makemydame
makemydame t1_itl6dcj wrote
Reply to comment by Smartnership in TIL that the famous author Thomas Pynchon has avoided publicity during his fifty-year career to the point that almost all known photos of him are from the 1950s. However, he voiced himself in two episodes of The Simpsons, where his dialogue consisted entirely of puns on the titles of his books. by IHad360K_KarmaDammit
Banksy has a public persona.
makemydame t1_itkjan3 wrote
Reply to comment by tetoffens in TIL that the famous author Thomas Pynchon has avoided publicity during his fifty-year career to the point that almost all known photos of him are from the 1950s. However, he voiced himself in two episodes of The Simpsons, where his dialogue consisted entirely of puns on the titles of his books. by IHad360K_KarmaDammit
Could you pick him our from a line-up?
Part of 'fame' is being 'recognisable'
makemydame t1_itj978s wrote
Reply to TIL that the famous author Thomas Pynchon has avoided publicity during his fifty-year career to the point that almost all known photos of him are from the 1950s. However, he voiced himself in two episodes of The Simpsons, where his dialogue consisted entirely of puns on the titles of his books. by IHad360K_KarmaDammit
Contradictory title.
His work is (sort of) famous. He's not
makemydame t1_itladu1 wrote
Reply to comment by Smartnership in TIL that the famous author Thomas Pynchon has avoided publicity during his fifty-year career to the point that almost all known photos of him are from the 1950s. However, he voiced himself in two episodes of The Simpsons, where his dialogue consisted entirely of puns on the titles of his books. by IHad360K_KarmaDammit
So Banksy isn't famous.
We're getting into essentially substence theory here.
I'll revert back to my original comment.
The work is famous, the person isn't
E Why the block if you think you're winning the argument? Pathetic