Re: Caesarean section man

WILL HOCHMAN (hochman@uscolo.edu)
Fri, 09 Oct 1998 11:02:37 -0600 (MDT)

Scottie, want to crawl on the couch and snuggle? Your subject shift was
nothing short of poetry and yes, I'm full of beans in search of one good
hill! will

On Fri, 9 Oct 1998, Scottie Bowman wrote:

> 	`...believe it or not,' writes Will, `I'm not the least bit 
> 	horrified if my "section man" work amounts to more intelligence...'
> 
> 	`Vairy interessing...' (as Camille incorrectly attributes to 
> 	Boris Karloff.)  Adjusting my wire rimmed specs & laying aside 
> 	the cigar for a moment, I examine that tell-tale: `amounts to more 
> 	intelligence...' 
> 
> 	Amounts to....amounts to...  Something of a paraphrasis, 
> 	I suspect.  Is that a condensation of `adds to the amount 
> 	of intelligent understanding available to the generality' or 
> 	does zee patient write `amounts to' meaning - half consciously - 
> 	`that indicates the essence of things....' as in: `what that amounts 
> 	to, buddy, is one helluva big brain...' or, `that don't amount to 
> 	a hillabeans....' ?
> 
> 	Scottie B.
>