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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 16:33:54 CST
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- From: MW <GS0383@SPRINGB.BITNET>
- Subject: MOP SQUEEZER SEANCE
- In-Reply-To: note of 01/27/93 15:37
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- Dana Rollins: I see a sad failure of a man (boy?) who would have liked to have
- been someone important, like maybe a morning disk jockey (where his amazing
- wit and style could have been forced on thousands) or a basketball coach
- (where he could have bawled out insults to skinny boys with white skin) but
- instead he works at the local Burger King (nights) and spends his days lolling
- around his parents' home, mostly in the basement, where he has his own special
- little corner set up. Here against a cold cement wall painted yellow he has
- his computer and his splindly little chair, it creaks as he lowers his
- ponderous ass onto the seat, it whines as he moves from window to window on
- his computer screen. Behind him is a TV, and reruns of Kung Fu (recorded) help
- him through the afternoon. Sometimes he switches to reruns of Adam 12. He's
- thinking of getting a haircut today but is too lazy to leave the house. It's
- too cold out there, he says, and I already HAVE a job, don't I? Besides, all
- my fans on Fnord-l are waiting to hear from me, I can't let them down. He rubs
- his hands together and looks gleefully at the empty screen. Somebody's going
- to get it today. This is going to be a riot, he thinks. Ha ha ha!!! You silly
- fools!! You idiots! You maggots and fleas!!! Wait until you hear my latest ---
-
- But wait a minute. Somebody's calling his name. From far away: DAAANAAA!! Oh
- DANNAAA!!
-
- He looks up, frowning, back behind him towards the stairs. He tries to ignore
- the sound.
-
- DANAA, your lunch is ready!! Come on, honey!!
-
- Ok, Mom, he calls. But will you please leave me alone after that? I have
- important business to take care of.(And, to himself, because Mother wouldn't
- unde rstand, there's that mop squeezer seance, I have to write that mop
- squeezer seance. Brilliant, it's brilliant! Gee, I hope Mom made tuna
- sandwiches.)
-