On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 1:47 PM, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote:
> > He says randonneuring is retro-grouchery in action, like nerds going > > to a Star Trek convention! > > It is statements like that from BSNYC that somewhat turn me off . > Oh, come now! My antennae quiver with delight when BSNYC (let us bow our heads in wonderment and admiration .... pause ... OK, back to regular garrulousness) pokes fun at something I like. He is just funny. GD vulgar, too, but funny. It's ok to poke fun cynically at things as long as you do it intelligently, ie funnily. As with Evelyn Waugh and Paul Theroux, real, intelligent humor and observation go a long way to make up for a nasty disposition. (How do I know this? Never mind, just accept it as true.) > > People have been flying to vacation destinations since the 1930s, and > taking ships to vacations since before bikes were invented. Does that > mean flying to your vacation or taking a cruise are retro-grouchy? > Just pulled out Celia Fiennes; but her travel writing is just cataloguing, tho' 17th century catalogues are somewhat interesting. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
