I love that poster too. Such a terrible line, and no doubt a good indicator of the book's literary style, and probably very appealing to the Andy McNabb/Dan Brown target market.
I was going to work it into a question in my pub quiz (see http://landor-quiz.blogspot.com), but in the end felt that it might be too arcane. Perhaps next month if the posters stay up...
I am a newbie for this kind of blogging. Pls try to visit mine at http://oakieoakie.blogspot.com. I did execute. Thanks.
Posted by: Oakie | August 25, 2006 at 11:21 AM
Used to make my "action man" hang like that. Used to horrify my mum. I think I may have said something like that back then too:
MUM: What the bloody hell to you think your doing?
ME (about 8yrs old): Mum, he's got a plan! He's got an enemy Mum!
DAD (from off, in deep scottish accent): Well he should bloody well execute them both. Get down here. Tea's ready.
Posted by: MarcusBrown | August 25, 2006 at 01:14 PM
One of the finest examples of zeugma I've seen in a long while.
Posted by: Dylan Trees | August 25, 2006 at 05:29 PM
Ladies and Gentlemen - Mr Dylan Trees wins the First Annual Know Your Rhetorical Terms Prize.
Respect.
I had to Google it.
http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Figures/Z/zeugma.htm
Posted by: russell | August 25, 2006 at 11:10 PM
Brilliant!
Thanks -- I needed that.
Posted by: Diego | August 26, 2006 at 12:01 AM
When did you adopt the "Head on" slogan as your own? Some of us may be more disappointed than you are, in this instance.
Posted by: design aficionada | August 26, 2006 at 01:54 AM
I love that poster too. Such a terrible line, and no doubt a good indicator of the book's literary style, and probably very appealing to the Andy McNabb/Dan Brown target market.
I was going to work it into a question in my pub quiz (see http://landor-quiz.blogspot.com), but in the end felt that it might be too arcane. Perhaps next month if the posters stay up...
Posted by: Dan | September 13, 2006 at 11:25 AM