Gene Wolfe's Politics Meets The Secret of the Inhumi

James Wynn · 26 Mar 2009, 21:58 · from 2009-March.txt.gz

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From: crushtv at gmail.com (James Wynn)
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:58:55 -0500
Subject: (urth) Gene Wolfe's Politics Meets The Secret of the Inhumi
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> So, here's a question, with the answer supplied, that ends up being a bit 
> of paradox. Question: when a thread has far outlived its usefulness, and 
> is clogging up people's inboxes AND driving people off the list who want 
> to talk about Gene Wolfe, how does it die a natural death?
> Answer: Responsible people resist their need to have the last word and 
> STOP POSTING por favor. By the way, Witz, that was pretty damn funny.

That is sooo like the secret of the inhumi!

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