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So JKR read 'Naked Lunch'
Feb. 1st, 2005 06:27 amI'm not sure whether anybody has already discovered this, and I just have to share this with you: As everybody knows, one of Dumbledore's many titles is 'Supreme Mugwump'.
But did anybody know where the name comes from? Here's a quote from W.S. Burroughs's Naked Lunch:
"Mugwumps have no liver and nourish themselves exclusively on sweets. Thin, purple-blue lips cover a razor-sharp beak of black bone with which they frequently tear each other to shreds in fights over clients. These creatures secrete an addicting fluid from their erect penises which prolongs life by slowing metabolism. (In fact all longevity agents have proved addicting in exact ratio to their effectiveness in prolonging life)"
Strange, innit?
Because in my opinion the subconscious is extremely important for a writer. Only what resurfaces from down there does so for a reason. So what does this say about Dumbledore?
But did anybody know where the name comes from? Here's a quote from W.S. Burroughs's Naked Lunch:
"Mugwumps have no liver and nourish themselves exclusively on sweets. Thin, purple-blue lips cover a razor-sharp beak of black bone with which they frequently tear each other to shreds in fights over clients. These creatures secrete an addicting fluid from their erect penises which prolongs life by slowing metabolism. (In fact all longevity agents have proved addicting in exact ratio to their effectiveness in prolonging life)"
Strange, innit?
Because in my opinion the subconscious is extremely important for a writer. Only what resurfaces from down there does so for a reason. So what does this say about Dumbledore?
