[Bananafish] J. D. Salinger, dies at age 89

[James Rovira]

Perhaps the most ironic death Salinger could suffer would be to die on
April 1st in a blaze of fire with all the manuscripts he's been
writing for the last 40 years.  All that would remain is his middle
finger on top of a pile of ashes.

Jim R

On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 5:04 PM, D. <darjr1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Yes, that humor potential is clearly there if his
>  passing has long-since occurred, but strictly
>  speaking, my response was geared toward the possible
>  (unknown) irony of his passing *actually occurring* on
>  or near this year's April Fool's Day--not some
>  long-past date.  But the odds are still against it,
>  but we won't know unless there's some independent
>  verification of his existence, now will we? I can only
>  chuckle at this...heh.
>
>  D.
>