Dear EPMD,
I don't think Dystopia is imaginary, I suspect it describes South Central
LA and most American inner cities too damn well.
"Never ascribe to Malice that which can be explained by Ignorance."
John J. Peloquin, Assistant Research Entomologist
Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521
On Tue, 20 Oct 1998, EPMD- van syckel, John wrote:
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> From: AEKell@aol.com [SMTP:AEKell@aol.com]
> Sent: Dienstag, 20. Oktober 1998 00:24
> To: macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu; Nory@webtv.net;
> mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [OT] Way bad off topic but a concern for all
>
> Dystopia is an imaginary place which is depressingly wretched and
> the people lead a fearful existence. Which is how the people lived in
> George Orwell's novel "1984" lived. Also the novel where the slogan "Big
> Brother is watching" came from.
>
> In a message dated 98-10-19 09:46:55 EDT,
> macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu writes:
> << the dystopian novel 1984.
> >>
> OK Larry, maybe it's a result of all the lead fumes from when I
> was, in my youth, a plumber's helper, but I can't find dystopian in my
> dictionary. What's it mean?
> Alan
> ps School's seem to have dropped it, but 1984 is required reading
> for my children.
>
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