Re: BANANAFISH digest 866
John Page (JHPAGE@worldnet.att.net)
Sat, 20 Nov 1999 17:56:59 -0600
>>being a big fan of salinger, i heard about this list and thought it would
be
>>great. but you know, after about a week it seems to have lost all sense
of
>>its greatness. you look at what i type, and because it is in all lower
case
>>you judge whether you like me or not. that is pretty phony to me. you
try
>>to say i am unsure of myself but if you had seen me on any other email
list
>>(or in real life) you would see me to be one of the most outspoken
members.
>>i don't know if it's just me, but you guys seem pretty shallow. i wonder
>>what holden would think of this.
Rev. Pigeon:
>Why would you get so upset because somebody tells you to use capitalization
>when necessary? Sounds like something for Freud, unless the 'fishers would
>care to take a crack at it.
Why would someone get upset? WHY? Because all of you should know better
than to say something as precocious (yes, precocious) as "use correct
grammar."
Then, to make assumptions about someone's character... It's absurd, and we
all know
there are no big changes between ten and eighty.
-jared