Last night I tried to explain one of my favorite childhood books, Where the Red Fern Grows (with spoilers!) to someone who had never heard of it. It's impossible to do so without sounding insane, especially if you say "crazy old mean old nasty coon" a lot, which is critical for accurate plot description, and not actually offensive in context.
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February 18, 2008
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"crazy old mean old nasty coon"
you could use that phrase a lot for the Republicans, again critical for plot description and not offensive in context
Posted by: AC | February 18, 2008 at 11:09 PM
Amazing. That book taught me the word "jugular"!
Posted by: Rachael | February 19, 2008 at 10:05 AM
i read this book one saturday night when i was 7 and i had a babysitter and i finished the book and promptly started crying and cried so long and so hard that the babysitter had to call my parents and get them to come home. for reals. also: "summer of the monkeys" !!! so good!
Posted by: bex | February 19, 2008 at 04:00 PM