Wildly OT: RE: Blanket insults for one's peer group, was Re: VCF East makes The Economist

From: Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman_at_theestopinalgroup.com>
Date: Mon Aug 6 14:38:57 2001

> > The Economist stands head and shoulders above most US media
> > in terms of the depth of thinking in most of its articles.
> > Perhaps you could browse their web site to see what I'm
> > talking about. Obviously the author was referring to the
> > Windows PC, the mostly commonly used type of personal computer
> > on the planet, at least among those of us who don't live
> > in their parent's basement.
>
> Now THAT's a pretty shitty thing to say. Personally, I moved into my
> own place when I was 19, thank you very much, and have been
> supporting a good portion of my family for several years.

Dave-

Actually, I probably resemble R.D.'s remark more than anyone
else on the list, but regardless of his intent, I can't take
it as an insult.

I moved into my parents' basement in 1969. By 1975, it had
become such a popular place that coming in through the front
door (which required screening by the folks) got to be too
much of a bother, so people would just knock on the window
and we'd pull it out and them in.

I stayed there until I moved out to shack up with some fellow
hippies***. I stayed there until I realized I was the only hippie
with a salary and all mine was going into the group support (though
life there did have its compensations).

I then moved back home to the parents' basement where I
remained until they died.

Now it's my basement. I immediately moved upstairs into
the master bedroom. And no curtain climbers to distract
from the accumulation, er, hobby...

However, the basement today is a lonely place...

Regards,
-doug quebbeman

*** The 1967 "Death of Hippie" at the Human Be-In at People's
Park in Bezerkly notwithstanding.
Received on Mon Aug 06 2001 - 14:38:57 BST