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In Brand's case, this is reflected in his outlandish style, part Dickensian chancer's patter, part Baudelaire- and Žižek-referencing art college essay; for Silverman it's the crafting of the memoir as a comedy script, with set-ups, one-liners, droll chapter titles and typical timebombs such as a photo (presumably a first for Faber) of a penis.
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(Chapter 6, "On Leads," opens with the droll directive to "follow them lest they follow you").
Further to your obituary of Jackie Leven (17 November), when I was writing a book about the British on holiday, and wanted to include a chapter on cruising, a mutual friend put me in touch with the singer-songwriter, who in his droll Scottish manner told me about his experience as the "entertainment" on a two-week cruise of the Norwegian fjords in 2002.
Very droll.
How droll!
Very droll, Keith Austin.
His delivery was droll.
How delightfully droll!
Digressive and droll?
Very droll, very British Army.
Wasn't it droll?
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