#Confederacy of dunces

[vigilantkilliforniakatholixxx]

ELON MUSK'S EYES ONLY - Sam Hyde's message for Elon Musk

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[hcshannon]

An AI Rap Battle

Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, gather 'round for an epic clash of literary quips and verbal wit! In one corner, hailing from New Orleans, the indomitable Ignatius J. Reilly! And in the other corner, representing the concrete jungle of New York City, the unconventionally rebellious Holden Caulfield! Get ready for the ultimate rap battle of characters as we witness their lyrical duel!

Verse 1:

Ignatius J. Reilly:

Oh Holden, dear boy, with your whiny despair,

You claim to be troubled, but I find you quite square.

Your catchphrases are stale, your angst is half-baked,

While your pompous complaints leave me truly unfazed.

Holden Caulfield:

Ignatius, Ignatius, with your portly physique,

Your arrogance is laughable, it's truly unique.

You waddle around, claiming to be intellectual,

But your self-importance is purely ineffectual.

Verse 2:

Ignatius J. Reilly:

Holden, my dear, your cynicism is tired,

Your pseudo-rebellion blatantly uninspired.

Your longing for innocence, it holds no sway,

Grow up, little child, and seize the day!

Holden Caulfield:

Ignatius, Ignatius, with your delusions so grand,

You believe yourself a genius, all throughout the land.

But your escapades and schemes, they're an absurdity,

A pompous fool, living in perpetual hilarity.

Verse 3:

Ignatius J. Reilly:

Holden, my dear, your judgments are bleak,

Yet you fail to see the hypocrisy you speak.

Your incessant complaining is utterly mundane,

While you pretend to be different, just like the rest of the grain.

Holden Caulfield:

Ignatius, oh Ignatius, with your intellectual rants,

You critique society with your misguided stance.

But beneath all your bluster and self-righteous screams,

You're just another misfit, lost in your own dreams.

Final Verse:

Ignatius J. Reilly:

Holden, my boy, self-absorbed and naive,

Your disillusioned ramblings, they do deceive.

Your angst is a façade, a teenage cliché,

While I, Ignatius, remain timeless in every way.

Holden Caulfield:

Ignatius, you fat slob, with your delusions so grand,

Your arrogance and ignorance, they go hand in hand.

Your ignorance of the world, it truly astounds,

But rest assured, Ignatius, your obliviousness will rebound.

Announcer: What an electrifying spectacle of literary roasting, where words clash and egos clash even harder! We hope you enjoyed this rap battle for the ages, as Ignatius J. Reilly and Holden Caulfield leave no insult unsaid.

[ravenlynclemens]

ignatius and myrna. just finished relistening to the confederacy of dunces audiobook

[radish-club]

Written on the inside of the copy of Confederacy of Dunces I got at goodwill.

This is the 3rd time this year my wife or I have bought a used book with a personalized message written in it.

I know it's a relatively common thing to do but it's still always delightful when you encounter it in the wild.

Went to a couple thrift stores while my car was getting fixed the other day. Found copies of Confederacy of Dunces, Grapes of Wrath, Fight Club, and the Boys on the Bus, which was a surprisingly good haul given thrift stores' typical selection. I felt like it was my birthday or something (though that could be because it was).

[dontmean2bepoliticalbut]

[foxounderscorecube]

The worst thing about reading older books is that they often have an introduction, which doesn't sound like a problem in itself, but it's rare that they do what you would want an introduction to do - that is, give an idea of the context of the time period it was written in; how the author's place in life influenced the work; the reception at the time and long-term influence - and instead act more as an analytical essay of the work.

When I am about to read a book I have never read before, I do not want pages of stuff like "As we all know, when Blorbus murders Bloobleton, there is an undercurrent of homoeroticism, while also mirroring class struggle." because at best, that sentence means nothing to me!! Half the time, even if I know the basic plotline to the book, I didn't know Blorbus murdered Bloobleton at all, let alone the details of the imagery! I thought this was a damn introduction so stop assuming I know the story inside out!!!!

[hollywood-montrose]

Ignatius J. Reilly, from "A Confederacy of Dunces" (1980), novel by John Kennedy Toole

Morshu, from "Link: The Faces of Evil" (1993), videogame by Philips Interactive Media

[utilitycaster]

I think there are fictional works that speak to a specific experience or identity, but also I think that if someone says "you can't appreciate this work without this experience/identity" maybe the work is just not very good

[stone-cold-groove]

Illustration detail from the 1981 Pulitzer Prize winning novel by John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces.

[grouperhq]

It's funny because im developing book fandoms in my head as i read through the pulitzer prize winners. I'm soothing myself by imagining ignatius J reilly (confederacy of dunces) and harry rabbit (rabbit is rich) locked in a room together. Ignatius the medievalist nuclear bomb would tear Rabbit the schlubby car salesman into little tiny pieces.

^ cage match

[noodler1]

Cat In the Bun Compartment (Lithograph)

[jurassic-cunt]

excerpt from A Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole (1980)

[ravenlynclemens]

ignatius j. reilly

[bellasbookclub]

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