pynchon-l-digest V2 #7272

[John Carvill]

> <<You're such a sad little shit, I almost feel sorry for you.>>
>
> It's interesting and amusing how you always refer to me as a "little"=20
> this or that.   You must be a strapping man, a man who works with heavy=20
> machinery, perhaps.  Do your friends call you "Big John?"
>
> Whatever the case, you do write a manly email.
>

Apologies. I never meant to imply that you are physically small. What
I meant by 'little' was more along the lines of 'inconsequential'.

I don't go out of my way to appear 'manly', although I have to say
that it is interesting and amusing that you always refer to me as
egregiously masculine. I don't sit at my keyboard, hiding behind a
pseudonym, gratuitously insulting strangers on the other side of the
world.  And yes, I admit that I am mildly curious as to how you would
behave if we were talking face to face, rather than via the buffer of
the p-list.

I hereby propose that, since you find me a pompous windbag, and I find
you, well, you fill in the blanks here...., I propose that we cease
all direct communications. We don't see eye to eye on much, but I
think we can both agree that nothing worthwhile is likely to result
from any future exchanges.