Salinger chat part 2

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This is part two of the Salinger chat.  If anyone would like to respond
to any of this, e-mail me at AntiUtopia@aol.com and I'll post your e-mail
to our reading boards :)

Jim

Sept 26 45:	someone i talked to said they thought the whole banana
thing had to do with the world and greed
SLorra0407:	If they are dying because it is the perfect day - and
for once
they aren't hurting or
SLorra0407:	unhappy, then a fear of the unhappiness?
AntiUtopia:	maybe Seymour, getting finally filled up, quit
longing?
SLorra0407:	of returning to it
AntiUtopia:	maybe...
AstroMan60:	to much of a good thing
StupiesCuz:	I haven't read "Seymour: an introduction" Does that
give much
insight into Seymour's life and reasons?
AntiUtopia:	maybe we get so used to being miserable happiness
becomes
unbearable.
SLorra0407:	I don't know. Can we ask this question next time?
AntiUtopia:	I think that's a good idea Sheridan :)
Sept 26 45:	ah...my paper is just gettin good...lol
StupiesCuz:	But how do you know he was truly happy?
AntiUtopia:	Yeah, S:AI is where the too much happiness thing is
mentioned.
SLorra0407:	I'm extremely curious now  :)
AntiUtopia:	Ok, for next time, Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut :)
AstroMan60:	curiousity killded the bananafish
AntiUtopia:	heh :)
StupiesCuz:	Curiosity?
AntiUtopia:	This was FUN, guys :)
SLorra0407:	guess I better run out and get some bananas  :)
Sept 26 45:	greed killed them
AstroMan60:	yes it was
AntiUtopia:	yes, we have no bananas...
SLorra0407:	lol!  :)
AntiUtopia:	two week from tonight :)
AstroMan60:	two weeks that's a long time
StupiesCuz:	All right.. I feel like I am being forced to leave..
AntiUtopia:	yeah, for one story :)
SLorra0407:	goodnight y'all :)  Thanks for letting me crash yr
chat :)
StupiesCuz:	It does seem like a long time.. blah.
AstroMan60:	niters SL
StupiesCuz:	Goodnight, SL, nice meeting you! :)
AntiUtopia:	see ya slorra :)
AntiUtopia:	post to the boards :)  We can keep the discussion
going that way
too.
Sept 26 45:	ok
AntiUtopia:	Ugh, I keep messing up my happy faces :)
StupiesCuz:	I am going to read S: aI this week then..
AntiUtopia:	make sure you read Connecticut too, though :)
Sept 26 45:	so u think salinger is online..or do u think he stays
away from
technology?
AstroMan60:	ok niters everybody
AntiUtopia:	and maybe the one after that...
StupiesCuz:	I've read it.. didn't like it too much..
AntiUtopia:	I think he stays away :)
AntiUtopia:	yeah, it was odd.
Sept 26 45:	how old is he?
StupiesCuz:	Goodnight Jim..
AntiUtopia:	old.
AntiUtopia:	night Cuz :)
StupiesCuz:	How old is whom?
Sept 26 45:	goodnight
AntiUtopia:	Salinger.
AntiUtopia:	70s?
StupiesCuz:	Oh... 80 I believe..
Sept 26 45:	wow
AntiUtopia:	yep.
Sept 26 45:	he may be dead for all we know
AntiUtopia:	true :)
StupiesCuz:	Damn it.. this keeps locking up.
StupiesCuz:	Yeah, Sept..
StupiesCuz:	But you know..
AstroMan60:	Dead never
AntiUtopia:	ok guys, we better end this :)
StupiesCuz:	People always wished he'd written more..
AstroMan60:	NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
AntiUtopia:	thanks for keeping us straight, Jedi :)
JediMars:	:)
AstroMan60:	ok good nite
StupiesCuz:	But he wrotes his four books when he was young.. his
style would
have definitely changed as hew grew older
StupiesCuz:	and on that same note
Sept 26 45:	ok..i'm gone
StupiesCuz:	I wish Salinger has a friend like Kafka had Max Brod
AntiUtopia:	he supposedly has a bunch of work written that's not
gonna be
published till after his death.
StupiesCuz:	Allright, all right.. I will go too...
AntiUtopia:	alright, THANKS AGAIN :)
StupiesCuz:	Goodnight everyone.
AntiUtopia:	night all :)
AstroMan60:	as the world turns so comes the end of our chat
Sept 26 45:	i thinks its cool that he has his works blocked from
hollywood...even after he dies
AntiUtopia:	so it does :)
JediMars:	'night
AntiUtopia:	night :)
AstroMan60:	bye Jim, everybody
AntiUtopia:	Ok, guys, night all :)
Sept 26 45:	bye
AntiUtopia:	see ya :)


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