Re: Fw: If -- by Rudyard Kipling
Anitra Again (anitra@speakeasy.org)
Sat, 20 Dec 1997 12:37:47 -0800 (PST)
On Sat, 20 Dec 1997, Tom Boland wrote:
> >> Can we convince the unconvinced that cooperation work wonders? How?--Tom
> >
> >Anti-testosterone therapy?
>
> Anitra, you may be on to something! The cutthroat crowd does seem to be,
> if not exclusively male, at least male dominated. Who knows if it's nature
> or nurture? I wish our books and flowers could defend us from their guns.
Tom, i've seen several females who reminded me of rams during
head-butting season. I've remarked before that the situation between
LIHI and SHARE could be improved by giving both Sharon Lee and Scott
Morrow anti-testosterone therapy.
> As to Kipling, he was a a pawn of empire and a condescending elitist. But
> he sure knew how to write riveting tales and poems, and the British mases
> loved him because he spoke in the commoner's tongue. His poems remind me
> of those of Cananda's Robert Service, whose verse so lovingly chronocled
> the colorful characters of the Klondyke gold rush.
And Kipling is a grand favorite among sf and fantansy fans and
writers. have you read any of his outright fantasy, like The
Brushwood Boy, or Them? He had a very tender, insightful side.
> Write on, Anitra.--Tom, wannabe poet from Slummerville, Mass.
Where would literature be without all us new wannabe's all the time? :)
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