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Elmurmurings, issue 3, August 1944
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Elmurmurings No. 3, being an amateur journal of comment published by Elmer Perdue, 1218 South Cedar Street, Casper, Wyo. [Wyoming] and distributed through FAPA. Look fellas, I know it's the custom to comment on everything in the mailing, regardless of whether each item justifies it. This time we have objections voiced by several, saying that it does nothing but make 30 percent meat, 70 percent comments. And, say they, this wastes lots and lots of goo. Which it does. And yet, this would cut out those magnificent open conversations on dreams and war and the superman and math and drinking--conversations that are not mere compliment like swell work old man, but that are fun to listen to, enlarge on what has been said, are as carefully presented as a debate. Throw them out? NEVER! So I shall, with your permission, just take the lads who gave me most furiously to think, and neglect the rest. Apologies to you who are omitted--either I agreed with you making a written seconding superfluous; or you were out of reach, and I couldn't dig you, Jackson; or perhaps my what-the-hall attitude was uppermost whilst reading, and I gave you an undeserved mental blow-off. To all you unmentioned others, then, love, best wishes, I like your 'zine and hope to give a lengthy rebuttal nextime. Another reason for no comment. Take DeeBee in PHANNY. Jeez. The gentleman writes so well, so clearly presents his facts and opinions, that I am scared off but good. Lordy, I should blither vaguely and stupidly in reply to Mr. Thompson? If I should, it would be insulting to the time that he spent in making his arguments so concise. Kindly consider this as a quadruplicately exclamation-pointed commendation, and an inadequate expression of a somehow wistful envy.... Before I forget: please, when commenting, won't you mention the basic idea? 'Would save no end of time now spent in referring to the quondam mailing. Love to everybody. Elmer.
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Elmurmurings No. 3, being an amateur journal of comment published by Elmer Perdue, 1218 South Cedar Street, Casper, Wyo. [Wyoming] and distributed through FAPA. Look fellas, I know it's the custom to comment on everything in the mailing, regardless of whether each item justifies it. This time we have objections voiced by several, saying that it does nothing but make 30 percent meat, 70 percent comments. And, say they, this wastes lots and lots of goo. Which it does. And yet, this would cut out those magnificent open conversations on dreams and war and the superman and math and drinking--conversations that are not mere compliment like swell work old man, but that are fun to listen to, enlarge on what has been said, are as carefully presented as a debate. Throw them out? NEVER! So I shall, with your permission, just take the lads who gave me most furiously to think, and neglect the rest. Apologies to you who are omitted--either I agreed with you making a written seconding superfluous; or you were out of reach, and I couldn't dig you, Jackson; or perhaps my what-the-hall attitude was uppermost whilst reading, and I gave you an undeserved mental blow-off. To all you unmentioned others, then, love, best wishes, I like your 'zine and hope to give a lengthy rebuttal nextime. Another reason for no comment. Take DeeBee in PHANNY. Jeez. The gentleman writes so well, so clearly presents his facts and opinions, that I am scared off but good. Lordy, I should blither vaguely and stupidly in reply to Mr. Thompson? If I should, it would be insulting to the time that he spent in making his arguments so concise. Kindly consider this as a quadruplicately exclamation-pointed commendation, and an inadequate expression of a somehow wistful envy.... Before I forget: please, when commenting, won't you mention the basic idea? 'Would save no end of time now spent in referring to the quondam mailing. Love to everybody. Elmer.
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