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From: oyster@uwmacc.UUCP (Vicious Oyster)
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Subject: Re: What is a yuppie?
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Date: Mon, 25-Nov-85 14:04:13 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 25 14:04:13 1985
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In article <1267@ihuxn.UUCP> gadfly@ihuxn.UUCP (Gadfly) writes:
>Sorry to belabor this, but perhaps I can wrap it up.  Not violent
>words, Joel, *exuberant* words.  Exuberant words for exuberant times.
>Music to stand the world on its ear by!  Heck, *you're* the violent
>one--going by the name "Vicious Oyster".

   "Up against the car and spread 'em!"  "Assume the position!"  Those words,
by your standards, are equally exhuberant, eh?  Or when yet another sibling who
dropped out of the Marine Corps was instructed to "exhuberantly" pretend he was
stomping in the brains of Commie babies... that's what you mean, right?  My!
Aren't adjectives fun?!
   As for the "Vicious Oyster" pseudonym, while busily being exhuberant, you
must have missed the apparently too-subtle humorous incongruity of the term.
That's kinda surprising, since I know you have a sense of humor... I usually
get a chuckle out of your postings. (For the incredibly obtuse in the
audience --> :-) :-) :-)
   
>As to your tailoring skills, the
>whole point of my previous reply was that you were making broad and
>absurd accusations about an entire class of people (ex-hippies).
>I critize your stereotypical notions, so you claim you've hit the mark.
>Now *that's* hypocrisy.
>
  Broad and absurd?  You're quite good at labeling other people's words,
aren't you?  You, and you alone, decided to apply my words to *all* ex-hippies.
If you want to apply them to you or your cronies, fine.  *I* didn't necessarily
do so.  I hope *that* wraps it up.
>
>One of the essential aspects of the whole hippie "trip" was getting a
>rise out of people.  Joel a/k/a Oyster certainly got a rise out of me.
>And both his heart and his wit are in the right place, respectively.
>So, in the name of Ken Kesey (who I threw the I Ching with once), I
>hereby pronounce you, Joel a/k/a Oyster, an *honorary hippie*. 
>All power to the people!

   I'll admit that I wasn't unaware of the provocative nature of my posting.
Though a bit more politically right (pun intended) than Mr. Gadfly, I'll
accept the title.  Does this mean I have to get some beads and peace symbol
necklaces, and (worst of all) throw out my Cuisinart?  Living by stereotypes
gets sooooo confusing sometimes.

 - Joel ({allegra,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!oyster)