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- From: selby@ptdca7.intel.com (Rick Selby)
- Subject: Re: Language discussion
- Message-ID: <Bzo96p.4Hp@hfglobe.intel.com>
- Originator: selby@ptdca7
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- References: <1992Dec16.224201.14051@uvaarpa.Virginia.EDU> <1h53u6INNfnm@mirror.digex.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 17:42:25 GMT
- Lines: 31
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- In article <1h53u6INNfnm@mirror.digex.com> jamie@access.digex.com (James Treworgy) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec16.224201.14051@uvaarpa.Virginia.EDU> fromm@rock.enet.dec.com writes:
- >>David "ZZYZX" Steinberg writes:
- >>
- >>|you're either on the bus or off the bus. Talk about elitism...
- >>
- >>i don't think this is elitist; there's nothing wrong with being off the bus,
- >>but you're either on the bus, or off the bus
- >
- >I think it's elitist. Just because it refers to the pranksters, or a "cool"
- >group of people or whatever, doesn't change the fact that it's talking
- >about a clique and either you are in it or you are not in it. Any group
- >which has "membership" (on or off) is elitist, since by definition you need
- >some qualification (being a merry prankster, taking acid, checking out
- >of society) to be a member.
- > [stuff deleted]
- >involved. I think that should be avoided, the "bus o' phish" is big
- >enough for everyone who wants to get on.
- >
- >-- jamie
- >--
- >James A. Treworgy
- >jamie@access.digex.com
-
- This whole bus metaphor thang is wrong for Phish I do believe. The proper
- metaphor is probably the OCEAN and it's a big ocean. Come on in, the water's
- fine! So get wet, get your brothers and sisters wet and enjoy the show. You and
- I don't need any qualifications to take a dip and ride some waves. "Go ride
- the music."
-
- Rick
-