I do
>> agree, I don't see how that statement relates to my non-vote.  A non-vote
> is
>> still action; its showing disagreement/dissatisfaction with a system: in
>> this case the Federal Government.  I didn't say if I voted locally.
> Either
>> way, still... Its my opinion based on various factors and a choice I'm
>> obviously free to make.
>> 
>> Some people give up on love, I gave up on power...
>> 
>> However, telling me to grow up is obnoxious.  You're more than likely not
> as
>> learned as you might think you are; I'm lucky enough to know I'm not.
>> 
>> We can just as easy agree to disagree; Its not the first nor, I am quite
>> certain, the last it will happen to either of us.
>> 
>> However, I do wish Obama all the luck in the world and hope he doesn't get
>> shot by some shit-kickin' hick along the way.  But, I also hope he dons a
>> do-rag and fresh platinum grills for those teeth and puts all the white
>> people "on notice" during his inauguration.  Maybe plays "Today was a Good
>> Day" by Ice-Cube...?  ...backed by a ukulele/kazoo band...:)
>> 
>> What can I say... You're tired of the worst... I'm tired of it ALL.
>> 
>> 
>> Take it easy
>> B 
>> 
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