“Dave, you’re using too many literary allusions in your casual speech, and people are complaining.”
True criticism to a guy named Dave working for a greeting card company, recounted in my favorite podcast du jour, This American Life (Episode 326, Round 2).
Definitely one episode I’ll have to catch up on! I’m glad to hear that you made it to The Gambia, and I’m sorry that no one is complaining about your literary allusions. Can movie allusions be included in that- with a little poetic license?
one of the more memorable episodes of This american life…