In a message dated 4/26/02 1:19:50 PM,
WordRunner@aol.com writes:
<< Same thing seemed true to me with Simon Templar who
was an upper class dandy until he donned his street persona
of "The Shadow." On the prowl he would have made out all
right as a "pulp" hero. >>
Simon Templar is The Saint. Lamont Cranston is The Shadow.
And while I'm on The S's, Denny Colt is The Spirit.
And I agree that Jim has backed up his definition of
hardboiled to include colloquial. But I still don't accept
it.
John Lau
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