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\twelvepointconcreteroman

\dropcap{D}ear Jimmy \& Billy, enclosed is more word fodder for your
files or fire. Deke sez `hello'.

\dropcap{R}emember the Bill-bashing of the BIMBOX crowd? They're still
at it, sigh, if you aren't aware of it. Falling rather quickly into
the hole of us-vs.-them-ism. How boring. So instead of arguing with
them, we joined them!

I'm not sure how context-dependent ENOUGH ROPE is, so I'll `splain it
to ya reglar. I hope you and Bill get it. (If you don't it's cuz of
the context in which it must exist\dots zine editors are so
incestuous\dots)

Deke and I worked very very hard at it. I think we did an {\it
exquisite} job. I can tell you it was painful. Oh not the Bill-bashing
silly, but the\dots packaging\dots I did most of the text, Deke the
layout and wonderfully horrid slogans. Aren't they very late-leftist?
I am quite proud of the blatant subtlety. We back-dated it to
somewhere in the middle of the start of BIMBOX's current career, and
then of course claim that they stole our ideas. It makes me cringe
just to think of it\dots

\dropcap{I}t's not that we felt Uncle Bill needed defending, or any
such nonsense, or that we were in some sort of position to do such a
thing, or anything along those lines. It was more wanting to deal with
the destructive P.C.~orthodoxy they're intentionally or otherwise
promoting. It is emotionally tempting to indulge in linear argument,
but we all know where that leads. So, we took the F\ae rie ``askance''
approach\dots far more amusing, no? Besides, it leaves them ``outs'',
as we never {\it directly} criticize them, etc. And of course we'll
deny everything up to the end. ``That piece of shit? Gimme a break!''

\dropcap{P}lease don't let anyone know where you got it! Or at least,
anyone in a path leading to Toronto. Or at least, for a while. In any
case, enjoy. 

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\centerline{Tom Shred\footnote*{aka Jennings. Time for a change. Name
is in line with our household, Shred of Dignity.}, Box 77731, San Fran
CA 94107}

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