From: Veeramany.Sthanumurthy@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Veeramany Sthanumurthy)
Subject: Next release: Satanic Verses (was: Coming Soon: American West)
Organization: Extended Bulletin Board Service
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 00:58:50 GMT

In article <1992Jul28.231910.12837@news2.cis.umn.edu> crick@tsp.med.umn.edu (Ed Crick (CD)) writes:
>In article <1992Jul28.172312.104258@ua1ix.ua.edu> ngopalas@ha14.eng.ua.edu (Nath S. Gopalaswamy) writes:
>>

[NG's altogether misguided attempts at (re)viewing Sholay deleted]

Some random observations regarding the value of this discussion:

1. Acquiring previously objectionable traits:
>
>You've seen this 4-5 times?  Does you Alzheimers disease cause you to forget
>things you've done once or twice?  Who teaches you anew each day to tie your
>shoelaces?

Sometime in the recent past, (again as a result of an unfortunate
stroke of the keys) I remember seeing some protestations about 
diagnoses rendered on the dualistic nature of what passes for
a poster on SCI on the basis of hearsay testimony about the contents
of a masquerade posing as an article on SCI. It speaks volumes about
the educational value of SCI that such powers have been so easily
acquired (indicative of a new kind of deficiency?)

2. Sound the educational theme:
>
>Since you are in the late stages of this neurodegenerative disease you would
>also say that "Sholay" bears no resemblence to "The Magnificent Seven" (granted
>this was itself a copy of another movie)  Instead of wasting so much time
>seeing one movie over and over again try viewing "The Magnificent Seven," a 
>western in which some gunslingers arrive in a rural Mexican village to protect
>them from bandits (sound familiar?)  

(Never mind the careless spelling and the non sequitur) At all costs,
educate the poor soul (liberal allowance.) No sense in giving up the
high road, is there?

>                                   "Sholay" is what Rushdie was referring to
>when he wrote in "Satanic Verses" that every Indian actor must remake "The
>Magnificent Seven."  This may not help you anyway, since you would forget it
>immediately after reading it.

3. "Discuss" with the  Obligatory local flavo(u)r:

The ignoramuses couldn't possibly have picked up "a" Rushdie, let alone
"the" Rushdie, and even if he did, it couldn't have registered. And, so
what even if it did, he will be confused enough to buy my logic.

>
>One more suggestion to help you in your senility, whenever you go to a movie,
>save the ticket stub so that you will know you have seen it once; but real-
>istically, I don't expect you to remember that helpful hint.
>
>Ed
>

4. Always end with that parting do-paisa shot. Screw the high road.
These two-second attention span nitwits don't merit diddly.

Sthan.

PS. Saw Sholay twice. An unbelievable movie. The songs were
magnificent. That Veeru ka baccha dialog was great. And, of
course, there was Gabbar. Samba. Aur teen aadmi.
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