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Re: Clarissa - EDITED

by Adelle (Adelle Sofia)

8/23/2006, 8:00 PM

I've thought of the show, but I think that's been long enough that it's not the immediate association, unlike with Clarice, when everyone will start talking about fava beans and chianti.

Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.

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- Belldandy +2

8/23/2006, 8:02 PM

I don't think of that when I hear Clarice. But I do instantly think of the show. Nothing wrong with that though. I survived a childhood of "Are you named after Amelia Bedelia?" It's really not as bad as you think, having pop culture associations.

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- Adelle (Adelle Sofia) +1

8/23/2006, 8:08 PM

You assume I think pop culture associations are bad. Not true, just that I don't want it to be the first thing that comes to mind. I actually prefer the Clarice association because I think her job is wonderful and I have a personal relation with it, but I'm more a realist than a sentimental, and I know that the SotL jokes would be never ending, that's all.

ETA that Clarissa is growing on me as a I read Mrs. Dalloway, so while it's not a pop culture association, it would probably be my association.

Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.

This message was edited 8/23/2006, 8:09 PM

- Belldandy

8/24/2006, 5:57 AM

I wasn't assuming that. I was just stating that I don't think they're bad.

For the last part, I was saying that in general, for anybody who happened to be reading it. Sorry, should have been more clear.

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This message was edited 8/24/2006, 6:27 AM

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