[Heyworth]

Well, enough of a real life that I'm not looking up old threads by my critics to bludgeon them with. And, just FYI: I didn't start the Joe Strummer obit thread either. But at least Joe had some relationship to mass culture, and a political bent to his work. Also, the thread came, people said, "Aw, too bad, he was pretty cool, even if his politics were sometimes muddy-headed," and then we moved on. These Laci Peterson threads show up every day. "Ooh, ooh, he sold the SUV!" "Ooh, ooh, her sister thinks he did it!" Put up a post when the cops arrest the guy, or find the body. That they didn't find saltwater on his boat, nearly two months later, is a nothing story and a waste of bandwidth.

[Heyworth]

By the way, I also have enough of a real life that I'm going out to the desert with my wife for the weekend and won't be checking in here until Tuesday evening, so don't think that you shamed me away when I don't respond.

[Devil_Anse]

Methinks thou dost protest too much!