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Pere Ubu

From: allynh@calder.berkeley.edu (Allyn Hardyck)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 86 14:54:45 PST
Subject: Pere Ubu

Don't underestimate some people's knowledge - I'm sure a lot of people
on the list have heard of them.  The name comes from a character in several
plays by turn-of-the-century French playwright Alfred Jarry.  Pere Ubu is
considered one of the first truly irrational characters in literature.

allyn