Re: Sleeping in Light
- From: Jan <janmschroeder@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 02:27:11 +0000 (UTC)
In article <5ddfn1dg37ra1frsi4i2ba54rk5pkepv61@xxxxxxx>, Wendy of NJ says...
>
>On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 18:24:39 +0000 (UTC), Amy Guskin
><aisling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>>>On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:50:14 -0500, Mox Fulder wrote
>>(in article <11n42gnn07rtq90@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>):
>>
>>>On Wed, 9 Nov 2005 06:40:13 +0000 (UTC), Paul Harper <paul@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> [...]
>>>> This was discussed in some detail a while back when certain items of
>>>> tat were being flogged off on eBay and reached prices far exceeding
>>>> their fair value. At the time, if I recall, the overwhelming consensus
>>>> was that it was between the buyer and the seller to determine
>>>> fairness. Has something changed in the meantime to alter that basic
>>>> premise, then?
>>>
>>>> Other than the identity of the seller, of course.
>>>
>>> A few years ago, the consensus was that slavery was the most normal thing
>>> is the world. Not too long before that, the consensus was that the Earth
>>> was flat. In some places, today, the consensus is that the Earth is a
>>> few thousands of years old. And so on. <<
>>
>>You're missing the subtleties here. Paul Harper has an axe to grind with JMS
>>for some reason, and enjoys expressing it here. Some months ago, before you
>>were posting here, JMS auctioned off some of his own personal B5 items, and
>>they went for astronomical (by some of our wallets' standards!) prices. Many
>>of us were sad we couldn't afford to have a piece of B5 history, but many of
>>the same people also didn't begrudge the buyers who _could_ afford it, nor
>>JMS for getting the money that he did.
>>
>>What I think Paul's point is here is that you are complaining about
>>outrageous prices for a piece of B5 collectible stuff, and how amusing it is
>>that a few months back, you, or someone just like you (because he equates all
>>American posters to the moderated newsgroup with some sort of zombified ideal
>>- apparently we're all Kool Aid-drinking members of the "Church of Joe,"
>>which is how he and other folk on the UK newsgroups refer to this newsgroup),
>>was sticking up for JMS's right to sell B5 memorabilia for whatever the
>>market would bear. In other words, since the posters here are (apparently)
>>all one undifferentiated biomass, unconstrained by space or time (which
>>covers the fact that you weren't posting here during the auction phase), he's
>>amused by what he perceives as our collective hypocrisy.
>>
>>Since you weren't around at that time, the barb falls somewhat short of its
>>intent. Nonetheless, I thought I'd at least fill you in so you'd know in
>>advance what you're stepping into, and why it smells as bad as it does.
>>
>>Amy
>
>I keep hearing about this "Church of Joe" -- and I want to know, is
>there coffee invovled in their rites? And is the coffee really, REALLY
>good?
>
>-Wendy
Good question. Harper? You're seem to be the only believer in the 'Church of
Joe', so tell us all about the rites. I'm hoping there's chocolate involved
someplace, too...
Jan
--
Here, gathered together in common cause
We agree to recognize this singular truth
and this singular rule:
That we must be kind to one another.
G'Kar (J. Michael Straczynski)
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