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From: masrani@calgary.UUCP (Roy Masrani)
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Subject: Re: Hofstadter
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Date: Sun, 5-Jan-86 13:50:46 EST
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Posted: Sun Jan  5 13:50:46 1986
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> In article <2663@sunybcs.UUCP> colonel@sunybcs.UUCP (Col. G. L. Sicherman) writes:
> >As long as we're on the subject, does anybody know the real author of
> >the parody "Gershwin, Euler, Bosch: A Boring Ghastly Effusion, by Bugless
> >G. Eggbeater"?
> What/where is this parody?  I'd like to read it.
> 
> 						Kay.

Reminds me of the joke references:

Gebstadter, Egbert B. Copper, Silver, Gold: an Indestructible Mettalic
Alloy. Perth: Acidic books, 1979.
	"A formidable hodge-podge, turgid and confused-yet remarkably
similar to the present work. Professor Gebstadter's Shandean digressions
include some excellent examples of indirect self-reference.  Of particular
interest is a reference in its well-annotated bibliography to an isomorphic,
but imaginary book" [GEB, p748].

and

Gebstadter, Egbert B. Thetamagical Memas:  Seeking the Whence of Letter and
Spirit. Perth:Acidic Books, 1985.  
	"A curious pot-pourri, bloated and muddled-yet remarkably similar to
the present work.  This is a collection of Gebstadter's monthly rows in
Literary Australian together with a few other articles, all with prescripts.
Gebstadter is well known for his love of twisty analogies, such as this one
(unfortunately not found in his book): 'Egbert Gebstadter is the Egbert
Gebstadter of indirect self reference'" [Mathemagical Themas, 1985].