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To: Mr. Lucky

So, you were able to pass junior high school literature class, then?

Not sure what you're driving at.  Please be so kind as to explain your meaning more fully.

9 posted on 02/11/2011 12:05:51 PM PST by Stoat (If you want a vision of the future, imagine a Birkenstock stamping on a human face... forever)
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To: Stoat; Mr. Lucky

Sounds like he’s referring to folks like Old Ben who — sometimes — let the Classics Illustrated take the place of actually reading the book.

Moby Dick, I did read. It’s a great story.


10 posted on 02/11/2011 12:10:07 PM PST by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
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To: Stoat; BenLurkin
Please refer to Mr. Lurkin's post #10. Perhaps some of us just ran with a slower crowd. Although, I didn't stumble upon the value of Classics Illustrated until my college years.
18 posted on 02/11/2011 12:29:07 PM PST by Mr. Lucky
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To: Stoat

I think they are implying that you have strayed into the weeds of misplaced modifiers. If you move “off the coast of Hawaii” to a position after “find,” you’ll be fine. Moby Dick reliably cannot be placed off the coast of Hawaii. sd (recovering English teacher)


27 posted on 02/11/2011 1:20:54 PM PST by shotdog (I love my country. It's our government I'm afraid of.)
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