Where is this idea from? "You can be a connoisseur of anything, even driveway gravel"
December 3, 2007 5:49 PM Subscribe
Where is this idea from? "You can be a connoisseur of anything, even driveway gravel" I have this paraphrased idea in my mind that I swear I read somewhere. However, I can't seem to remember its source.
It goes something like this: "One can be a connoisseur of anything. Look at this pile of gravel in my hand. I could pay attention to every facet common among pieces of gravel, and every nuance unique to a piece of gravel and become a gravel snob." I THINK it's from a book. Specifically a fiction book. I think a character said it to another in some urban setting. Maybe it was "Murray" from _White Noise_? This character is one that might (unfortunately) cause a casting director to call Jeff Goldblum.
It is also possible that it is from a movie or that one of my wise friends originated the this idea (though these are unlikely, I remember it being delivered as word on page). It is also possible that I dreamed someone saying it or that I dreamed reading it (Though has that ever been documented, reading novel text in dreams?). If no one has ever heard of this, maybe I'll claim it as my own little rant.
More candidates:
Vonnegut?
_Nation of Rebels_ by Heath and Potter?
_Birth of Plenty_?
_Jurassic Park_?????
It goes something like this: "One can be a connoisseur of anything. Look at this pile of gravel in my hand. I could pay attention to every facet common among pieces of gravel, and every nuance unique to a piece of gravel and become a gravel snob." I THINK it's from a book. Specifically a fiction book. I think a character said it to another in some urban setting. Maybe it was "Murray" from _White Noise_? This character is one that might (unfortunately) cause a casting director to call Jeff Goldblum.
It is also possible that it is from a movie or that one of my wise friends originated the this idea (though these are unlikely, I remember it being delivered as word on page). It is also possible that I dreamed someone saying it or that I dreamed reading it (Though has that ever been documented, reading novel text in dreams?). If no one has ever heard of this, maybe I'll claim it as my own little rant.
More candidates:
Vonnegut?
_Nation of Rebels_ by Heath and Potter?
_Birth of Plenty_?
_Jurassic Park_?????
Best answer: Actually, this sounds a lot like a Cat and Girl comic strip that's at least a year old. Now I'll have to dig and find it.
posted by Gucky at 6:47 PM on December 3, 2007
posted by Gucky at 6:47 PM on December 3, 2007
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