From: "Preston Foerder" <preston-AT-pfpuppetry.com> Subject: Re: PUPT: Re: Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 11:30:16 -0400 Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 13:30:04 -0400 See Jonathan Swift, "A Modest Proposal". http://art-bin.com/art/omodest.html Preston ----- Original Message ----- From: <Angusson-AT-aol.com> To: <puptcrit-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 1:19 PM Subject: Re: PUPT: Re: Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 11:30:16 -0400 > Thanks Preston. > > Preston-AT-pfpuppetry.com writes: > << And while we're at it, I have a few recipes for serving up poor children as > > entrees for the dinner table, to get rid of that problem as well. > > >> > No doubt from the W.C.Fields Cookbook entitled "Serving Man." > > What did he reply to the query " Mr. Fields, Do you like children?" > "Yes! Yes I do. Boiled, usually." > > And speaking of "boiled," I think our colleague Davey has gotten himself into > some very HOT water here. I can only speak for myself but money was the > farthest thing from my mind (and still is) when I'm creating ANYTHING! Going into > the arts for most precludes any thought of gaining riches. There ARE > exceptions. > > An interesting thread might be the consideration of the question: Does focus > on monetary gain as THE primany concern in any way diminish or demean the art? > > I know what I think..... And that's all I'll say about that....... > > Let me misquote Kurt Vonnegut (as I probably have W.C.Fields.) > > "If you want to break you parents' hearts, and don't have the guts to tell > 'em that you're gay, tell them that you're going into the arts." > > Hang on............ > Fred Thompson > > > --- Personal replies to: Angusson-AT-aol.com > --- List replies to: puptcrit-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu > --- Admin commands to: majordomo-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu > --- Archives at: http://lists.village.virginia.edu/~spoons > --- Personal replies to: "Preston Foerder" <preston-AT-pfpuppetry.com> --- List replies to: puptcrit-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- Admin commands to: majordomo-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- Archives at: http://lists.village.virginia.edu/~spoons
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