2-511
Zany is probably a bit of a stretch for a "Great Idea". Zoology seems easy enough, and is represented at least once or twice is TGWttGB, so surprised Adler didn't grab it. Full disclosure, I'm not sure if this is going to be Zany at all, but I'm rolling with it.
Summary: Can't get the girl if you lie about your whole life story.
Bonus: Big hats!
Commentary: Something that's surprised me about TGWttGB compared to 5FSOB, despite reading 12 times as many pieces for the latter, I've found way more "old timey offensive" pieces in the former. N words and such all over the place. I don't harp on it, since it's a reality if you're reading a lot of stuff older than 100 years or so, but it's surprising how much more common it is in the newer set. (While both have works as far back as a couple thousand years, TGWttGB is a good 50 years newer than 5FSOB.)
"Gee whizz, craps amighty. There I was. What a chump I was to go and get gay up there in the West House bar, and just because that dude was standing there with a cane and that kind of a necktie on, to go and get all balled up and drink that whisky, just to show off."
1. Anderson (or his narrator) has a line earlier about learning how to swear right, but he never goes past "craps amighty" in the piece, which is amusing.
2. Dude as 20s slang is weird.
In the end, more "foolish" than "jester", but not a bad story. Some fun vernacular and style. 2/5 to close me out for the month. I'll do an overall reflection tomorrow, and then a couple days of loose ends for stuff I started in March or read this month but didn't feature. Then it's full Force ahead for Star Wars week on Sunday.
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