BEER, Who Wants to Know? narratorial thread

[David Morris]

I agree that it's common parlance.  Not to be taken too seriously, except
maybe at the start of a Pynchon novel.

On Sunday, October 13, 2013, Michael Bailey wrote:

>
> On Oct 13, 2013 9:43 PM, "David Morris" <fqmorris at gmail.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'fqmorris at gmail.com');>>
> wrote:
> >
> > When I hear Max say this it clearly feel like a challenge aimed at a
> potential inquisitor or judge.  Sorta like, "who the fuck are you to
> *think* about questioning my motives."  An aggressive defense. Rather than
> paranoia, which usually provokes retreat,  this speaks to me of standing
> one's ground.
> >
>
> That's a phrase that as a Floridian I'm none too fond of ...
>
> Anyway, "who's asking" didn't make me bristle all that much.  I mean, you
> want your investigator to be kinda tough!  Genre requirement, & till
> Pynchon writes an adventure about an anarcho-pacifist, which, umm, i'm not
> holdin my breath...
>
> But then, I actually like it when a carload of kids pulls up with glorious
> bass throbbing & so forth, fuck not with the Kid, lest instead of fucker
> thou become fuckee! which is closer to the effect I like to think is being
> aimed at here..attitude...we like the cars, the cars  that go boom!
>
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