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VN & Whales (fwd)
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EDITOR'S NOTE: As a footnote to this exchange on VN and whales, I
mentionthat Melvyl (and MOBY DICK) was a paticular favorite of VN who
worked Melvyl allusions into several works. Suellen Stringer-Hye
is writing a paper on VN & Melvyl. DBJ
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Forwarded message ---------- From: Roy Johnson <Roy@mantex.demon.co.uk>
[I should be busy replying the Nabokov and
Women debate - but I couldn't resist this.]
Nabokov and the Whale Question
Readers of Galya's posting [on the Whale named Lolita] might be
interested to know that a man in Manchester (UK) [who very coincidentally
was my gardener at the time] was recently prosecuted for
sexually abusing a dolphin. He claimed he was trying
to 'liberate' it in a "Free Willy" campaign which has
marked undertones for users of English English.
He was found innocent, but we had to part company - because
he was such a terrible gardener.
--
Roy Johnson | Roy@mantex.demon.co.uk
PO Box 100 | Tel: +44 (0)61 432 5811
Manchester M20 6GZ | Fax: +44 (0)61 443 2766
mentionthat Melvyl (and MOBY DICK) was a paticular favorite of VN who
worked Melvyl allusions into several works. Suellen Stringer-Hye
is writing a paper on VN & Melvyl. DBJ
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Forwarded message ---------- From: Roy Johnson <Roy@mantex.demon.co.uk>
[I should be busy replying the Nabokov and
Women debate - but I couldn't resist this.]
Nabokov and the Whale Question
Readers of Galya's posting [on the Whale named Lolita] might be
interested to know that a man in Manchester (UK) [who very coincidentally
was my gardener at the time] was recently prosecuted for
sexually abusing a dolphin. He claimed he was trying
to 'liberate' it in a "Free Willy" campaign which has
marked undertones for users of English English.
He was found innocent, but we had to part company - because
he was such a terrible gardener.
--
Roy Johnson | Roy@mantex.demon.co.uk
PO Box 100 | Tel: +44 (0)61 432 5811
Manchester M20 6GZ | Fax: +44 (0)61 443 2766