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Sudetenland Tales
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brilliant minds present will present an outsider’s point of view, as our entire panel can refreshingly claim absolutely no expertise in the area .............. with the possible exception of Dave ................. Wallace. You remind me so much of Larry Bird. Did you play any basketball?”
David Foster Wallace: “Some tennis.”
Ted Pabst: “Well, let me throw this out to the ‘aliens’ present.” He chuckled, before continuing. Something like an un-orchestrated groan was heard. “What is the most significant aspect of being alive today?”
The “aliens” are silent as they are either uneasy in the question’s directness, disgusted by its pedestrianly common refrain or deprived of an insightful retort. They alternate their gazes from the ground beneath them to each other.
Ted Pabst: “I didn’t expect such a shy group. Let me direct the focus to Thomas Jefferson. You have a long view, and perhaps you can start us off with a broad issue.”
Thomas Jefferson: “If I recall correctly, your question was; ‘What is the most significant aspect of being alive today?’ Was it not?”
Ted Pabst nods affirmatively.