Tyrone Slothrop's horoscope

David Morris fqmorris at hotmail.com
Fri Sep 20 09:09:21 CDT 2002


>From: <vze422fs at verizon.net>
>The legal drinking age for a pal of Joseph Kennedy's son in the 1930's, 
>such as Tyrone Slothrop, would be "old enough to order without slurring too 
>much or causing a fight".

I would agree with this.  And don't forget that the bar was in Roxbury, 
where legality would be second to making a buck.  Tyrone would as an 
undergraduate have been between 18 and 21.  I don't remember if we're told 
which year of College he's in...

DM

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