Picking Nits
Frank’s biography; bathroom break; teeth; Samuel Johnson; marriage; dry car
In the discussion (6)
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- Frank should expect a journalist to check his biography; the George O'Leary résumé scandal is compared.
- The quiz show should pause taping to let a child use the bathroom; Los Angeles rain is again questioned.
- Donnie’s unremarkable teeth seem insufficient to drive his entire story.
- Donnie’s Samuel Johnson comparison is said to ironically describe exploitation that actually happened to Johnson.
- Robards and Moore as a couple are disputed, with the trophy-wife arrangement defended; Robards’s personal history lends weight to his regret.
- Linda’s car changes from rain-covered to dry after she passes out.