Geoffrey,

First of all, my name is Rebecca. Second of all, I am an American
so I cannot claim any part of blame for this joke (which you try to pass off to the Brits). Thirdly, The Drunken Boat is an internet magazine not a press. Fourthly, it takes its name from Rimbaud's "Le bateau ivre" and is not in any other sense "drunken." And, lastly, you make any number of disrepectful and false assumptions (see the first four points)
including telling me what I should find worthy of celebration in you. You might begin by respecting others and not presuming upon their names, their nationality, their work, or telling them what they should find humorous and celebrate. It's no wonder you are in favor of salting Carthage.

Rebecca

Rebecca Seiferle
www.thedrunkenboat.com

 -------Original Message-------
From: Geoffrey Gatza <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 04/03/03 10:45 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Bitter Shit

>
> Becky,

I'll take the heat for a bad sex joke. Being a Yank, I never heard the
term
essex girl before. And if anyone is to be questioned who is wrong with
what,
its your dirty phrase, not ours.  Boo yah -- this was an unusual outburst
from an exciting new term in the english language. This should be
celebrated
... and from someone who runs a drunken press, this kind of humor would
seem
to be at home.

However, I was all for the destuction of Carthage. 3 inches of salt really
means they were angry. But the Romans did go through the UN and recieved a
unanimous vote to invade ... this based on their poor treatment of
elephants
of mass destruction.

Love, Geoffrey



Geoffrey Gatza
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----- Original Message -----
From: "wildhoney" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 12:06 AM
Subject: Re: Bitter Shit


> > And then there's this back and forth between Robin and Geoffrey which
> begins with the salting of Carthage and the reference to the possibility
of
> salting the earth now with radioactive isotopes and becomes a  sexual
joke
> about the girl from Essex who is made the 'ass' of the poem by being
taken
> by many men.
> >
> > What is wrong with you all?
> >
> > Rebecca
> >
> > Rebecca Seiferle
> > <a target=_blank
href="http://www.thedrunkenboat.com">www.thedrunkenboat.com</a>
>
> Excellent post Rebecca, thanks.
>
> Randolph
>
>
>