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