Oliver Frank wrote: > Tim Churches wrote: > >> If I am not mistaken, Oliver is making a literary allusion to the >> long-handled mirror invented by the disaffected >> surgeon-turned-environmental activist[1] character, whose name I don't >> recall, in Edward Abbey's[2] amusing novel "The Monkey Wrench Gang" - >> see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monkey_Wrench_Gang >> >> Said mirror was devised to enable one to inspect one's own anus. >> >> Is that correct, Oliver? > > No, no, no, Tim. The special mirror is for examining the underside of > one's car (not the underside of oneself) before opening the door or > starting the engine, to see whether any interesting new parts or > accessories such as wires, detonators, plastic explosive or timing > devices have been added by special mechanics who work late at night and > do home visits.
Oh, OK, although I am disappointed by the fact that it wasn't a literary reference, and disappointed by the insight into how my own mind works... > Maxine McKew's neighbours noticed her car appareantly > about to be serviced in this way a week or two ago. Those Young Liberals are pranksters, aren't they? Tim C _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
