Mental Images of Callers

[joanna]

And Petey is merely a genius, not sick.

i was using "sick" more in the way the young folk do, as a positive modifier. i was trying to speak in the parlance of his generation.




i turn 30 in two days, so i should start acting like i don't relate to teenagers at all, right? even though i still dress like one half of the time, and my parents' sense of humor (that's right: sense. one shared sense of humor) still embarrasses me, and i like bright eyes?

[~L]

Joanna,
Turning 30 should be fun! And you will stay forever young if you keep listening to Bright Eyes and Conor!
~L

[chirs]

dave this is still killing me. amazing. i actually printed it out.

Really? My James looks more like this.

[Steve in North Hollywood]

And Petey is merely a genius, not sick.

i was using "sick" more in the way the young folk do, as a positive modifier. i was trying to speak in the parlance of his generation.




i turn 30 in two days, so i should start acting like i don't relate to teenagers at all, right? even though i still dress like one half of the time, and my parents' sense of humor (that's right: sense. one shared sense of humor) still embarrasses me, and i like bright eyes?

Happy Belated Birthday, Joanna!  From one of your favorite larger fellas.

[maxie]

I've always imagined Spike looking like this (the mustachioed fellow)

[moonshake]

Sorry to resurrect a two month old topic, but I just started reading A Confederacy of Dunces and couldn't help but think that Zachary Brimstead must look exactly like this:



I'm even reading out Ignatius's lines in ZB's voice and it makes perfect sense.

[John Junk 2.0]

I always think of that character when Zachary calls in.  I suspect this is not entirely unintentional on the party of JW.

[buffcoat]

Me also on the Ignatius/ZB connection.



This should be cross-posted in the Works that Defeated Me thread (but won't be because I'm too lazy):

A Confederacy of Dunces is the book I've read that went from "Is this a masterpiece or what?" to "Boy, he sure ran out of steam quick, didn't he?" the most severely.

[Lacey]

After I read "The Emperor's Children" by Claire Messud, I can't keep Ignatius and Bootie Tubb separate.  In fact, I related Z. Brimstead more to Bootie than to Ignatius. 
I am glad other people think of the Best Show in terms of literary characters.

[dave from knoxville]

I am an egocentric fan of Confederacy of Dunces; one or two bad breaks, and I AM that guy.

[Lacey]

No!  Dave from Knoxville!  Resist!  If someone offers you a job in a pants factory, I implore you to think long and hard about it.

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

Although a pants factory might be the perfect place to start that medievalist protest group you're always talking about.

[jamesp]

If you could see one caller, who would it be? James? Spike? Zachary Brimstead?

[erika]

If you could see one caller, who would it be? James? Spike? Zachary Brimstead?

Dylan Milford

[Regular Joe]

Spike! Of course. His voice doesn't match his description and it creates a paradox in my mind! Also AP Mike so I could do an Obama style poster for his campaign.