Shame on you, IA. He was only... how old was he? Let's see... it came out in 1987, 19 years ago. He's 35? So he would've been 16 then? Is that right?
And yes, neddyfrank. We're off-topic
officially now.
ETA: Ah, the tongue-wag. *sigh*
"`I grow old... I grow old... I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled.` What does that mean, Mr. Marlowe?"
"Not a bloody thing. It just sounds good."
He smiled. "That is from the `Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.` Here's another one. `In the room women come and go/Talking of Michael Angelo.' Does that suggest anything to you, sir?"
"Yeah -- it suggests to me that the guy didn't know very much about women."
"My sentiments exactly, sir. Nonetheless I admire T. S. Eliot very much."
"Did you say, 'nonetheless'?"
- The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler
Updated On: 1/28/06 at 09:21 PM