From: ian glendinning (psybertron@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Aug 16 2005 - 02:34:40 BST
Keep up Bo,
It was not serious,
it was not even "ill-founded conjecture" as someone else put it
It was a spoof, a joke, to make a point to Platt that his behaviour is
absolutely inexplicable (almost) any other way.
So damn unlikely to be even remotely true, that I'm tickled anyone
even considered it at all. Partcularly as the very first response to
it blew it as a joke instantly. (How many pre-cursor posts did it need
for me to spell out thyat I advocate rhetoric, humour and downright
ridicule as my approach to Platt - except when he makes a valid point
- I'm already embarrased how mmuch I post on that matter.)
See "Apology" and see Horse's thread.
End of.
Ian
On 8/16/05, skutvik@online.no <skutvik@online.no> wrote:
> Ian
>
> 13 Aug. you wrote:
>
> > I take it everybody is aware that "Platt Holden" is an anagrammatic
> > pseudonym,
>
> > "The Old Plant"
>
> > ... pen name of none other than wily old rhetorician "Robert M
> > Pirsig".
>
> > Yes folks, his role on this forum is as the "plant" to post the most
> > reactionary response to every other post, just to keep us on our toes.
>
> > He's very good at it.
> > Just occasionally the old bu**er can't resist lapsing into making a
> > good point. Go easy on me Bob ;-)
>
> > Ian
> > (PS - I've had variants on this post in my draft folder for over a
> > year ...)
>
> What is the idea of posting this "information" Ian? The "..I take it
> everybody know ..etc" sounds as if it is ought to be a well known
> thing. Is it in your "Timeline" table? I tried to search it, but nothing
> showed up. Hope it's no effort to try to silence Platt when it can't
> be done by arguments. See these credulous people who
> swallowed this with great glee.
>
> That Platt Holden is no "Bob" I can bet my life on. I have known
> him from even before the Lila Squad days. If Robert Pirsig some
> time might have used that pseudonym I can't deny, even if I
> doubt it greatly. It does of course not hurt Platt's reputation, but it
> will certainly destroy's yours if this can't be backed up with some
> evidence.
>
> Bo
>
>
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