"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"No, I'm Moby Fred, but I'll be glad to take a message."
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literature, literary, word play, play on words, bookworm, book worm, bookworms, book worm, book, books, novel, novels, library, librarians, librarian, book lover, book lovers, literature, literary, lit, lit major, read, reading, avid reader, readers, reader, novel, novels, novelist, novelists, bookstore, book store, bookstores, book stores, wrong number, phone, phones, cell, cell phone, cell phones, dial, dialled, take a message, white whale, moby dick"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 melville"Don't make eye contact..."
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whale, whales, whaling, harpoon, harpoons, hunt, hunting, sperm whale, sperm whales, moby dick, moby-dick, whalers, hunter, hunters, whaler, captain ahab, ahab, hermn mellville, melville, eye contact, eye-contact, draw attention, attention, awkward, awkwardness, worry, worried, worries, captain, captains, harpooning, subway, subways, transit, mass transit, public transport, mass transits, literature, book, books, novel, novels, transport, tube, train, trains"Happy?"
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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, satisfy, satisfied, satisfying, satisfies, final, finally, happy, happiness, bliss, blissful, peace, peace, at last"Always the last place you look."
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whaler, whaling, harpoon, harpooning, seek, search, searching, whales, whale, sperm whale, crow's nest, look, looking, searched, crows nest, lost, hiding, hides, above, ocean, oceans, sea, seas, bot, boats, last place you look, moby dick, ahab, fiction, fictional, absurd, literature, big, huge, unmissable, unlikelyHerman 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"You'll probably think this is just some opening line, but ... call me Ishmael."
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culture clash, 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, introductions, famous introductions, famous openers, famous openings, famous beginnings, opener, one liner, one liners, ishmael, social, socialise, socialising, pretentious, pick up, pick-up, pick up artist, pick-up artist, pick up line, pick-up line, pick up lines, date, dates, dating"I lost the hand to a shark, the leg to a barracuda, and the gallbladder to Dr. Steven Erlich."
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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, capn, cap'n, amputate, amputated, amputations, hook, hooks, peg leg, wooden leg, sailor, sailors, rugged, shark, barracuda, doctor, doctors, get well soon, get well, surgeon, surgeryThe White Whale Mounted On The Wall
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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, satisfy, satisfied, satisfying, satisfies, final, finally, happy, happiness, bliss, blissful, peace, peace, at last"Huh. In my memory he was a lot bigger."
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herman, melville, moby dick, pequod, boat, boats, ship, ships, ahab, captain ahab, book, books, novel, novels, author, authors, writer, writers, whale, whales, ocean, sea, fish, fishing, fisherman, fishermen, whaling, whaler, whalers, fiction, fictional, voyage, voyages, baby whale, small whale, underwhelming, memory, memories"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, relationshipsMoby Dick the Demi Moore Version
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moby dick, scarlet letter, hollywood, hollywood adaptation, hollywood adaptations, adaptation, hollywood, movie, movies, film, films, demi moore, happy ending, happy endings, tragedy, tragedies, tragic, white whale, white whales, lowest common denominator, appeal, mass appeal, marketing, studio interference, movie studio, movie studios, film studio, film studiosMoby Dick Tracy"Ahoy! Yellow fedora off the standard bow!"
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hat, hats, fedora, fedoras, milliner, millinery, fashion, fashionable, fashionista, fashionistas, fashion police, style, styles, stylish, trend, trends, trendy, trending, herman, melville, moby dick, pequod, boat, boats, ship, ships, ahab, captain ahab, book, books, novel, novels, author, authors, writer, writers, whale, whales, ocean, sea, fish, fishing, fisherman, fishermen, whaling, whaler, whalers, fiction, fictional, voyage, voyages"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, harpooningCaptain Ahab (Ret.)
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herman, melville, moby dick, pequod, boat, boats, ship, ships, ahab, captain ahab, book, books, novel, novels, author, authors, writer, writers, whale, whales, ocean, sea, fish, fishing, fisherman, fishermen, whaling, whaler, whalers, fiction, fictional, voyage, voyages, peg leg, retire, retired, retirement, old, old age, elderly, elder, eldersFuture Candidates For "Colorization"
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white, white thing, white things, colorization, colorizing, colourisation, colourising, cartoons, cartooning, cartoonist, cartoonists, candidates, colour drawing, colour drawings, colour cartoon, colour cartoons, addin colour, restoration, restorations, photo restoration, photo restorations, photograph restoration, moby dick"You called me Ishmael!"
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literature, literary, word play, play on words, bookworm, book worm, bookworms, book worm, book, books, novel, novels, library, librarians, librarian, book lover, book lovers, literature, literary, lit, lit major, read, reading, avid reader, readers, reader, novel, novels, novelist, novelists, bookstore, book store, bookstores, book stores, moby dick, white whale, call me ishmael, ishmael, married life, marriage, mistake, mistakes, slip up, slip ups, slip-up, freudian slip