> Yes, I think I do. I defend people like this.
Occassionaly, I get to
>hire someone else to defend me. These topics, like the
perpetrators of the
>acts, are tiresome and puerile and have little to do
with the literary
>subject matter that is hopefully the focus of the
list. I daresay that
>Rara-Avis has as many macho and/or murderous types as
does any taproom and I
>am sure that we have all had some interesting
experiences but surely we
>don't need to prove it in order to discuss the
books.
> Really, this seems a bit silly. Can we get back to
books?
OK by me. Thanks for the correction. I wasn't trying to prove
anything
except that, perhaps, hardboiled readers are hardboiled
people. You
obviously are, and I'll chalk that up. Thanks.
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