An animated-cartoon hillbilly is getting ready to "pah-TAY!"
Laurence Horn
laurence.horn at YALE.EDU
Mon Nov 5 19:53:16 UTC 2012
On Nov 5, 2012, at 2:27 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:
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> I think all sorts of things come undone, from cardigan sweaters to zippers. But another vector here, besides (IIRC) Eleanor Rigby
I didn't remember correctly, I now see. Maybe I was confusing the plot of Eleanor Rigby with that of a more relevant song, like perhaps the Guess Who's "She's Come Undone". As they say, if you can remember the 60's… But I'm pretty sure I have the Wally Lamb book title right.
LH
> , is the eponymous Wally Lamb best-seller.
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> LH
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