To give an accurate description of what has never occurred is not
merely the proper occupation of the historian, but the inalienable
privilege of any man of parts and culture. Still less do I desire
to talk learnedly. Learned conversation is either the affectation
of the ignorant or the profession of the mentally unemployed. And,
as for what is called improving conversation, that is merely the
foolish method by which the still more foolish philanthropist
feebly tries to disarm the just rancour of the criminal classes.
No: this is real email.

On Fri, 21 Jun 2002, natalie myers wrote:

> fancy pants aint sassy fied fancy pants feel that the herd mentality be real low in under standin paradigms an paradoxes fancy pants recentlly talked alot a jargon about nettime and stuff things like salad he be sayin all kinds of fancy pants stuff well i thought fancy pants be talkin about some real stuff he new come find out fancy pants be looking at fancy smarty papers and makin fancy statements about em fancy pants didn't just know fancy stuff damn gonna have to like my engine and change the spark plugs in my salad on broadway bank bank now…………………………………………….
> "sorry, this is not real email" <office@plasmastudii.org> wrote: I have a complaint: That ALL complaints are simply the complainers'*
> rigid adherence to one perspective, an inability to adopt contrary
> views. If you see this complaint as hypocritical, than perhaps there
> is also lack of perspective on the part of the reader. If you do not
> see the hypocrisy, there is every reason to complain about folks who
> complain about folks who refuse to acknowledge paradox.
>
> I have a Caesar salad: That ALL Caesar salads are simply the chefs'*
> rigid adherence to a one menu, an inability to work beyond one page
> in one cook book. If you are served romaine lettuce, than perhaps
> there is also lack of perspective in placing the order. If you are
> not served romaine lettuce, there is every reason to complain that
> you got someone else's lunch.
>
> I have a nice day sitting outside: That ALL nice days are simply my*
> inability to stay in on a cool, sunny day and get work done, an
> inability to see my monitor outside when there is so much sun. If
> you see that being outside is nice, how are you doing reading this?
> If you don't however, try reading a book.
>
> I have engine trouble: That ALL mechanical difficulties (no matter
> how metaphorical) are simply results of the owners'* rigid faith in
> their investments, an inability of machines to speak in plain English
> when they have a message to relay. If you can't interpret the
> message, why do you have the machine? If you can, why does it keep
> breaking down?
>
> I have these words: "all", "interchangeable" and "banana peel", an
> inability of the author*/reader* to substitute one complete thought
> for another without creating. If you see meaning, are the component
> parts arbitrary? If you don't, are the component parts just
> meaningless to begin with?
>
> * all these words mean essentially the same thing: a person who is
> dissatisfied with the current state in some way, and makes an effort
> to change some element of that state. Though often with no ultimate
> change or improvement. They'll be doing it again next week.
>
> complainers keep on complaining
> owners keep on buying
> salad spinners keep on turnin (yah yah yah)
> never reach the Higher Ground
>
> (that verse might have gotten nixed by Stevie Wonder in the studio)
>
> judson
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while i am probably a beneficiary of your nice policy, Karl, let her
do her thing. i enjoy the accusation. My pants have indeed grown
lax in their sass and degenerate wiggles. I welcome a much needed
kick in those pants.

But what papers did you (NM) think I was referring to? Well, no
matter. For the record, in case anybody hadn't guessed (though
hardly requiring much consideration), i maintain a very strict
platform: i try not to read unless i get really really bored looking
at the pictures. Sorry, if anyone saw references to the texts they
love.

got a few laughs from semiotic (hell, they weren't nearly half erotic
though) theorists years ago (sometimes I didn't know any better than
to do the required reading in college, but i was young and foolish)
and promptly found the primary uses for the stuff in paper mache.
Never read Little Bo Riddle Hard (or whatever his name is) but
judging from the context he is always brought up on rhizome, I'd
probably be glad they still print on flammable materials.

here's a trick though. Get 5 books. they can be mediocre or stuff
you disagree with or just not your genre. non-fiction generally
works best but hardly required. read a paragraph of each in turn
until you reach page 100 in all of them. Then put the books on the
shelf and pick 5 more.

man of parts,
judson




Karl Petersen wrote:

>To give an accurate description of what has never occurred is not
>merely the proper occupation of the historian, but the inalienable
>privilege of any man of parts and culture. Still less do I desire
>to talk learnedly. Learned conversation is either the affectation
>of the ignorant or the profession of the mentally unemployed. And,
>as for what is called improving conversation, that is merely the
>foolish method by which the still more foolish philanthropist
>feebly tries to disarm the just rancour of the criminal classes.
>No: this is real email.
>
>On Fri, 21 Jun 2002, natalie myers wrote:
>
>>fancy pants aint sassy fied fancy pants feel that the herd
>>mentality be real low in under standin paradigms an paradoxes
>>fancy pants recentlly talked alot a jargon about nettime and stuff
>>things like salad he be sayin all kinds of fancy pants stuff well i
>>thought fancy pants be talkin about some real stuff he new come
>>find out fancy pants be looking at fancy smarty papers and makin
>>fancy statements about em fancy pants didn't just know fancy stuff
>>damn gonna have to like my engine and change the spark plugs in my
>>salad on broadway bank bank
>>now…………………………………………….


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> i love that the peas were great i was playing with them and it
>reminded me of my little brother my father raised us alone a very
>stern man indeed anyway when he was not looking we would have pea
>fights it was a great memory for me flicking peas with forks and the
>women in my family sitting around the table snapping peas and
>freezing them

this is the best review ever. not because of the compliment value
(though thanks!), but the rest. this (for me) justifies the entire
existence of the web. e-commerce is worth putting up with, simply
because that same technology enables us to to remind someone we have
no other contact with about having flicked peas. There IS a cool use
for the web, after all!


>i am the queen of non-seqeutor

does that come with hot sauce?


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