The Psychology of “Portnoy”: On the Making of Philip Roth’s Groundbreaking 
Novel
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Steven J. Zipperstein at Literary Hub: Already in 1967, the same year When 
She Was Good came out, the first samples of Portnoy’s Complaint were issued 
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Shop: Hello. You Me Bum Bum Train!
Caller: Uh ... beg pardon?
Shop: You Me Bum Bum Train!
Caller: Creep.
[hangs up]
That must happen
DeleteIt reminds me...there used to be a Chinese takeaway place in Camden.Jolly good chow mein, but a disconcerting exhortation to "go back for noodle boys."
ReplyDeleteoops! what they said was : "go back door for noodle boys."
ReplyDeleteSo appetising!
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