You are probably thinking of "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." Then again, he said "There is no sin except stupidity" and "It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious." One of my favorite Quotes from the Wilde side is "On an occasion of this kind it becomes more than a moral duty to speak one's mind. It becomes a pleasure"
Our very own Brettster is, by Oscar's definition, so sin-filled and tedious that occasionally tossing some well spiced ridicule at him is a positively enrapturing moral duty...
TheHermit
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From: owner-virus@lucifer.com [mailto:owner-virus@lucifer.com]On Behalf
Of Richard Brodie
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 6:25
To: virus@lucifer.com
Subject: RE: virus: Technology (was manifest science)
Oh really? What did Oscar Wilde say about being talked about?
Richard Brodie richard@brodietech.com
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Sent: Tuesday, June 8, 1999 12:46 AM
To: 'virus@lucifer.com'
Subject: RE: virus: Technology (was manifest science)
Ah, you misunderstand. While the Brettster may have a "captive" audience, we are far from devoted :-)
Hermit <settling down for a rest>
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From: owner-virus@lucifer.com [mailto:owner-virus@lucifer.com]On Behalf
Of Richard Brodie
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 0:46
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Subject: RE: virus: Technology (was manifest science)
Carl wrote:
<<If this is what you imagine to be witty and effective writing, then
you
may as well give up hope of acquiring a devoted audience.>>
He seems to have one already. Why doesn't everybody give it a rest?
Richard Brodie richard@brodietech.com
Author, "Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Meme"
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