Spoiler's Reading IV pp 1-50

David Morris fqmorris at gmail.com
Tue Aug 25 12:16:01 CDT 2009


Once in a while they get coherent and make some good and unique
points.  I think the others (the majority) are PWI's (postings while
intoxicated).  I skim, and if they don't cohere right away, I also
delete before finishing.

On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Carvill John<johncarvill at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Alice, like Terrance, has a habit of submitting long rambling semi-coherent posts, forever hinting that she/he has a much deeper understanding of whatever it is she/he is rambling about, yet never seeming able to get to the point. I long since stopped reading them.
>
> The other kind of post she/he favours,  is the short sharp shock, a mode which has a didactic tone  in common with her/his rambling mode. Examples include 'Vineland is about work' or 'IV is crap'.




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