Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Plot irregularities be damned

While the girls sparred over which DAVID should prevail on "AMERICAN IDOL" last night, I speculated about the next victim of THE COBRA.
I was reading "THE HOUSE OF KAA" by RICHARD SALE, a purely illogical piece of escapism in "THE BLACK LIZARD BIG BOOK OF PULPS."
The tale first appeared in the February 1934 issue of TEN DETECTIVE ACES. I wonder how many readers at the time questioned the supposedly British characters using American slang dialog, or the questionable plot decision to have one of the characters drive from London to Yorkshire to dump a dead body (an approximately 200-mile drive or three-hour train journey).
Oh well.
Yesterday was a stressful day for me, and the dumb escapism of The Cobra's adventures brought some relief, no matter the rather gaping holes in the plot.

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