[lit-ideas] Re: VERY VERY VERY GOOD NEWS
- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 08:53:59 -0500
Well, what can I expect from a society that thinks beating children is
perfectly acceptable. Not only acceptable but *necessary*. From a society
that tells people they need to rush off to war because it's an act of love.
People telling everybody over the age of seven they're over the hill and
getting such a kick out of it. Defending pharma's rights to rip us off,
etc. etc. A huge chunk of the world thinks pain equals pleasure. Well go
for it, Mike. Tell your grandchildren they're a bunch of jerks, but make
sure you do it lovingly, as is the human way of expressing love. And we'll
all listen to Erin doing the same thing and we'll all laugh and laugh
because she's a really good friend of yours and it's all good clean fun.
People will fight tooth and nail to defend their right to be jerks. What
else is there to say?
On a brighter note, at least Erin didn't tell me to go fuck myself, so
we're moving up in the world.
I was generous last night thinking Phil wasn't being hostile. But he does
have all the eloquence of a standup comic on The Comedy Channel. String a
bunch of curse words together and they all laugh and laugh. If you think
I'm a misanthropic troll, Phil, then obviously I'm doing something right.
And Julie, you really need to get a new line. That soap opera line, it's
well ...
> [Original Message]
> From: Mike Geary <atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 3/4/2006 2:00:49 AM
> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: VERY VERY VERY GOOD NEWS
>
> Irene:
> > Except I wasn't supporting you. I saw yet another instance of people
> > thinking insult means love, admiration, whatever.
>
> But if an "insult" is said as an expression of love, Irene, it's not an
> insult -- it's an expression of love. Love can be expressed in irony as
> well as in any straight forward declaration. In fact, ironic expressions
of
> love can be a more highly charged, secret "love language". I don't mean
to
> suggest that Erin's joke was a "love language", but it does mean that she
> thinks she knows me well enough to know she can tease me about my
children's
> "affectation" for bizarre names -- an affectation they got from me who
named
> them, a fact she's aware of. So it all gets more complicated than
appears
> on the surface where you seem to have made this judgment. Maybe you
might
> probe a little deeper before jumping to conclusions. It might save you
some
> Emily Litella moments. Just a suggestion.
>
> If you weren't being supportive, then I don't really understand your
> objection, though I suppose you could be sensitive to the whole question
of
> civility and posting, and urging us all to be more restrained. I would
> support that -- most times. : ) And if that is the case, then let me
> assure you that in this situation you're way off base. I found Erin's
post
> very funny, but then I know the world that gave it birth and where it was
> meant to live as, I would guess, do most people on this list.
>
> Life's not such a burden if you just lighten up.
>
> Mike Geary
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