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'A smell is the most complicated phenomenon in the world,' he said, 'and it cannot be unravelled by the human snout or understood properly although dogs have a better way with smells than we have.'
'But dogs are very poor riders on bicycles,' MacCruiskeen said, presenting the other side of the comparison.
— Aug 27, 2013 03:24AM
'But dogs are very poor riders on bicycles,' MacCruiskeen said, presenting the other side of the comparison.
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'Michael Gilhaney,' said the Sergeant, 'is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed with the Atomic Theory. Would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?'
'It would surprise me unconditionally.'
— Aug 21, 2013 04:17AM
'It would surprise me unconditionally.'
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This has been on my reading pile for years, but after finding his At Swim-Two-Boids only fair, at best, I'd probably have never got around to reading it if it hadn't been recommended by the ABC's (i.e. the Australian government funded TV network) Book Club show. It's great.
I can't read it without hearing it in an Irish accent.
Is that inherent in the style, or just because I know the author was Irish?
— Aug 20, 2013 05:05AM
I can't read it without hearing it in an Irish accent.
Is that inherent in the style, or just because I know the author was Irish?
