You know you
went to a tough school if many of the student pictures in your yearbook are mug
shots.
I’m a writer
so I am interested in the origin of words. For example the word “Dagnabit”
comes from The Beverly Hillbillies.
For
non-readers, here's a little bit about what some of the classics are not:
To Kill A Mockingbird
is not a chapter in the NRA manual.
The Grapes
of Wrath is not about angry winemakers.
Moby Dick is
not about the new PD disease.
For Whom the
Bell Tolls is not about Jehovah Witnesses at the door.
The Catcher in the Rye is not about the hired
hand chasing farmer’s daughter.
Catch-22 is
not about a famous football receiver.
Pride and Prejudice
is not Trump’s autobiography.
Anna
Karenina is not about the Kardashian’s ugly stepsister.
A Tale of
Two Cities is not about Minneapolis/ St. Paul
Wuthering
Heights is not about old people getting shorter.
Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn is not about a cartoon show.
1984 is not
a chapter in The Farmer’s Almanac.
Just a little literary public service in case you are tested.
Stay tuned
for future adventures.
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