tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post5729396570789874634..comments2024-03-13T03:24:01.167-04:00Comments on Marginalizing Morons: But Teenage Angst Lives On!CaptiousNuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14440029537418230507noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-20906313417078502162010-08-26T21:07:42.617-04:002010-08-26T21:07:42.617-04:00One line I really like from Catcher is when Holden...One line I really like from Catcher is when Holden goes to visit one of his teachers and they guy is just out of it. Holden thinks "this guy doesn't know his ass from his elbow" - from there I was hooked.west coast tom.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-72483518425118366172010-01-30T12:51:11.524-05:002010-01-30T12:51:11.524-05:00Rich,
That has biblical origins:
Do not answer a...Rich,<br /><br />That has biblical origins:<br /><br /><em>Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself - Proverbs 26:4</em><br /><br />Anon,<br /><br />I don't think any particular book can be blamed for, well, most deeds.CaptiousNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440029537418230507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-90017489139888131872010-01-30T09:34:29.025-05:002010-01-30T09:34:29.025-05:00Actually, it wasn't 'Catcher in the Rye...Actually, it wasn't 'Catcher in the Rye' that got Lennon murdered, it was the bible. Chapman is a religious crazy who was offended by Lennon's outspoken atheism. ('Imagine', for example.)<br /><br />Killing in the name of god will never go out of style.<br /><br />As for 'Catcher', it's more of a pop culture icon than anything. Bill Gates is famous for citing it as one of his "favorite" books. Translation:"I haven't read anything other than a technical manual since time was."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-66937245753239071942010-01-29T20:47:34.247-05:002010-01-29T20:47:34.247-05:00Hah! You and me both, pal. Reminds me of a Non Se...Hah! You and me both, pal. Reminds me of a Non Sequitur comic from a couple of weeks ago, http://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/2010/01/17<br />-RichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com