Subject: RE: Honeymoon?
From: Jennifer Besiada (jbesiada@nettel.com)
Date: Fri Oct 13 2000 - 10:30:34 GMT
Paul Kennedy wrote:
>I'm actually intrigued by the
>voluntary anonymity of list 'culture'--by which people seem to reveal what
>they want others to know about themselves.
Cecilia wrote:
>I agree with you. It's fascinating to see people come and go, make up
>stories for them in my head. I think that I'd be interested to know what
>the number of subscribers has reached post-list-move, and whether we have
>subscribers in Africa or the Middle East or something like that, but I also
>like not knowing too.
As I enthusiastically shake me head (not unlike the bobblehead sports
figurines so popular in the early 80's), I must say that I am in total
agreement with Paul and Cecilia. This discussion joggled a memorable
concept from one of my favorites (there seems to be a lot of bobbling and
joggling going on). Please enjoy as much as I do (what a demanding
request!)(note to Cecilia: this very well may be my first use of an
exclamation mark this year for I hold a similar distaste for them):
When I like people immensely, I never tell their names to any one.
It is like surrendering a part of them. I have grown to love secrecy.
It seems to be the one thing that can make modern life mysterious or
marvelous to us. The commonest thing is delightful if one only hides it.
When I leave town now I never tell my people where I am going. If I
did, I would lose all my pleasure. It is a silly habit, I dare say, but
somehow it seems to bring a great deal of romance into one's life.
--- Oscar Wilde, "The
Picture of Dorian Gray"
Cheers to the romantic bananafish.
Jennifer
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