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BetsyaW@aol.com>i
> In a message dated 3/7/03 5:45:00 PM, DJ-Anonymous
writes:
>
> << While reading Patrick McGrath's Spider
(definitely gothic, not yet
noir)
> in preparation for the movie, I was reminded of a
question I've long had
> about British pubs. He refers to the "public bar"
and the "snug." >>
>
> An Irish bar here in Miami has a snug, a small room
off the main bar with
> four tables that seat two to four people each. Seems
the emphasis is on
> eating and talking in the snug, as distinct from
Pinteresque silences and
> suicidal thoughts.
> Betsy
That's it. "Intimate", is the word that springs to
mind.
Al
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