defenses
Jessica Lynn Becker (beckerj@uwec.edu)
Thu, 22 Jan 1998 21:35:55 -0600
damn! here i was, determined just to read and think, not write and start
another blasted arguement, but i'm afraid one mr. scottie bowman seems to
like to play the part of the bully. well mr. bowman, i'm afraid i am not
going to hide in the corner and cry like many of the wonderful, intelligent
people who have been forced off of this list by your disparaging remarks.
Now that my lowercase letters have surely caused quite a stir with Mr.
Bowman I suppose I will do the rest of you a favor and use correct
punctuation, commas in all the right places, and *egads!* even capitalize a
few letters! Really people, we're here to discuss Salinger and his work,
not attack each other and spend all of our energy destroying any bond we
may all share.
While I do admit that the beginning of this post is more than saturated
with jabs at Mr. Bowman and others who, much like I have just done, take
jabs at others, I would like to point out that this was a demonstration of
how petty and stupid we all seem to get. Call me a hippocrite if you will.
I personally believe that unless we have something truly important to say
we should just tuck our hands under our bums and sit on them, all the while
thinking up something really great to post or not bother posting at all.
Oops, sorry, I'm afraid that was a run-on sentence! Seriously people,
let's take a break from all this nonsense. Instead of lowering our
self-esteem we should be enhancing our intellectual capabilities.
OB SALINGER: I almost have my roomate convinced that she must, Must, MUST
read Catcher. It almost seems sad; she's two years ahead of me in
schooling, not to mention an English major, and she hasn't even read The
Scarlet Letter. Aw, but not to be outdone by those who are just itching to
flame, I must admit that I haven't read half of what she has. That's what
makes us great acquaintances; we can learn so much from each other. Same
sentiment applies to this list.
Truce.
Jessica :)
p.s. I took the liberty of proofreading before posting. Hopefully I can
save a few honest souls from having to scratch their heads and say "what?"