The Art of Apartment Archaeology - General Tiki

P Paipo Member Aotearoa / NZ Joined: Jun 22, 2006 Posts: 1886	P Paipo Posted posted on Mon, Jun 30, 2008 5:49 PM I should know it without looking - I've read all Chandler's books probably 5-6 times each now - but I still had to pull it from the shelf (after looking through boxes of books and realising the omnibus I wanted was up there all along!) The tiki looks like a statue used as a blunt weapon, which is exactly what it was...except for the tiki part! The dame is as naked as a mermaid on the bed and let me tell you he don't recognise her by her face. She practically ain't got one. Beat to pieces with a bronze statuette of a monkey.

I should know it without looking - I've read all Chandler's books probably 5-6 times each now - but I still had to pull it from the shelf (after looking through boxes of books and realising the omnibus I wanted was up there all along!)
The tiki looks like a statue used as a blunt weapon, which is exactly what it was...except for the tiki part!

The dame is as naked as a mermaid on the bed and let me tell you he don't recognise her by her face. She practically ain't got one. Beat to pieces with a bronze statuette of a monkey.

Post #390747 by Paipo on Mon, Jun 30, 2008 5:49 PM