Post Chimpy's book report for "The Stranger"...

[Crankie Avalon]

If he were in school, he'd need to complete a book report to prove he'd read it, so what do you think he'd write? My guess:
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"The Stranger" is about "existentialism." Existentialism is exactly that--it's existential. Mersault exists, as does everything else. Therefore, the relationship between Mersault and everything else is one between existing entities.

In my opinion, Mersault should have felt bad about his mother's death. The book was not realistic for this reason--people feel bad when their mothers die. Except maybe the French. Albert Camus is French and he wrote the book, so that may be why he did not feel bad about his mother.

The message of the book is, feel bad for your mother and do not reject God, because otherwise you will get it. "Pride goeth before a fall," as they say, and Mersault falls because he is, for example, too proud for God. That also is probably because of his Frenchman-ness, because the French are very full of themselves with their fancy airs. But who is laughing now?

George W. Bush

[Sugar Smack]

1. And I think this is the romantic scenario surrounding the so-called

reading:

Scene: The royal bedroom of the White House. It's late at night and Laura's in the kitchen with a half-empty bottle of gin in front of her. Her hair is askew and she seems to be losing an argument with her sock. Meanwhile, in the Royal bedroom, George reclines on the bed in his cowboy hat, Superman boxers and boots. Condi's in a candy-pink peignior and matching feather mules on her feet. She sits on a padded red-velvet chair next to George and crosses her legs becomingly.

With a small wicked grin, she says, "We're going to do a little something different tonight, Sugarbum."

George: Well, don't leave me hangin' princess. Bring it on!

Condi (pulling out "The Stranger"): Let's pretend I'm your high school teacher and you're in detention. And I'll read you a naughty book.

George: This ourghta be good. What'd I do now?

Condi: You stole money from the school funds. Okay, chapter one: 'Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday; I can't be sure'. (voice softens and gets all breathy)

George: Say that again. It gets me all hot.






:P :P :P :P :P

[zbdent]

2. "Too hard ... where are all the pictures?"

[Sugar Smack]

3. Hard werk.

Hard, hard werk.

[11 Bravo]

4. Strangers are people you don't know.

Folks like Jack Abramoff and Kenny Boy ... err ... I mean, Kenneth Lay. This book is about other strangers that I do not know, and the author did very good in making me want to not know them even more.
George W. Bush

[Taxloss]

5. Heh.

"I liked the bit where he shot the arab. Otherwise it was boring."

On edit: "Human life is meaningless unless you feel things. I can understand that. I don't feel anything and I think human life is meaningless."

[mainegreen]

6. or: "I dont get it! What's the point?" nt