Re: JDS Film and TV
George Ford (bf20455@binghamton.edu)
Fri, 14 Nov 1997 09:50:47 -0500
> GET OVER YOUR
>>HIERARCHICAL SOCIALIZATION. Only a populace raised on Super Bowl hype and
>>Jimmy The Greek odds who somehow believe that books and authors (or musicians
>>or painters) need to be pitted against each other like a goddamn cockfight
>>with trivia on their lips and a useless degree under their belt on the line.
>>"My team is better than your team." "Oh, yeah?" "Yeah." "Oh, yeah?" "Yeah."
>>"Oh, yeah?" "Yeah." "Oh, yeah?" "Yeah." "Oh, yeah?" "Yeah." "Oh, yeah?"
>>"Yeah."
>
>Can I just say: "Thank you, thank you, thank you"? As a devoted lurker, I
have always loved this list, but these recent threads have just made my hair
hurt. I can't deal with constant bickering of this ilk. Comparative
analysis is one thing, and a very useful thing, but it has NOTHING TO DO
WITH BETTER/WORSE.
>>So which trees are better than other trees?
>>(Willows)
>>Which animals are better than other animals?
>>(Cats)
>>Which planets are better than other planets?
>>(Uranus. heh,heh)
>>
>
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George Ford
bf20455@binghamton.edu
"For this world also which seems to us a thing of stone
and flower and blood is not a thing at all but is a tale."
-Cormac McCarthy
"The Crossing"
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