Let's not forget that the old man also has sociopathic
tendencies. I believe he has a poison tipped cane, and he
also poisons dogs in his neighborhood. There's a great
Willeford bit where the old guy hangs out with the old
cockers in his neighborhood, and they're discussing what
the
"dirtiest thing in the world is." The old guy comes up with
the capper ...
"The dirtiest thing in the world is the tip of a
cane..."
Juri Nummelin wrote:
>
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Mario Taboada wrote:
>
> > I thought I should mention the "reverse
sidekick" situation
> > in Willeford's _Sideswipe_, in which the psycho
protagonist
> > picks an eccentric but decent old man as his
helper.
>
> A masterpiece of dark, silent humour. This assured
me of Willeford's
> mastership.
>
> Juri
>
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