WRI 54: A Roast Without Equal
September 13, 2009 9:55 pm UncategorizedThe Bustard. W.G. Sebald. Choughs; Ortolans. Congo-Brazzaville vs. Congo-Kinshasa. Jimson Weed and YouTube. Angel’s Trumpets. MK ULTRA redux. WRI and Anthony Trollope. We are the Firestarters. Hot Jupiters.
Francis :
Date: September 14, 2009 @ 11:00 am
Mark remarked in the previous thread that one of our posters has a lot of time on his (or her) hands–and for the poster’s sake, I hope that’s true. But I think our listeners must also believe that WE have a lot of time on our hands, too–and we do. We’re men of leisure. Leisure, and podcasting.
Cris :
Date: September 14, 2009 @ 3:22 pm
Personally I really like Anthony Trollope. What’s your problem Mark?
mark :
Date: September 15, 2009 @ 10:51 am
Well, other than the fact that Mr. Trollope lived in Ireland during the Potato Famine and just kinda forgot to mention that whole thing in his “realistic portraits of the working class,” nothing. I hear he was a great guy.
Francis :
Date: September 16, 2009 @ 1:37 pm
Come on, Mark, you’re no fan of the Irish. Plus, the Potato Famine impelled your ancestors to these shores. So, you know, go potato blight! Go Trollope!
Mikita :
Date: September 23, 2009 @ 6:14 pm
Mark: you should read Trollope’s “Castle Richmond” (1860) - his book set at the time of the potato famine and the starving masses. The parts describing said starving masses are the dullest parts of the book, by a long stretch. You can see why he avoided the subject henceforth. After all, one hungry Irish peasant is pretty much the same as another.
Mark :
Date: September 25, 2009 @ 8:23 am
No need to get personal. Clearly Mr. Trollope is a fan favorite, and, therefore, me, too.
Mark :
Date: September 25, 2009 @ 8:24 am
(Sorry for the excessive commas, but yesterday was National Punctuation Day!)