gay wedding
his father gave him away
long ago
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Posted by: Masago | June 18, 2008 at 10:20 PM
funny, my reaction was "sad" :-(, but I see the smiley face in the response above!
Posted by: janet | June 19, 2008 at 04:42 PM
I, too, read this as sad, but I think I can explain Vaughn's reaction. He's Canadian, as I am, and gay weddings are no big deal here. So perhaps Vaughn saw this as humourous, kind of like a father anxious to get rid of a dependent. Just a guess.
Posted by: aurora | June 19, 2008 at 05:50 PM
Speak up, Vaughn! Explain yourself!
Actually, I was hoping for an emotionally complex response to this one. There is definitely something flippant about the wording (re-imagine it in the first person) in tension with the pathos of the situation. There's also the "last laugh" issue--if anybody's laughing.
So, thanks to all three.
Posted by: Bill Kenney | June 19, 2008 at 11:42 PM
Very nice!
Posted by: sangeet | June 20, 2008 at 04:22 PM
Gay weddings are the norm pretty much in Britain, so I wasn't sure how to react, except maybe his dad is now gay too?
Alan
Posted by: Alan Summers | July 03, 2008 at 01:07 PM