Pliny Poll

So which is your favorite?

The elder or the younger?

"Franz Bestuchev" <franz.bestuchev@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> So which is your favorite?
>
> The elder or the younger?


what is it

% wrote:
> "Franz Bestuchev" <franz.bestuchev@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4rchg0Fqgs4uU1@mid.individual.net...
>> So which is your favorite?
>>
>> The elder or the younger?
>
>
> what is it
>
>

Are you a fan of Pliny the younger of Pliny the elder?

Franz Bestuchev <franz.bestuchev@gmail.com> wrote:
> So which is your favorite?
> The elder or the younger?


Hmm hmm, I actually have read about a paragraph
of each in the past few years. Not sure which
I'd pick.

Contrarian wrote:
> Franz Bestuchev <franz.bestuchev@gmail.com> wrote:
>> So which is your favorite?
>> The elder or the younger?
>
>
> Hmm hmm, I actually have read about a paragraph
> of each in the past few years. Not sure which
> I'd pick.
>
>

Well the elder gets a strike against him because he launched the yachts
AT the volcano.

Franz Bestuchev <franz.bestuchev@gmail.com> wrote:

> Well the elder gets a strike against him because he launched the yachts
> AT the volcano.


I've seen the younger Pliny's account of his (the elder's)
demise. The Intrepid Reporter goes forth boldly ... dumb
dumb dumb.

Contrarian wrote:
> Franz Bestuchev <franz.bestuchev@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Well the elder gets a strike against him because he launched the yachts
>> AT the volcano.
>
>
> I've seen the younger Pliny's account of his (the elder's)
> demise. The Intrepid Reporter goes forth boldly ... dumb
> dumb dumb.

So you're a Pliny the younger vote then?