[syndicate] Re: "A Small Note"

[Alan Sondheim]

There wasn't a punchline; there was a line I wanted to walk, delineate,
linear. It definitely wasn't sarcastic; at least for me, it was humorous
and I think also reflects a fairly common attitude about the Net, with
people who aren't particularly into it (whatever that means) - Alan


On Sat, 6 Sep 2003, Eduardo Navas wrote:

> Hello Alan,
>
> I do think your text was interesting, and my response was  a round about way
> of saying that the sarcasm was not quite sarcastic enough...
>
> Funny that you got a similar response on nettime from N Jett:
> http://amsterdam.nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-0309/msg00027.html
>
> Like I said, I did not quite feel the punch line.  Good stuff regardless.
>
> best,
>
> Eduardo Navas
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan Sondheim" <sondheim at panix.com>
> To: <syndicate at anart.no>
> Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 1:35 AM
> Subject: [syndicate] "A Small Note"
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> >
> > "A Small Note"
> >
> >
> > I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare anybody. I really do love the Net and
> > think it's birth will continue for many years. Some say it is dying but if
> > you know me and my family* you will understand I was having some "fun." It
> > wasn't much fun I guess. I'm really sorry if anyone believe I don't love
> > the Net. The Net has given me much enjoyment and games. I promise I will
> > stop this. This is a wonderful and real world and I am glad to be part of
> > it. *"Man and Wife." (Sometimes it is so scary to wake up and think, well
> > now the electric's gone and all, what will we do today. But then we will
> > look up at God's beautiful world and we will understand that the Net is
> > "inside us" forever.)
> >
> >
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