giraffe
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I was a little surprised that nobody had mentioned it.
The short version of the story is that for sixty-something years an unknown person has been leaving roses and cognac on Poe's birthday at his grave.
And this year, the guy didn't show up.
Personally I blame the economy. Who has money to spend on cognac and roses that they're not going to enjoy?
I'm kidding of course. I'm sure the guy is nice-and-dead.
I would think that whoever it was would have told someone about it, so they could keep up the tradition - like the Dread Pirate Roberts.
My alternate post on the subject goes like this:
After over 60 years of having his romantic advances ignored, Poe-stalker finally takes the hint.
The reknown "Poe toaster" appears to have moved on after over half a century of unrequited amourous gestures.
In an interview, Poe's remains said, "I possessed nothing but a deep disdain for necrophiliacs in life, and it's a feeling that carried over into the afterlife. However, more alarming were the crowds of people that gathered every year, presumably, in hopes of watching him jump my bones, to use modern parlance."
The short version of the story is that for sixty-something years an unknown person has been leaving roses and cognac on Poe's birthday at his grave.
And this year, the guy didn't show up.
Personally I blame the economy. Who has money to spend on cognac and roses that they're not going to enjoy?
I'm kidding of course. I'm sure the guy is nice-and-dead.
I would think that whoever it was would have told someone about it, so they could keep up the tradition - like the Dread Pirate Roberts.
My alternate post on the subject goes like this:
After over 60 years of having his romantic advances ignored, Poe-stalker finally takes the hint.
The reknown "Poe toaster" appears to have moved on after over half a century of unrequited amourous gestures.
In an interview, Poe's remains said, "I possessed nothing but a deep disdain for necrophiliacs in life, and it's a feeling that carried over into the afterlife. However, more alarming were the crowds of people that gathered every year, presumably, in hopes of watching him jump my bones, to use modern parlance."
