Among the Intellectualoids
Stillman, J. Whitney
Among the Intellectualoids by J. Whitney Stillman Norma Maine is the name of a beautiful, lovely, and perhaps fictitious young actress. I first met her in 1972, during the McGovern-Eagleton...
...I didn't feel well, though—it's my time of month...
...Rodents do not care about material possessions the way humans do...
...My fans need me...
...It is the general custom for rats to engage in sexual relations with whichever member of the opposite sex that's nearby...
...Mouse, who is a former film actress...
...His hair is short and straight...
...This discussion of ideas was not a one-sided exchange...
...They see the need for stricter controls on the sale of firearms and dangerous pesticides...
...I have begun work on a film, loosely based on Camus' novel La Peste, about a plague of rats that overruns the city ofLaJolla, California...
...One morning, several months after the campaign was over, I found a letter from her in my mailbox...
...There are," he replied, "no election violations among rodents...
...Yet I am beginning to feel that the gulf between us is not really so enormous...
...Norman Maine) made her reputaion as a film actress with her sensitive inerpretation of the role of the young )rostitute with a heart of gold...
...I felt as if I could almost reach out and touch it...
...ness...
...There is no threat of nuclear war among rodents...
...There are no large government bureaucracies among rats...
...Yes, I have known a woman's love...
...They have complete freedom of worship...
...In this film I have been given the opportunity to play the role of a woman...
...There are no automobiles, electrical conveniences, or shoddy commercial goods here...
...The view is bad, but is shared equally by all of us...
...You're the one who wore the Eagleton buttons...
...No rats embezzle company funds, bounce checks, or commit fraud...
...Most people are contemptuous of rats for using four legs instead of two...
...Peter has coal-black eyes...
...There is no place for our love in human society...
...1 • • My first impression was that all rats dressed the same way...
...I guess that's because I know how good I am in bed, and so don't have any need to prove myself • • • At the time I felt that Norma's theory seemed convincing, although I had no real basis on which to judge it...
...I wondered what I'd do then...
...I don't know what I'll do when filming ends next week...
...Rodents don't watch television programs which show excessive violence...
...The cramps were bad...
...I don't know how he keeps his coat so glossy...
...As an intellectual I have often felt alienated from ordinary Americans...
...Finally I am expressing myself as a woman...
...But I have heard it highly spoken of, and enjoy reading about it...
...The desire to walk on two legs, moreover, is unnatural and unhealthy, the final senility of a dying species...
...Norma Maine (her mother was the late VIrs...
...Norma Maine (her mother was the late VIrs...
...Finally I have be gun to fulfill myself as a female enter tainer...
...As an intellectual I have often felt alienated from ordinary Americans...
...Today I noticed Peter staring at me...
...Experienced temporary weight gain today, due to premenstrual water buildup...
...I didn't feel well today...
...I guess that's because I know how good I am in bed, and so don't have any need to prove myself • • • At the time I felt that Norma's theory seemed convincing, although I had no real basis on which to judge it...
...Rodents don't watch television programs which show excessive violence...
...One morning, several months after the campaign was over, I found a letter from her in my mailbox...
...At the time I was managing the whole Eagleton operation, somewhat by iefault...
...He needs me...
...He is the first male to have ever really satisfied me...
...Of course, this will seem puritanical to us...
...He needs me...
...I never would have succeeded i Las Vegas otherwise...
...I first met her in 1972, during the McGovern-Eagleton Presidential campaign...
...Finally I smeared Vicks VapoRub on the back and steamed it open...
...Last night I watched "he Alternative: An American Spectator December 1975 11 the sun sink into the Pacific...
...found the substance of her letters, a: well, immensely encouraging...
...He is the first male to have ever really satisfied me...
...I first met her in 1972, during the McGovern-Eagleton Presidential campaign...
...1 find myself perfectly able to go without sex for long periods of time...
...Sometimes I had the feeling the Senator had seen the dark side of the moon...
...I have neve been so happy...
...Before leaving we had the chance to speak with Mrs...
...I don't know what I'll do when filming ends next week...
...I think the behavior of many people is the product of their insecurities...
...My fans need me...
...But then I realized that this allowed me to see something I'd never noticed before—the individuality of their faces...
...The rodents prefer to live close to the ground, and, if possible, under it...
...12 The Alternative: An American Spectator December 197 Among the Intellectualoids by J. Whitney Stillman Norma Maine is the name of a beautiful, lovely, and perhaps fictitious young actress...
...Never before did I realize how beautiful La Jolla could be...
...Before long Norma Maine was writing me this way: • The most important thing for me now is to be a woman...
...I didn't feel well, though—it's my time of month...
...But I was curious...
...I think the behavior of many people is the product of their insecurities...
...His love has made me feel like a woman again...
...Her letter sounded depressed, and it is terribly important that a depressed individual not be left alone with his or her own morbid thoughts...
...I wonder where the sun goes when it sets...
...Peter took me last night...
...When, as a -esult of President Nixon's "Dirty Cricks," Senator McGovern lost the election, Norma began to grow bitter—toward the American way of life generally and universal suffrage in particular...
...You're the one who wore the Eagleton buttons...
...His hair is short and straight...
...I just got in an hour ago...
...Peter comes from a ghetto area...
...Rodents eat only natural foods...
...But I have heard it highly spoken of, and enjoy reading about it...
...I happened to call my agent this morning...
...Fourleggedness shows our solidarity with the oppressed animals of the world...
...In this film I have been given the opportunity to play the role of a woman...
...Peter and I have decided to go underground...
...I find it interesting to work with individuals from different backgrounds...
...12 The Alternative: An American Spectator December 197 Among the Intellectualoids by...
...Before long Norma Maine was writing me this way: • The most important thing for me now is to be a woman...
...Finally I smeared Vicks VapoRub on the back and steamed it open...
...Feel great solidarity...
...I would often share with Norma some of my own beliefs...
...I happened to call my agent this morning...
...Been underground three days now...
...I gained a familiarity with this in the Eagleton campaign...
...At first I couldn't find anything to open it with...
...Mr...
...Sometimes I had the feeling the Senator had seen the dark side of the moon...
...I have never been so happy...
...Peter introduced me to him...
...Senator Eagleton had dropped Jut of the race, for personal reasons, sevn-al weeks before, and most of the staff lad followed him...
...Please," he said, "Call me 'Uncle Mickey...
...Most people are contemptuous of rats for using four legs instead of two...
...The rodents prefer to live close to the ground, and, if possible, under it...
...I am tired of being "respectable," of meeting other people's standards...
...Finally I am expressing myself as a woman...
...The rats have no taxes...
...Today I noticed Peter staring at me...
...At first I couldn't find anything to open it with...
...I shot back a prompt reply to this correspondence...
...Senator Eagleton had dropped Jut of the race, for personal reasons, sevn-al weeks before, and most of the staff lad followed him...
...Peter is very passionate...
...I didn't feel well today...
...The cramps were bad...
...I play opposite him in all the big scenes—he portrays the leader of the rat horde which overruns the small California city...
...I'm sorry but it seems I have already made plans for the 25th, and all the Saturday evenings this year...
...They see the need for stricter controls on the sale of firearms and dangerous pesticides...
...Yes, I have known a woman's love...
...The weeks Norma spent undergrounc were an important growth period for her both as a woman and as an entertainer...
...I am tired of being "respectable," of meeting other people's standards...
...He mentioned that he had arranged a two-week engagement for me in Las Vegas...
...I have never been able to afford sex myself...
...I tried everything—but nothing seemed to work...
...It is excit ing to learn that, although our own spe cies might vanish, progress will continue In a later letter, Norma assessed what till experience meant to her: • • * The time I spent with the rats ha helped me tremendously in show bus...
...Finally I have be gun to fulfill myself as a female enter tainer...
...Mouse," I began...
...They feel that each rat should fend for himself...
...Please," he said, "Call me 'Uncle Mickey...
...I stayed in the campaign because I don't believe that mental nstability should be any barrier to high )ffice in this country...
...He had that hungry look in his eyes...
...Of course, this will seem puritanical to us...
...I have never been so happy...
...I have neve been so happy...
...It is the general custom for rats to engage in sexual relations with whichever member of the opposite sex that's nearby...
...Yet I am beginning to feel that the gulf between us is not really so enormous...
...Peter and I have decided to go underground...
...But then I realized that this allowed me to see something I'd never noticed before—the individuality of their faces...
...We use four legs because for thousands of years bipedism has been the symbol of human oppression...
...I never would have succeeded i Las Vegas otherwise...
...We use four legs because for thousands of years bipedism has been the symbol of human oppression...
...Norma vorked in the McGovern campaign for he same reason as pretty much everyone .1se: she cared about people...
...Every few days I was getting a letter from Norma now...
...I'm sorry but it seems I have already made plans for the 25th, and all the Saturday evenings this year...
...The weeks Norma spent undergrounc were an important growth period for her both as a woman and as an entertainer...
...never realized how beautiful Las Vegas could be...
...I've got the cramps real bad...
...They feel that each rat should fend for himself...
...I tried everything—but nothing seemed to work...
...Uncle Mickey," I said, honored to be allowed to address a great figure on such familiar terms, "I have noticed several things...
...When, as a -esult of President Nixon's "Dirty Cricks," Senator McGovern lost the election, Norma began to grow bitter—toward the American way of life generally and universal suffrage in particular...
...That's why so many men and women have an obsessive need for sex...
...ness...
...The desire to walk on two legs, moreover, is unnatural and unhealthy, the final senility of a dying species...
...I shot back a prompt reply to this correspondence...
...It's my period of the month...
...I wondered what I'd do then...
...That's why so many men and women have an obsessive need for sex...
...There are," he replied, "no election violations among rodents...
...Every few days I was getting a letter from Norma now...
...Fourleggedness shows our solidarity with the oppressed animals of the world...
...Been underground three days now...
...Peter is a brunette...
...Thank you for your comments on my films...
...Feel great solidarity...
...The letter read as follows: • • Yes, I remember you...
...Mouse, who is a former film actress...
...I asked...
...Why is this...
...Last night I watched "he Alternative: An American Spectator December 1975 11 the sun sink into the Pacific...
...Rodents do not care about material possessions the way humans do...
...I don't know how he keeps his coat so glossy...
...There is no threat of nuclear war among rodents...
...Thank you for your comments on my films...
...I told her how I though people with blonde hair were faggy looking...
...It's my period of the month...
...His love has made me feel like a woman again...
...I am not yet sure how I will interpret the part...
...It's interesting what you say about blondes...
...I play opposite him in all the big scenes—he portrays the leader of the rat horde which overruns the small California city...
...Peter is a brunette...
...I felt as if I could almost reach out and touch it...
...Mouse," I began...
...There are no automobiles, electrical conveniences, or shoddy commercial goods here...
...They have complete freedom of worship...
...I gained a familiarity with this in the Eagleton campaign...
...I wonder where the sun goes when it sets...
...After wasting so many years trying to please other people, I have finally decided to do what I want for a change...
...I would often share with Norma some of my own beliefs...
...It is excit ing to learn that, although our own spe cies might vanish, progress will continue In a later letter, Norma assessed what till experience meant to her: • • * The time I spent with the rats ha helped me tremendously in show bus...
...Never before did I realize how beautiful La Jolla could be...
...found the substance of her letters, a: well, immensely encouraging...
...I have never been able to afford sex myself...
...I've got the cramps real bad...
...I asked...
...The VapoRub had almost run out...
...Norman Maine) made her reputaion as a film actress with her sensitive inerpretation of the role of the young )rostitute with a heart of gold...
...Peter comes from a ghetto area...
...Peter has coal-black eyes...
...I am not yet sure how I will interpret the part...
...The view is bad, but is shared equally by all of us...
...Mr...
...1 • • My first impression was that all rats dressed the same way...
...No rats embezzle company funds, bounce checks, or commit fraud...
...The letter read as follows: • • Yes, I remember you...
...Peter is the first male I have ever really loved...
...I told her how I though people with blonde hair were faggy looking...
...Why is this...
...He asked me if I had formed my impressions of their genus over the last few weeks...
...The VapoRub had almost run out...
...At the time I was managing the whole Eagleton operation, somewhat by iefault...
...1 asked Peter why they used four legs and he explained it to me: "We can walk on two, or even one leg whenever we choose...
...Peter introduced me to him...
...Rodents eat only natural foods...
...The rats have no taxes...
...1 asked Peter why they used four legs and he explained it to me: "We can walk on two, or even one leg whenever we choose...
...It's interesting what you say about blondes...
...He asked me if I had formed my impressions of their genus over the last few weeks...
...Yesterday Peter and I journeyed to the headquarters of the whole rodent movement, and the home of its great leader...
...This discussion of ideas was not a one-sided exchange...
...I find it interesting to work with individuals from different backgrounds...
...There is no place for our love in human society...
...1 find myself perfectly able to go without sex for long periods of time...
...Norma vorked in the McGovern campaign for he same reason as pretty much everyone .1se: she cared about people...
...He had that hungry look in his eyes...
...He mentioned that he had arranged a two-week engagement for me in Las Vegas...
...Yesterday Peter and I journeyed to the headquarters of the whole rodent movement, and the home of its great leader...
...Peter is the first male I have ever really loved...
...I stayed in the campaign because I don't believe that mental nstability should be any barrier to high )ffice in this country...
...Peter is very passionate...
...But I was curious...
...Before leaving we had the chance to speak with Mrs...
...There are no large government bureaucracies among rats...
...They are basically insecure, and thus feel a tremendous need to prove themselves...
...They are basically insecure, and thus feel a tremendous need to prove themselves...
...Experienced temporary weight gain today, due to premenstrual water buildup...
...After wasting so many years trying to please other people, I have finally decided to do what I want for a change...
...Her letter sounded depressed, and it is terribly important that a depressed individual not be left alone with his or her own morbid thoughts...
...never realized how beautiful Las Vegas could be...
...I have begun work on a film, loosely based on Camus' novel La Peste, about a plague of rats that overruns the city ofLaJolla, California...
...I just got in an hour ago...
...Peter took me last night...
...Uncle Mickey," I said, honored to be allowed to address a great figure on such familiar terms, "I have noticed several things...
Vol. 9 • December 1975 • No. 3
