(urth) 3rd Cue's a Charm?

[David Stockhoff]

Better yet, do you have a link to the original essay?

I should say, I have no doubt that that story is indeed an extended joke .. (and probably not a very good one!)

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Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:32:39 -0700
From: Dave Tallman <davetallman at msn.com>
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David Stockhoff wrote:

> > I haven't read Borski on this story, nor do I claim to understand it. But few of those examples are even puns or anything like puns. Chair = toilet, OK; Deneb = tail; OK. But the rest are simply not-so-clever misspellings or forced associations. 
> >
> > The game of football is no less scatological by this logic---all those tight ends, you know.
> >
> > Wolfe doesn't require you to bring words to his stories. He provides all the words you need.
> >   
>   
Those were rough examples; I don't have my copy of the story on hand. 
I'll get it and try for a more detailed exegesis in a few days.



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