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Originally Posted by HarryT
Have you been living at the bottom of a well for the last week? 
We've not been able to turn on the TV or radio around here without hearing items related to the bicentennial of Dickens's birth! |
Well, where you live, Dickens might be a local hero. That makes a big difference in the hoopla. I grew up in Springfield, Illinois. Dickens' Birthday just isn't high on the list of things to celebrate there. Now, in Springfield, we take every opportunity to take advantage of celebrating Abraham Lincoln's existence however. In the American Presidential election cycle, you can guarantee that all candidates will come to Springfield to disrupt traffic.
Actually, in the USA, Dickens is an author English teachers use to torture 14 year old boys with. The books are big, have no car crashes or spaceships in them, and everyone talks and talks and talks. It isn't until we are older that some of us learn to appreciate just how cool he really is. Dickens could use a good publicist and a marketing plan.