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Re: Mark Shoulson: The Man, The Myth, The Klingonist
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Mon Jan 24 11:38:18 1994
Reply-To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@klingon.East.Sun.COM>
From: Will Martin <whm2m@uva.pcmail.virginia.edu>
To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@klingon.East.Sun.COM>
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 94 09:04:31 EST
On Jan 22, 8:22pm, Nick NICHOLAS wrote:
> Subject: Re: Mark Shoulson: The Man, The Myth, The Klingonist
>
> batlh choja', Amy West quv:
...
> =I'm wondering what your resoponse is to those who consider you to be the
> =Star Geek Commando types who have crossed way over the boundaries of
> =good taste.. and sanity?
>
> But 'good taste' is there to be crossed over... isn't it? ;)
>
> My response on soc.culture.esperanto was that maybe I was wasting my time,
> but it's *my* time to waste...
Look, we live in a world where thousands, if not millions, of people
know the names, jersey numbers and game statistics of every basketball player
in the NBA. Warehouse sized stores cater to people who spend most of their
time assembling jigsaw puzzles or cross-stitch embroidering designs WHICH
SOMEBODY ELSE PRINTED ON THE CLOTH FOR THEM ALREADY. Do you know how many
people there are out there who consider themselves to be intimately involved
in the "lives" of soap opera characters? Men spend almost $100 per CD for
very low resolution, jerky action computer based pornography which they watch
over and over. There are people in this country who make their living by
immitating people of the opposite sex. Check out the tabloids. There are
people who consider themselves still to be "dedicated" to Elvis. There is an
industry dedicated to painted concrete lawn ornaments. Factories still pump
out fake pink flamingos. A friend of mine received a Christmas gift which was
a very life-like wind-up penis tip (about 2" tall) that hopped across the
tabletop. Somebody works in a factory somewhere assembling these things by
the thousands, AND PEOPLE BUY THEM.
And people want to call ME WEIRD because I've learned how to converse in
Klingon? Riiiiiiiight. Amy, let me break it to you softly. Weirdness exists,
and like clutter, it expands to fill the space provided for it. It is part of
the Infinite Diversity Infinite Combination spiritual movement. It is one of
the most fundamental elements of humanity. We are here to be weird. All who
fail to be weird are boring, and THAT is weird.
> And WE AREN'T ALL TREKKIES! ;)
And some of us are especially not FEDERATION Trekkers. It's not that it
is bad to be a trekker. It's just that it often involves hero worship, and I
find myself incapable of believing in the concept of a hero. At best, there
are people I admire, recognizing their weaknesses as well as their strong
points; people who are doing well with their limited resources.
> Nick Nicholas, Breather
-- charghwI'
