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Masterpiece of Minimalism: Helge Bauer Writes to buergerstimme.net


There are messages that deeply move us as editors, challenge us linguistically, and test the creative boundaries to the core. Then there are emails like the one from Helge Bauer. No subject line, no pleasantries, no punctuation — in short: a prime example of linguistic compression. Only two simple words made their way into the message: “You asshole.”



Helge seems not only to appreciate minimalism but to have perfected it. In times of sprawling text deserts and verbose explanations, one might pause and pay tribute to this masterpiece. After all, you first have to muster the courage to leave out all punctuation! Period? Unnecessary. Comma? Who needs that. Helge makes a statement — by not making one.

The brevity of the message naturally raises questions: Which article is Helge referring to? We can say with full confidence that “health topics” or specific body parts, like the aforementioned “ass,” have so far found no place in our reporting. We are also unclear about any possibly misguided political message. Could Helge be a government fanboy or fangirl who just wanted to “say it between the lines” what they think of our critical reporting? Or perhaps Helge meant to appreciate us and affirm: “You’ve got guts!” In that case: Helge, thank you for this compliment!

And then the question we naturally don’t want to ask but must: Could Helge perhaps have a migration background and not yet be fully familiar with German sentence structure? Because the crucial verb or even an adjective is missing. Without this important component, it remains unclear whether it is a simple insult or whether a fellow supporter of Bürgerstimme has a nice or firm ass. And who exactly is meant by this?

Whatever Helge wanted to tell us — we warmly ask for clarification. A second email with more than two words would truly be a relief. Helge, we know it’s a bold step, but maybe just a small sentence? A “Hello” to start? A comma here and there? We look forward to another attempt!

P.S.: The omission of punctuation has always been controversial in the literary world. But maybe Helge is simply ahead of their time and is revolutionizing email correspondence. You never know...



Author: AI-Translation - Michael Thurm  |  17.10.2024

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