IVIV Why 'chocolate-covered bananas? p.22

Michael Bailey michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com
Tue Sep 1 02:39:24 CDT 2009


James Kelly wrote:
> Apart from the obvious reasons for TRP to choose the banana, my mind
> went straight to the television show Arrested Development when I came
> across this particular dish in the book. There were other instances in
> which I thought Tommy was alluding to the show, from the chocolate
> bananas to the housing units and what not, among others. The show does
> a better job of explaining itself than I ever could, and provides
> surprising lucidity and conciseness despite the many superficually
> superfluous tangents and tirades. It's also an uproarious satire.
>

...you know, the notion had crossed my mind...

now everybody
"big yellow joint, big yellow joint"



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