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From:
Philip Sherburne
To:
'pomomofo2000@hotmail.com' , 'idm@hyperreal.org'
Date:
Tue, 15 May 2001 15:30:37 -0700
Subject:
[idm] re: REVIEW: My Red Hot Car
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<8EF2E9ED35FFD411BACA00508BCF57C21CCC98@sagan.askjeeves.com>
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quoted 23 lines The reason why the new TJ is so reprehensible (even if it> >The reason why the new TJ is so reprehensible (even if it > >is kind of fun in a really baby-fresh way) is that it's nothing but the > >*sarcastic* sneer of a twelve-year-old savant. > > >Cynically making commercial sounds > >while smirking at the gullibility of your audience for liking it is the > very > >definition of selling out. > > I think you're right on with your assessment of irony vs. cynicism. > However, I can't find support for the above statement anywhere on the > record. Where does he encode (or express, if you like) sarcasm in the > record? Where is the smirk? I'm not taking the piss here; I'm serious when > I ask why you find those qualities in MRHC, just because I don't see them. > > Cheers > Philip > > > > > >