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From: pds@tove.UUCP (Dave Stotts)
Newsgroups: net.wobegon
Subject: 95 Theses 95
Message-ID: <397@tove.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 28-Jul-86 11:30:20 EDT
Article-I.D.: tove.397
Posted: Mon Jul 28 11:30:20 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 30-Jul-86 03:35:13 EDT
Organization: Computer Sci. Dept, U of Maryland, College Park, MD
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    Having just finished reading "Lake Wobegon Days," I have an
observation that I want to toss out for corroboration or denial.
In general, I found the book to be enjoyable reading, often 
hillarious, but just not quite the same as the man himself
delivering a monologue.  Most of the stories were light-hearted,
some semi-serious, approaching poignant.  BUT, the 95 Theses 95
which appeared in a (longest I ever seen) footnote near the end
bothered me tremendously.  They were almost venomous in tone, and
very sarchastic in places.  I thought they were out of style with
the rest of G.K.'s writing and monologue.  I don't think I had
ever heard him do more than poke some fun at his upbringing,
but here it seems that a lot more is boiling to the surface.

What say you shy persons?

Dave Stotts
Univ. of Maryland Computer Science