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Help[Opinions] Re: Abilene
in reply to a message by Amandine
The leen sound is pretty dated. Abilene sounds very faux-Western to me, like a fictional character more than a real person.
In the book and movie "The Last Picture Show" there is a character, a rich oilman named Abilene. It's never clear if it's his first or his last name or just a nickname.
In the book "The Good Brother" a woman has two sons, both named after the places she met their fathers in; one is Abilene and the other is Dallas.
So you can see why it has a fictional vibe to me.
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin
In the book and movie "The Last Picture Show" there is a character, a rich oilman named Abilene. It's never clear if it's his first or his last name or just a nickname.
In the book "The Good Brother" a woman has two sons, both named after the places she met their fathers in; one is Abilene and the other is Dallas.
So you can see why it has a fictional vibe to me.
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin
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