[MD] Let's ask Buchanan

[Ant McWatt]

In connection with the “Edge of Chaos” essay (found at: www.moq.org/forum) 
Mark Maxwell stated September 20th 2003:

>Anyway, this is great, i love it. You have knocked it into shape. I only 
>hope
>you have been credited enough and i am thinking it should be co-written?
>
>Many thanks Anthony,
>Mark :)


Mark,

In light of the all the hard work and the time I put into this essay plus 
recent circumstances (where you’ve apparently forgotten all the help and 
support I’ve given you over the years), I'm now accepting (if belatedly) 
your offer as co-writer for this piece of work.

Best wishes,

Anthony


P.S. Congratulations on being taken as an M.Phil in philosophy at Liverpool.


P.P.S. It seems that some of your recent posts (e.g. see below) have been 
made under the influence of alcohol (and I wasn't the first person on the 
Discussion group who has noticed this).  If this is the case, consider 
getting some help.  For your own sake and the sake of the people who know 
you.


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>From: Squonkonguitar at aol.com
>Reply-To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org
>To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org
>Subject: [MD] Let's ask Buchanan
>Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:00:32 EST
>
>Host: Hello forum, and welcome to a new regular feature called, 'Let's ask
>Buchanan.'
>(Audience applaud as lights go up and 'See my Baby Jive' by Roy Wood's
>Wizzard plays.)
>Host: That's enough.
>(Silence)
>Host: In this feature Buchanan will be asked a straight question in the  
>hope
>he will edify us with his knowledge of the moq, which is second to  none.
>So, with no more ado, let's introduce the man himself: Ladies and  
>Gentlemen,
>Dave 'I challenge anyone here' Buchanan!
>(More audience applause as, 'Puppet on a string' by Sandie Shaw  plays.)
>Buchanan (for it is he): I challenge anyone here to prove they are more
>clever than i am. Pirsig says so, so it's true, so there. I know Pirsig 
>said so
>cos McTwat said so, and what he said so, is so. So there.
>(Silence)
>McTwat (from behind a silk curtain): Hey! Yeah! Woooo! Have a cup of magic
>mushroom tea! Tell a laconic Bill Hicks gag to get em going.
>Host: Please may we have the first question?
>McTwat: Please may we have the first question please, which is first.  It's 
>a
>great thing to be first, it means you're the best like the Beatles! Yeah!
>Woooo! I'm not a middle class prick who likes to think he's a hippie. Ha ha 
>ha
>ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Honest! My uncle says so and he develops computer
>software which puts middle class people out of work. And he wears, 'Make  
>poverty
>history' tee shirts too! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
>(Member of the audience stands up as a boom mic swings across the heads of
>the expectant crowd.)
>McTwat: Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
>(Silence)
>McTwat: Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Has anyone seen my
>critical analysis? It is critical you know, my uncle said so, even if those
>bastards in the philosopholosopholosophology department said it's not very  
>critical.
>Fuck em. FUCK EM! I AM THE GREATEST PHILOSOPHER THERE!
>
>Audience member: Question 1.
>
>Imagine a friend of yours invites you  to art gallery for a public showing
>of
>their work.
>As you wander  around the gallery you come across one of your own 
>paintings.
>You examine the  work and realise your friend is passing it off as their 
>own.
>This is the  first time you ever knew this was happening and you realise no
>effort  has been made to disguise the theft.
>
>Later, your friend glibly mentions  to yourself in the company  of two 
>others
>that he stole your painting.  Your friend does not appear to display even 
>the
>slightest concern  about making this blatant admission.
>
>How would you view this  matter?
>
>Buchanan: That's a bit rude. But morality is for those who don't drive
>around the US making movies of themselves while pretending the BBC did it. 
>So  fuck
>you.
>McTwat (appearing from behind the curtain): And there's no proof  anyway, 
>not
>that you need any proof cos there's nothing to prove cos i didn't  steal a
>page of stuff and...
>Audience member: Well, actually there is plenty...
>Buchanan: You fucking cruel wanker. That IS slanderous you cruel fucking
>wanker. Slander! SLANDER! Kill him! KILL HIM! Exterminate! Exterminate!
>My, i mean, McTwat's lawyers will screw YOU into the ground. It's the  Zen
>way! Ken Wilbur says so! Exterminate! Exterminate!
>(Instrumental: 'Tea for two' to play out.)
>
>Audience member: But here it is in black and white. Look? It's here. I can
>show you.
>(Silence)
>
>

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