RE: RAT John Sylvain and "grammar"

["Sylvain, John" <jsylvain@station.sony.com>]

"P.S.  How do you spell "Gwyneth"?"

Quickly and carelessly yet with passion lest someone dub you an academic.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Christopher DeWan [SMTP:cdewan@relaypoint.net]
> Sent:	Wednesday, October 20, 1999 11:59 AM
> To:	rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com
> Subject:	Re: RAT John Sylvain and "grammar"
> 
> 
> 
> Werner Trieschmann wrote:
> 
> > No frekin' kiddin'. This is my whole concept of chili. You don't need
> beans,
> > meat, spices or any of that messy crap. You don't need to work to make
> it. You
> > just call it chili and it's CHILI! Dammit! It's easy and requires no
> work.
> > Serves 6 billion. Whoo hoo. Let's eat!
> >
> > The Once and Future Chili King
> > (Werner T.)
> 
> Here's how the math works in my kitchen: 6 billion malnurished people.
> Feed
> people that chili with no messy crap, and they get used to it-- they get
> that
> starvation belly, get that glazed look in their eyes, get so numb they
> don't know
> they're hungry.
> 
> Few things are more important than chili.  I put a lot of care and a lot
> of spicy
> peppers in mine.  It ain't always easy to eat, but goddamn if every bean
> doesn't
> NEED to be there.  The grammar's not always "right" but it's always
> intentional.
> And I _work _to make it.  And I wouldn't serve it to hungry people if I
> didn't
> think it was the best I could offer.
> 
> I don't know but I'd bet Shakespeare probably labored a bit for his chili,
> too.
> But maybe you're right-- maybe he didn't care about words or sentences or
> his
> audience.  Maybe he just scribbled between shags with Gwyneth Paltrow.
> That's how
> it was in the movie, so it's probably true.
> 
> - Chris DeWan
> 
> P.S.  How do you spell "Gwyneth"?