Who me?

• From: rsbhan <no_reply_at_yahoogroups.com>
• Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 00:48:35 -0000
• Message-ID: <attpd3+i1aa_at_...>

Allow me to play Gasche to a quizbowl community brimming with would-
be Merleau-Pontys and hyper-reflectively pre-empt them from 
deconstructing the text of "The Hidden Agenda" in such a manner that 
might incriminate me.

Part 1 – Background for Analyticity
"The Hidden Agenda," an ingenious coagulation of wit and barbarism, a 
dialectical masterpiece synthesizing the beautiful and the sublime.  
To construct this anomalism of the mental would require a certain 
familiarity with the humanities and social sciences that I do not 
possess.  As a disciple of the natural sciences, I am unable to 
comprehend the myriad literary references, philosophical texts, and 
social constructs alluded to with such panache and verve.  While I 
enjoy occasionally delving into these realms of alternative knowledge 
(I believe it was Henault who said "Indocti discant et ament 
meminisse periti"), I must admit my general ignorance in such matters 
and my incapability in arranging them so cleverly.  Whereof I cannot 
speak, thereof I must be silent.

Part 2 – The Profit Motive
What could I possibly gain by such blatant accusations of racism 
against the very foundations of quizbowl?  At first glance, it might 
seem logical to point fingers at the most vociferous member of the 
organization so wonderfully extolled in "The Hidden Agenda."  And I 
will be the first to admit that I sometimes respond too harshly to 
certain types of posts.  Like a modern Diomedes, I often charge 
headlong into the fray, wounding mortal and immortal alike, alight 
with a divinely-inspired sense of immunity.  Like a dome of many-
colored glass, I have stained the white radiance of quizbowl.  
However, I have no reason to engage in such vitriol this day.  Too 
often have I upheld the place NAQT has in the community.  Many are 
the times I have defended that organization from potential 
vilifiers.  No, I am not he whom you seek, the mastermind behind "The 
Hidden Agenda."  You purport that I am The Eggman.  I am merely The 
Walrus.

Part 3 – This A. Nonymous Dude is Quite the Prolific Writer
I have never posted anything anonymously, nor do I plan on doing so.  
I have stated time and again that the only things that truly speak 
for ACF are the questions.  If that is the case, why would I hide the 
black skin of my opinions behind a white mask?  You are Roberto della 
Grive searching for the Ferrante that never existed when you think me 
involved, brother.

Conclusion – My Exegesis
There is only one person who fits the criteria for writing "The 
Hidden Agenda".  Only one man with the erudition, one man with the 
motive, and one man with the desire to remain anonymous.  There is 
only one man capable of probing the dizzying heights and the abject 
lows that permeate the QB community in such succinct and poignant 
prose. 

That man is Zwarte Piet.

Shiva help us all.

R. Bhan