Ed Hulett -> Mimi Gallandt wrote:

 MG>>>> the topic of conversation and I asked him if he had a painting in
 EH> his
 MG>>>> attic. Stunned silence.

 EH>>> Dorian Grey has been a character in more than one movie, the most
 MG>> recent
 EH>>> being The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. You'd think the guy
 EH> would
 EH>>> have picked up on the reference.

 MG>> One would think so. I recall Dick Clark being asked about a
 EH> painting. :)

 EH> "The Picture of Dorian Gray" is available as an ebook or
audio book for
 EH> free off the web along with thousands of other classics. With the free
 EH> literature available on audio book, you'd think more people would enrich
 EH> their knowledge and culture by taking advantage of the fact. Apparently,
 EH> too many of them are texting each other with nonsense to bother.

I think that some people enjoy being illiterate and take pride in their
ignorance.  :(


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