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Lord of Allusions

Posted by drpezz on February 19, 2008

I love allusions. They’re one of the numerous reasons why I love language and the language arts. The other day I came across a great one, and I wondered how many people would catch the allusion. I laughed out loud and got a few looks of bewilderment from the people shopping around me.

Dorothy Parker’s original: “Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.”

Andy Richter’s chapter title: “Girls rarely make passes at boys with fat asses.”

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One Response to “Lord of Allusions”

  1. Anonymous said

    February 23, 2008 at 9:44 am

    “You can’t teach an old dogma new tricks.”

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