Date: Tue, 2 Jun 1998 22:37:16 -0400
From: Gregory {Greg} Downing
Subject: Re: bogus anecdotes

At 05:26 PM 6/2/98 -0400, Evan Morris wrote:
>At 10:34 AM 6/2/98 -0400, Gregory {Greg} Downing wrote:
>>Since I don't read all of the Times except on weekends, I wasn't aware of
>>that feature's special nonjournalistic status. You mean any of us can send
>>them a fantasy, or a recast/improved anecdote, and they might print it if
>>they think it's amusing?
>
>Oh, you betcha. Especially if it reeks of smarmy elitism, as that one did.
>

But isn't elitism great, as long as you actually don't have to do much to
claim it? (Add your own emoticon here.)

Greg Downing/NYU, at greg.downing[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]nyu.edu or gd2[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]is2.nyu.edu