It is a bit iffy. Can’t be that much motivation for sensationalism though, he’s not that famous, I always get blank stares from friends when I quote Oates at them when I have to go outside in the snow.
Like you I tend to side with the cynics, so I'll believe it. At least he'll still have best last words ever. Unless that is Arnold Rimmer’s theory about Scott eating Oates turns out to be right.
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Date: 2007-01-18 01:08 am (UTC)Like you I tend to side with the cynics, so I'll believe it. At least he'll still have best last words ever. Unless that is Arnold Rimmer’s theory about Scott eating Oates turns out to be right.