The Sublime Swan Dives into the Ridiculous

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Notes

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17) various, Strangers With Candy: The Complete Series (New York: Paramount Pictures, 2006), back cover.
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22) Ivor Tossell, "How the Web saved Star Trek," Globe and Mail (May 8, 2009), R18.
23) Jorge Luis Borges, "The Library of Babel," in Labyrinths, Donald A. Yates and James Irby, eds., trans. (New York: New Directions Books, 1964), 54.
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25) Arthur Conan Doyle, "A Scandal in Bohemia," in The Complete Sherlock Holmes, volume 1 (New York: Doubleday & Company, 1953), 178.
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34) Steve Purcell, Sam & Max: Season One (San Rafael, California: Telltale Games, 2007), back cover.
35) Colleen Mellor, "Hoop Dreams," in Ryerson University Alumni (Winter, 2009), 17.
36) Michel Basilieres, "On Dadaism: Once upon a time in a Zurich cafe," in Toronto Star (May 10, 2009), IN7.
37) Charles Goren, Play Winning Bridge With Any Partner Even a Stranger (New York: Cornerstone Library, 1961), 5.
38) Terry Southern, The Magic Christian (New York: Grove Press, 1959), 41.
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40) Marni Weisz, "Going Up," in Famous (V10 N5, May 2009), 41.