Group Read: BLEEDING EDGE: The Cutting Edge

jochen stremmel jstremmel at gmail.com
Sun Sep 15 08:05:09 CDT 2013


Cutting Through Bleeding Edge?

2013/9/15 Markekohut <markekohut at yahoo.com>:
> Cauterizing the BLEEDING EDGE? CBE..
> Simple. Metaphoric.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Sep 15, 2013, at 8:55 AM, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> How about...
>>
>> But I Endured Bleeding Edge Reviews!
>>
>> And whatever the acronym of that would be.
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 10:47 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> In accord with past group reads, a acronym heading for all posts for future
>>> searches in WASTE should be adopted.  For example:
>>>
>>> GRGR: Gravity's Rainbow Group Read
>>>
>>> Or
>>>
>>> BEBBE:  Bloody Everything But Bleeding Edge.
>>>
>>> David Morris
>>>
>>> On Saturday, September 14, 2013, David Morris wrote:
>>>>
>>>> One of the historically best features of the P-list has been its anarchy.
>>>> No moderators. No rules? Mob rule? At least no guns.  But lots of flames,
>>>> mostly in past days.
>>>>
>>>> I have to admit that I succeeded in being ejected from the P-list once,
>>>> for causing crankiness in our online host.  My exile lasted about an hour.
>>>> Go Ask Alice about anonymity's fun.
>>>>
>>>> I reject the role of leader in this new group read.  What I have tried to
>>>> offer is my experience in group reads (GRs) here from many years back.  Not
>>>> rushing it is my advice.  What is the hurry.  But the SPOILER alert allows
>>>> for exuberance unbearable.  And P-list terrorist are really just puppies
>>>> needing love.
>>>>
>>>> In the words of a better voice,
>>>> Love,
>>>> David Morris
>>>>
>>>> On Saturday, September 14, 2013, Mark Kohut wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> The people have spoken. Morris is a natural leader.
>>>>> Another vote then: for short host bursts---I just thought of it this way
>>>>> after seeing how many short chapters there were--
>>>>> and did think it might be easier for the real lives we also lead.
>>>>>
>>>>> BUT, Morris suggests hostings of @a week at time---5--6 chapters, maybe?
>>>>>
>>>>> Polls are open again.



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