P and postal delivery

[Iris Sirius]

Whats that mean, Morris.  Im just curious.  My fathers name was David.  I
just dont understand, with the Bled under the bed. Whats it mean?
On Jan 21, 2013 5:12 PM, "David Morris" <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> Iris seems having difficulty keeping Bled under the bed.
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 5:11 PM, Iris Sirius <irissiriustce at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Thats so weird, because I thought Laura your mail was the first.  Now I
>> see that there are 15 other ones, leading up to yours.
>>
>> I really need to like, focus, on what the trending topics. Are. And be
>> not so insistent on hammering out my own topiks...
>> On Jan 21, 2013 4:08 PM, "Iris Sirius" <irissiriustce at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Im sorry Laura, forgive me bouncing on your brilliant mail, im just
>>> sitting here at The Bar hammering into my Galaxy.
>>>
>>> Your anachronism is intresting.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, we cant discuss it here.
>>>
>>> They are everywear.
>>>
>>> That last sentence sounded kind of cryptic.  I dont mean it that way.  I
>>> have my, other, opinions.
>>>
>>> Who was Mazda?  Anybody know that o.e?
>>> On Jan 21, 2013 3:42 PM, <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I think COL49 could be adapted into an interesting film, updated for
>>>> the screen by placing it in the present internet days.  How much more
>>>> subversive is the idea of  off-the-grid mail being hand-delivered
>>>> surreptitiously at a time when They, meanwhile, are collecting data with
>>>> every hit of the "send" button!
>>>>
>>>> Here's a question: could we hold an experiment?  Is there some way I
>>>> could hand-deliver a letter or small parcel (containing a book, say) to
>>>> someone I knew who could eventually get it (via intermediate friends) to
>>>> Monte, who could get it (via intermediate friends) to Mark, who could get
>>>> it to (x other p-listers), eventually ending up in Milwaukee, where it
>>>> would be delivered to Dave Monroe?  Not sure exactly what the rules would
>>>> be - maybe cars, trains and buses allowed, but no airplanes, what with
>>>> their identity-probing security.  It's never made explicit how, exactly the
>>>> Trystero worked.  If not someone's actual address, what sort of drop-off
>>>> point could be used?
>>>>
>>>> Laura
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: David Morris **
>>>> Sent: Jan 20, 2013 11:35 PM
>>>> To: Don Higgins **
>>>> Cc: Pynchon List **
>>>> Subject: Re: P and postal delivery
>>>>
>>>> It's interesting that P would have focused so early on what we in the
>>>> net era now realize is all power.
>>>>
>>>> On Saturday, January 19, 2013, Don Higgins wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Article I, section 8, Clause 7 of the United States
>>>>> Constitution grants Congress merely says Congress has the power "to
>>>>> establish post offices and post roads." The wiki article says this "has
>>>>> been interpreted as a de facto Congressional monopoly over the delivery of
>>>>> mail. Accordingly, no other system for delivering mail – public or
>>>>> private – can be established, absent Congress's consent." When did that
>>>>> interpretation become current and who interpreted to mean that? would seem
>>>>> to be relevant questions to Lot 49.
>>>>>
>>>> ******
>>>>
>>>>
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