There is some spirited flaming going on over at rec.arts.books under a thread titled “Cross-Pacific Passion”: Poetry book now available.
Here’s a sample:
> >> >> I’m sorry not to have impressed you more. I’ll try harder this year,
> >> >> I promise. It really galls me to see Will get so much credit,
> >> >> considering who he is and all. I mean and intend no disrespect, but I
> >> >> think it a simple matter of self-evident fact that I am far more
> >> >> dishonest than Will Dockery is in almost every way imaginable. The
> >> >> only difference is that I’m obviously a great deal more articulate
> >> >> than he is, which one would think should work in my favor relative to
> >> >> providing evidence of my blatant dishonesty. Apparently it doesn’t
> >> >> work that way. I mean, look. You probably even believe what I just
> >> >> wrote, and if you don’t, what do you think that says about you?
> >> > There’s some real points to consider here, although it may take a
> >> > while to untangle the gobbledygook of unrestrained honesty… and, as
> >> > the wise man said
> >> > “The best crooks are the ones who approach it as an honest living…”
> >> How would you know
> > How about you?
> I make six figures.
Congratulations!
