pynchon-l-digest V2 #7267

[Joe Allonby]

An aside, possibly a digression: Was "A Confederacy of Dunces" the
first recorded usage of 'bloviate'?

On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 6:12 AM, John Carvill <johncarvill at gmail.com> wrote:
>> From: malignd
>
>> And I didn't ask for a debate with you.  I asked a question.  A quite
>> reasonable one.  But you're right:   I do think you're a pompous bag of
>> wind.
>>
>
> Well, it's true, you did ask a question, but that question was, as
> ever, posed in a childishly insulting manner.
>
> Do you imagine that I am somehow hurt or angered, or.... I don't know,
> honestly, what sort of reaction you seek to provoke.
>
> You're such a sad little shit, I almost feel sorry for you.
>