VLVL2 (3) A Finesi Romance #1

[Tim Strzechowski]

We had a discussion like this a few weeks ago when the VLVL2 began.

Yes, Don, the reference can allude to many different things.  A pebble in a
pond produces many ripples, not just one.

Tim


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> Moreover the usage is identical to the one in "The Fatal Glass of Beer,"
which is explicitly (and satirically) about how the *first* drink of alcohol
condemns the drinker to a life of trouble and an early death. You can argue
that there's no connection if you want to, but considering how steeped in
pop culture references this novel is, how closely the sense of the Vineland
text matches the sense of the film title, and how similar the scene is in
tone to the film, I'm persuaded that there is.
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