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|    Cujo DeSockpuppet to HarryLime    |
|    Re: Pegasus 1976 / Introduction by Ahmos    |
|    05 Feb 26 22:13:23    |
      From: cujo@petitmorte.net              mpsilvertone@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (HarryLime) wrote in       news:gtednTnbiO1KkRj0nZ2dnZfqn_idnZ2d@giganews.com:              >> Will-Dockery wrote:       >> The introduction to Pegasus 1976 by Ahmos Zu-Bolton is real.       >>       >> Here's the proof, the genuine article, literally.       >>       >> (See attachment at JLA Forums.)       >       >       >       > Again, you can repost it another 100 times, but unless you can *show*       > us that the letter is actually a part of the magazine, it has no value       > as evidence.       >       > Even then, it would still be questionable, as the saddle-stapled       > binding would allow for the insertion of a fake page.       >       > And, again, the facts against Zu-Bolton's having been       > "Poet-In-Resident" at Carver High far outweigh the supposed magazine       > page.       >       > 1) Zu-Bolton is known to have have at Howard University in the Spring       > of 1976, not Carver High.       >       > 2) Zu-Bolton is not listed among the Carver       > High faculty in the '76 yearbook.       >       > 3) Zu-Bolton does not appear in the       > Student Organization photos for either the school magazine or       > newspaper (both of which he was supposedly an advisor for).       >       > 4) The Introduction to the magazine is not signed.       >       > 5) While the Introduction lists Zu-Bolton's title as       > "Poet-In-Residence," it does not specify at which educational       > institution. Since the letter appears to have been typed up by the       > Carver magazine staff (hence the lack of a signature), the title may       > refer to his position at Howard University.       >       > 6) Since Zu-Bolton was affiliated with a Visiting Poet program, he       > *might* have visited Carver in the Spring of '76, in which case the       > title would reflect his position at Howard, not Carver.       >       > 7) NancyGene has discovered a Refutation letter on paper with       > Zu-Bolton's watermark, and stored at the Library of Congress, in which       > he states in no uncertain terms that he has never set foot in       > Columbus, GA.       >       > But keep reposting your one, highly suspect, piece of "evidence,"       > Donkey. It's helping to bring the true story regarding Zu-Bolton's       > whereabouts to light.              8) Dreckweasel is a proven liar with an agenda that's fundamentally       dishonest.                     --       "The fact that it doesn't apply to the poem is of little consequence to       you, because your poems don't have a literary basis, because you're       functionally illiterate and haven't got a clue as to what a poem is." -       Little Willie Douchebag gets another asskicking from Pendragon              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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