Well, Romano: Regarding discussion and the homeopathic joys of contribution -- until just recently nobody on this goddamned list had uttered so much as a peep IN MONTHS so on that count I excuse myself. As far as the sarcasm goes-- at least it's been scintillating. "Small talk comes from small bones." -- Homage to Sextus Propertius PS Part The Sixth, no less!! GAVIN on 1/21/03 5:26 AM, Tim Romano at [log in to unmask] wrote: > The irony is that you yourself have not contributed to any discussion about > Pound on this list in months, and when have contributed, the "contribution" > has invariably been in the form of scintillating sarcasm. Say something > measured and intelligent about Pound. Try a sentence or two without the > sarcasm. Go on. You might tell us something about Pound's Homage to Sextus > Propertius. > Tim Romano > > > > At 08:52 PM 1/20/03 -0800, Francis Gavin wrote: >> on 1/20/03 9:40 AM, Tim Romano at [log in to unmask] wrote: >> >>> You call what you do "irony"? >> >> >> >> My point exactly. I said you'd lost your sense of irony, had you indeed ever >> had the good fortune to possess one initially. The original purpose of my >> missive about cadaverous lists being to generate response, which it did. The >> person who responded in agreement, was lauding that need for greater vigor >> in these promiscuous parts. Get it Tim? There is the desire for more people >> to speak their mind. >> >> Senses of irony notwithstanding my appeal apparently somehow penetrated into >> the shallow murky depths of your backwash of a virgin swamp intelligence >> causing this whole reptilian exchange to take place. Pluses, one supposes >> outweighing the minuses if for no other reason than that of slapping around >> the village martinet. >> >> GAVIN >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> >>> At 01:33 AM 1/20/03 -0800, Francis Gavin wrote: >>>> Romano: >>>> >>>> >>>> A bucket of wet cement might make an excellent adhesive in some instances. >>>> Even that of the daunting reattachment of your sense of irony. Cheers? >>>> >>>> GAVIN >>>> >>>> >>>> PS Reset the system clock. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> on 1/19/03 8:11 PM, Tim Romano at [log in to unmask] wrote: >>>> >>>>> You can stick your head in a bucket of wet cement and get the same effect >>>>> if it's silence you're after. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> At 05:00 PM 1/19/03 -0500, Thomas Fortenberry wrote: >>>>>> In a message dated 1/19/2003 12:01:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, >>>>>> [log in to unmask] writes: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> After that disturbing exchange between old hands and the periodic >>>> spate of >>>>>>> muddleheaded interlopers, it is good to see that this list has gotten >>>> back >>>>>>> to its customary state of cadaverous repose. We have reached satori >> once >>>>>>> again. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> GAVIN >>>>>> >>>>>> This is the best message posted to the list in, oh, about a month and >>>> a half. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> >>>>>> Thomas