Well, for my part, I'm pretty sure most of us on this mailing list know how to read. Some of us can even type. And I can usually spell, but not necessarily while typing. Go figure. ----Original Message Follows---- Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1998 15:12:35 -0700 From: Paul VanDenBerghe <VanDenBergheP@ldschurch.org> Subject: Re: Shakespeare To: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu Reply-to: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu >>>> Yeah, this is a pretty good example of someone not really knowing how to read, and holding it against someone who does. . . . . . Of course, if you think ignorance is a virtue, that's fine. Just = don't hold it against those who Know better... In short, Fuck Off Jim =20 >>>> I was not specifically satirizing your comments about the Shylock = character or about the other ideas you posted. My thoughts were intended = to raise the point and highlight the quandary that much of our "historical"= information is quite speculative and uncertain. Then again, my inability to read--especially when confronted by someone = who "Know[s] better" and can articulate a retort with such eloquence--sets = me back in awe. And I must concede how wrong I was. In short, Thank You. Paul ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com