I was so tickled both to read this post and to read that the first commenter was all “Oh, please. Pierre Menard.”
Honestly, the more often I can think of Pierre Menard, the better off I am, I believe.
I was so tickled both to read this post and to read that the first commenter was all “Oh, please. Pierre Menard.”
Honestly, the more often I can think of Pierre Menard, the better off I am, I believe.
Tiny Cat Pants 
Ahhhhnnd, this is where the disciplinary gulf between us trips me up. When I think Pierre Menard, this is who I think of:
http://www.state.il.us/hpa/hs/pierre_menard.htm
I’d like to believe that Borges was making some sly joke at the expense of your Menard, but I’m not smart enough to know what that might be.