File spoon-archives/puptcrit.archive/puptcrit_2003/puptcrit.0308, message 102


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

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From: <Angusson-AT-aol.com>
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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
>
>
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