GRGR (6): Darlene and other British delicacies
Paul Mackin
pmackin at clark.net
Tue Jul 13 12:17:54 CDT 1999
On Tue, 13 Jul 1999, Terrance F. Flaherty wrote:
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> Paul Mackin wrote:
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> > On Tue, 13 Jul 1999, Terrance F. Flaherty wrote:
> >
> > > The entire book strikes me as comic relief--mindless, though mindful
> > > pleasure. One can take any section of GR and read it on a train as a short
> > > story just for the fun of it, and laugh and laugh all the way home.
> >
> > This seems oddly true. It's another matter however to hold it all
> > together as a novel. THAT takes real concentration.
> >
> > P.
>
> I guess you mean concentration on the part of the dear old fellow reading the
> book. Yes real concentration and two concentrators are better than one right?
Yes although there's only supposed to be 1 of everything there are 2
Concentration Camp Erhardts in 2 2 B's or Not 2 B's like those 2 S's
which only goes to show that, O perverse world, funny movies
about Nazis are stangely possible so besides Jack Benny and Mel Brooks
there is Zero Mostel's Springtime For Hitler movie The Producers
(see above) not to mention Charlie Chaplin else life would not
yield to age.
P.
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