incentive

[Jemmy Bloocher]

I'm a lurker and have been for years now. Reads always seem to come at a
point where I am moving house. Why is this? Nevertheless, I shall pledge my
darndest (despite moving house again - my last I hope until I either die or
the world ends - in a whimper). I have ordered my 6th (I think) copy of M&D
and hopefully it'll arrive tomorrow morning.

In relation to diluting with entertaining thoughts apropos M&D, I for one
love them. I get the importance of keeping with the programme, but my
reading is definitely enriched by lighthearted posts and thoughts - so I
thank you.

Emma

On Sun, Oct 29, 2017 at 6:47 PM, da kid <peterock86 at live.com> wrote:

> Well I am pledging. I am goijg to post about M and D whether there is a
> large following or not.
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> *From:* owner-pynchon-l at waste.org <owner-pynchon-l at waste.org> on behalf
> of David Elliott <ellidavd at yahoo.com>
> *Sent:* Saturday, October 28, 2017 5:50:12 PM
> *To:* Mark Kohut; Gene DA
> *Cc:* Laura Kelber; pynchon -l
> *Subject:* Re: incentive
>
> I pledge to stick with it as far as following along, reading all of the
> posts, and finishing the novel. As already pointed out, most
> interpretations and allusions have already been covered on Wiki and the
> various guides. The members here are knowledgeable, and many have
> participated in previous reads. Anything I might have to contribute has
> already been covered. That is the reason I’m mostly a lurker.
>
> I was following and enjoying the last GR read. It was disappointing that
> it didn’t continue to the end. I can’t complain since I didn’t really
> participate. I made two lighthearted posts.  I compared the Disgusting
> English Candy Drill to the Monty Python Crunchy Frog sketch. I’m sure
> that’s not an original observation on my part. One person let me know she
> appreciated that. I also shared that I incorporated  the lyric “my darlin’
> Lola, with a shape like a bottle of Coca-Cola” into a famous Kinks song. I
> am aware that those types of comments don’t really contribute anything
> meaningful. There seemed to be a lull in the discussions at the time.
> That’s why I went ahead and posted. I’ll try not to dilute the content of
> the read with many of those “entertaining myself” posts.
>
> I don’t know if any others have the same reservations about contributing
> and if that has any bearing on why the reads don’t last.
>
>
>
> On Saturday, October 28, 2017 4:40 PM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> First tidbit of secret knowledge will drop when/if I get a critical
> majority mass of pledges. Before the Read even starts. (I'm not THAT
> mean).
> Prime the pumps. Get you all wanting more and working for it.
> Pointsman-like combined with I.G Farben.
>
> On Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 4:22 PM, Gene DA <genevievej.da at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> That certainly piques my interest! And a little incentive does wonders.
> Since I've committed myself in writing already, I have no problem with
> making a pledge of some kind.
>
> And I suppose as long as some element (2 or more?) of the group that
> starts does go to the end continuing to post, that counts, and the secret
> knowledge gets dropped?
>
> Currently waiting to receive my copy in the mail.
>
> On Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 12:35 PM, Laura Kelber <laurakelber at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> I did my best to keep the last abortive M&D group read going - to no
> avail. But I'll do my best to jump in here and there, provided it starts in
> December. No time in November!
>
> Laura
>
> On Oct 28, 2017 1:05 PM, "Mark Kohut" <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> You know how the Nudgers are always saying things like "if people pledge
> to do something, like vote"
> many more will over those who do not pledge?
>
> Well, here's the deal. If I get ALL who have voted for the M & D Group
> Read to 'pledge' to keep on keeping on
> with it, despite life's intrusions, stopping out of reading or posting but
> knowing you will--have to-- come back--
> responding to some posts you don't make; confessing to laziness but
> promising self-overcoming and trying again,
> and so on; a few to keep moving that chain to the end, THEN
>
> I will share something I know that is UNIQUE about the fact of the novel;
> something in no books or articles (yet); something the Golden Agers (and
> Silver Agers)
> have already read in a post from me but might like to lodge in
> unforgettable memory again---and might like to comment on in some
> meta M & D way. Something which might take a fair amount of lucky looking
> in the archives to find.
>
> If yu'all pledge, I will share it again.
>
> And, I will have something else IF we do complete the Read.
>
>
>
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