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infanttyrone

Reader's Group Discussion Guide for "Nothin' Doin'"

Sep 21, 2007 17:00

While Infant Tyrone's "Nothin' Doin'" post does not stand out as his best work, it is his most recent, and so the chances are better that anyone will remember it. Filled with haunting imagery, adept metaphors and preternaturally funny jokes, it's a good representation of his work. The following questions will give your group something to discuss ( Read more... )

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ltmurnau September 21 2007, 23:28:19 UTC

1. b
2. yes
3. b
4. a
5. yeah, really
6. yes*3
7. a, girlfriend
8. yes, maybe, maybe

infanttyrone September 22 2007, 01:05:14 UTC

That's not discussion!

ltmurnau September 24 2007, 16:05:41 UTC

Yes it is.
{baiting Tyrone with Monty Python allusions}

infanttyrone September 24 2007, 16:42:43 UTC

Ah, you're "contradictory". I believe discussion is down the hall.

posteverything September 22 2007, 14:32:10 UTC

1. These are only my opinions, but: you don't need to explain yourself like this. Lord knows I've relied on my nationality as an American to explain things like why I went to K-Mart, or McDonalds, or what-have-you, but as most of your readers are American we kind of assume that you're going to do the same things as we ( ... )

bigmo76 September 22 2007, 17:08:26 UTC

1. Restless American Mood can mean many things in our modern society. It could be a reflection to his political views, his stance on the current so-called War on Terror, or his current social status ( ... )

dusty_chenille September 22 2007, 23:26:45 UTC

1. In "Nothin' Doin'", Infant Tyrone mentions the "restless American mood" as a way to set the place and mood of the story. There isn't anything patriotic or un-patriotic about it, it just captures a truth about life and shopping in modern America. Americans generally consider "spending money" to be some kind of wonder drug ( ... )