kudzu patch

[Randy Ralph]

On Fri, 19 May 1995, Murray Fletcher wrote:

> On Thu, 18 May 1995, Peter Applebome wrote:
>
> > I'm doing a book on the south used veronica to call up kudzu. I got kudzu
> > patch and some messages about phylogenetics. out of curiosity, what list
> > did I reach? Why is it called kudzu patch, and do you have any random
> > thoughts on the south -- good or evil, rich or poor, important or
> > meaningless?? thanks. Peter Applebome.
> >
>
> Is there someone who could translate this posting into English, please?
> Is the poster really from the NY Times?
>
> Murray Fletcher

I take it to mean Mr. Applebome used Veronica to search the Net for
"kudzu" and found messages on this and other listserv archives containing
the word - not entirely unreasonable.  Is Mr. Applebome from the NYT?  -
Who cares?  My inclination is to treat him as a guest, regardless.  I've
offered him this from my former secretary, native to North Carolina:

"One of the nicest things about The South is that you can always find
*someone* who just doesn't give a damn."

Anyone who's ever had to deal personally with a kudzu patch can understand
the sentiment perfectly.

My small contribution to band-width wastage. '>

Randy
rdralph at turing.uncg.edu
http://www.uncg.edu:80/~rdralph/