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Quoting from memory: Joan was quizzical, studied pataphysical science in the home - late nights all alone with a test-tube, oh oh-oh oh. Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine, called her on the phone: Can I take you out to the pictures, Jo-o-o-oan? After which he kills her with his silver hammer. Best wishes Matthew -----Original Message----- From: Robin Hamilton <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: 19 July 2000 18:05 Subject: Re: query: pataphysical >Matthew: > >OOPS!! I took Joan to be Joan of Arc, and sequed around that. I don't >know that particular Beatles song -- does the line occur as is, or are you >varying it? > >At least the thread did make me dig out my Shattuck and Taylor translation >of Jarry, and I noticed that they fairly consistently present >"paraphysics", with the only spelling " 'pataphysics " in an orthographical >note (by Faustroll?) on page 192. > >About thirty years ago, in the York magazine +Eboracum+, I presented some >'pataphysical transformations of a few nineteenth century scientific >texts -- must see if I can find that too. > >Robin > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Matthew Francis" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: 19 July 2000 13:04 >Subject: Re: query: pataphysical > > >> You're losing me here, Robin. It was the Beatles' Maxwell's Silver >Hammer. >> >> Best wishes >> >> Matthew >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Robin Hamilton <[log in to unmask]> >> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> >> Date: 18 July 2000 22:22 >> Subject: Re: query: pataphysical >> >> >> >From: "Matthew Francis" <[log in to unmask]> >> > >> >> And didn't Joan who was quizzical study pataphysical science in the >home? >> >> >> >> Best wishes >> >> >> >> Matthew >> > >> >Was this Joan of Whatsit La (la!!!) Pucelle who was proposed by Giles de >> >Retz (Bluebeard)? And isn't it 'pataphysical [sic]? Going to look up >my >> >Doctor Faustrol if'n I can find it. >> > >> >I had a nice edition of +Surmale+ from the tall-and-narrow Cape editions >> >way >> >time ago in Glasgow in the sixties, but it went walkabout. >> > >> >Way to go. >> > >> >Robin Hamilton >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: Robin Hamilton <[log in to unmask]> >> >> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> >> >> Date: 18 July 2000 07:20 >> >> Subject: Re: query: pataphysical >> >> >> >> >> >> >> i feel pretty embarassed, but cld somebody define pataphysics for >me >> >> >please? >> >> > >> >> >Difficult to define, but can be located -- Alfred Jarry, >'pataphysician >> >> >extraordinary. Cape used to publish him in translation. >> >> > >> >> >'pataphysics is maybe what Pere Ubu chanted about while he sat on the >> >> >toilet ... >> >> > >> >> >Robin Hamilton >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> > > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%