"Now that I've wiped him out, I kind of miss the little peg-legged b******."
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moby dick, herman melville, whale, whales, ahab, captain, captains, captain ahab, reminisce, reminiscing, nostalgia, nostalgic, literature, book, books, novel, novels, fiction, fictions, character, characters, personified, personification, regret, regrets, wistful, wistfully, whaling, whales, whaled, whaler, harpoon, harpooning"It was a lot more satisfying before 'catch and release.'"
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culture clash, literature, literary, culture, cultural, lit major, book, books, book lover, book lovers, bookish, book worm, book worms, pop culture, pop culture reference, moby dick, moby, white whale, whale, whales, whaling, mount, mounted, hunt, hunting, hunter, hunters, trope, tropes, cliche, cliches, captain ahab, bar, bar flies, bar fly, catch and release, capture and release, irony, ironic, ironically, animal rights, animal rights activist, environmental, environmentalism, environmentalist, catch and release, catch-and-release, herman melvilleHerman Melville Wonders If His Agent Has Oversold Spinoffs from "Moby Dick"
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moby dick, melville, herman melville, spinoff, spinoffs, agent, agents, paraphernalia, book, books, literary agent, literary agents, marketing, consumer, consumers, consumerism, sellout, sellouts, sell out, selling out, sell outs, sold out, worry, worries, worrying, art, paranoid, paranoia, author, authors, writer, writers, tchotchke, tchotchkes, tie-in, tie-ins, marketing gimmick, marketing gimmicks"Have you tried looking in the ocean?"
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ocean, oceans, ahab, captain ahab, moby dick, melville, herman melville, white whale, white whales, nemesis, nemeses, arch nemesis, arch nemeses, enemy, enemies, rival, rivals, arch rival, arch rivals, novel, novels, novelist, novelists, search, searches, searching, missing person, missing people, find, finds, finding, advice, obvious"I, for one, don't see how Herman Melville relates to our life style."
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herman melville, melville, moby dick, book, books, relatable, relates, typee, reading, reads, novel, novels, novella, literature, english literature, couple, couples, marry, married, marries, marriage, relatable, unrelatable, middle class, middle-class, middle-classes, middle classes, shallow, relationship, relationships"Oh, c'mon. I wasn't that terrible!"
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moby dick, melville, herman melville, villain, villains, villainous, hero, heroes, heroic, biography, biographies, white whale, white whales, biographical, misrepresent, misrepresents, misrepresenting, misrepresentation, misrepresentations, fact, facts, factual account, factual accounts, book, books, reader, readers, reading, personal info, personal information, whale, whales, harpoon, harpoons, harpooning"Not everyone gets a coffee store chain named after him, eh, 'Ishmael'?"
White Whale Brand Grog
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herman melville, melville, moby dick, white whale, captain ahab, peg-leg, peg-legs, prosthetic, grog, drunk, drunken, drunks, alcohol, alcoholic, alcoholics, drinker, booze, boozer, author, authors, writer, writers, novelist, novelists, famous author, famous authors, famous writer, famous writers, books, book, novel, novels, famous books, famous book, classic literature, literary joke, literature, literary character, literary characters, literary figure, literary figures, fisherman, fishermen, angler, anglers"The name's Moby Richard. Who's he callin' Dick?"
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animal, animals, talking animal, talking animals, whale, whales, sea, ocean, underwater, moby dick, moby-dick, herman melville, literature, book, books, novel, novels, character, characters, book character, book characters, fictional character, fictional characters, richard, rick, ricky, nickname, nicknames, name, names, wrong name"One day, I will catch the koi fish that nibbled my left leg."
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koi, koi fish, ahab, captain ahab, white whale, white whales, moby dick, melville, herman melville, pegleg, peglegs, peg-leg, peg-legs, amputees, amputations, nibble, nibbles, nibbling, bite, bites, biting, nemesis, nemeses, arch-nemesis, enemy, enemies"You'll never believe who's here."
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house party, house parties, party, parties, party guest, party guests, melville, herman melville, moby dick, captain ahab, ahab, white whale, white whales, literature, american literature, novel, novels, book, books, literary reference, literature lover, literature lovers, enemy, enemies, obsession, obsessions"You may join the crew, Sir, but first you must promise never to write a book about us."
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moby dick, herman melville, melville, american classic, american classics, novel, novels, book, books, book lover, book lovers, captain ahab, ahab, ishmael, gag clause, gag clauses, employment contract, employment contracts, non-disclosure agreement, non-disclosure agreements, confidentiality agreement, confidentiality agreements"You may join the crew, Sir, but first you must promise never to write a book about us."
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moby dick, herman melville, melville, american classic, american classics, novel, novels, book, books, book lover, book lovers, captain ahab, ahab, ishmael, gag clause, gag clauses, employment contract, employment contracts, non-disclosure agreement, non-disclosure agreements, confidentiality agreement, confidentiality agreementsThe extremely unreliable narrator.
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ishmael, call me ishmael, moby dick, great novels, american novels, classic novel, classic novels, herman melville, melville, narrator, narrators, unreliable narrator, unreliable narrators, narrative stance, bookworm, bookworms, tv, television, tv dinner, tv dinners, family, families, modern families, glued to the screen, tv vs books, reading, read, decline in reading, dad, dads, father, fathers, biased point of view, biased