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From: "Jennifer Parsons" <jdparsons@shaw.ca>
To: "Vladimir Nabokov Forum" <nabokv-l@listserv.ucsb.edu>
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: Fw: Boredom...
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> I'd like to third it as one who asked a question about mimicry. It's a
> great thread, entirely appropriate and Nabokovian, and has alerted me,
> for one, to some crucial things, like reading the material (ie Zimmer's
> wonderful book on VN's butterflies which includes a section on VN and
> mimicry) before making tempting and easy assumptions re "cutting edge"
> science without really understanding anything (as right as some of these
> might turn out to be). Also - the mimicry thread is just plain fun (to
> see superb intellects politely battling it out) as well as challenging.
> (We have discussed it plus VN's connection to Bergsonian time on the NY
> Times Nabokov forum.)
>
> "D. Barton Johnson" wrote:
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Suellen Stringer-Hye" <Stringers@LIBRARY.Vanderbilt.edu>
> > To: "Vladimir Nabokov Forum" <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
> > Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 10:48 AM
> > Subject: Re: Fw: Boredom...
> >
> > > This message was originally submitted by
> > Stringers@LIBRARY.VANDERBILT.EDU to
> > > the NABOKV-L list at LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU. >
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> >
> > > I'd like to second Nick Grundy's opinion. Isn't this why listserves
exist?
> > > Hasn't everyone learned to ignore or delete threads that are not of
> > > interest? I thought this was common practice.
> > >
> > > ---Suellen
> > >
> > > On 6 Sep 2002, at 9:51, D. Barton Johnson wrote:
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <nick.grundy@blueyonder.co.uk>
> > > To: "Vladimir Nabokov Forum" <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
> > > Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 3:47 AM
> > > Subject: Boredom...
> > >
> > >
> > > > This message was originally submitted by
nick.grundy@BLUEYONDER.CO.UK
> > > to the
> > > > NABOKV-L list at LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU.>
> > >
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> > > > Dieter Zimmer wrote:
> > > > >Brian and I are so close on this (and much more) that perhaps we
should
> > > > >not pursue it, especially as other readers seem to find it a great
> > bore.
> > > > >Just one more remark which the bored guys and gals should by all
means
> > > > >skip.
> > > >
> > > > Indeed they should - but, without wishing to second-guess those kind
> > > enough to provide and maintain the list, please don't curtail your
> > > discussion because a handful of people are so irked by the herculean
task
> > of
> > > pressing delete that they feel bound to report this to the rest of us.
> > > Heaven knows what they were expecting when they signed up, but I
perhaps
> > > rashly assumed the list would discuss Nabokov's life and work -
something
> > > which, IMHO, the mimicry thread does rather admirably...
> > > >
> > > > Nick.
> > > Suellen Stringer-Hye
> > > Jean and Alexander Heard Library
> > > Vanderbilt University
> > > stringers@library.vanderbilt.edu
>
From: "Jennifer Parsons" <jdparsons@shaw.ca>
To: "Vladimir Nabokov Forum" <nabokv-l@listserv.ucsb.edu>
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: Fw: Boredom...
>
> ----------------- Message requiring your approval (67
lines) ------------------
> I'd like to third it as one who asked a question about mimicry. It's a
> great thread, entirely appropriate and Nabokovian, and has alerted me,
> for one, to some crucial things, like reading the material (ie Zimmer's
> wonderful book on VN's butterflies which includes a section on VN and
> mimicry) before making tempting and easy assumptions re "cutting edge"
> science without really understanding anything (as right as some of these
> might turn out to be). Also - the mimicry thread is just plain fun (to
> see superb intellects politely battling it out) as well as challenging.
> (We have discussed it plus VN's connection to Bergsonian time on the NY
> Times Nabokov forum.)
>
> "D. Barton Johnson" wrote:
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Suellen Stringer-Hye" <Stringers@LIBRARY.Vanderbilt.edu>
> > To: "Vladimir Nabokov Forum" <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
> > Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 10:48 AM
> > Subject: Re: Fw: Boredom...
> >
> > > This message was originally submitted by
> > Stringers@LIBRARY.VANDERBILT.EDU to
> > > the NABOKV-L list at LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU. >
> > > ----------------- Message requiring your approval (40
> > lines) ------------------
> >
> > > I'd like to second Nick Grundy's opinion. Isn't this why listserves
exist?
> > > Hasn't everyone learned to ignore or delete threads that are not of
> > > interest? I thought this was common practice.
> > >
> > > ---Suellen
> > >
> > > On 6 Sep 2002, at 9:51, D. Barton Johnson wrote:
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <nick.grundy@blueyonder.co.uk>
> > > To: "Vladimir Nabokov Forum" <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
> > > Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 3:47 AM
> > > Subject: Boredom...
> > >
> > >
> > > > This message was originally submitted by
nick.grundy@BLUEYONDER.CO.UK
> > > to the
> > > > NABOKV-L list at LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU.>
> > >
> > > > ----------------- Message requiring your approval (9
> > > lines) -------------------
> > > > Dieter Zimmer wrote:
> > > > >Brian and I are so close on this (and much more) that perhaps we
should
> > > > >not pursue it, especially as other readers seem to find it a great
> > bore.
> > > > >Just one more remark which the bored guys and gals should by all
means
> > > > >skip.
> > > >
> > > > Indeed they should - but, without wishing to second-guess those kind
> > > enough to provide and maintain the list, please don't curtail your
> > > discussion because a handful of people are so irked by the herculean
task
> > of
> > > pressing delete that they feel bound to report this to the rest of us.
> > > Heaven knows what they were expecting when they signed up, but I
perhaps
> > > rashly assumed the list would discuss Nabokov's life and work -
something
> > > which, IMHO, the mimicry thread does rather admirably...
> > > >
> > > > Nick.
> > > Suellen Stringer-Hye
> > > Jean and Alexander Heard Library
> > > Vanderbilt University
> > > stringers@library.vanderbilt.edu
>