From mclemee@igc.apc.org  Sun Apr  6 04:01:52 1997
From: mclemee@igc.apc.org (Scott McLemee)
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 19:01:52 -0800 (PST)
Subject: M-TH: Re: M-I: PANIC LEFT: TAKE THREE
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.95.970404204523.14506C-100000@autarch.acsu.buffalo.edu>
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.970405185600.15888B-100000@igc.apc.org>

On Sat, 5 Apr 1997, Brian M Ganter wrote:

> Scott McLemee after some delay and lingering in the
> editors's lounge of *LINGUA FRANCA* finally confeses to
> his disgust of intelligence. He, however, like all those who get nervous
> around smart guys, cloaks his fear in jokes ("gas bag"..."red
> scientology" etc.).  The joke is the last resort of the embarrassed petty
> bourgeois who has nothing to utter  but a nervous laughter.

No doubt you do daydream of forcing people to "finally confess" all sorts 
of things; but you'll never get elicit "disgust of intelligence" from 
me.  Disgust at sophomoric posturing?  To be sure.  Anyway, glad you 
think my journalistic pieces are "luminous," my nacreous Scientological 
Stalinist friend.  


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