tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post1152174354728626570..comments2024-02-14T03:20:23.057-08:00Comments on Pop Sensation: Paperback 502: Onionhead / Weldon Hill (Popular Library SP13)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-22178339328443361782012-02-29T09:48:08.245-08:002012-02-29T09:48:08.245-08:00PericlesPericlesPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17629233158796640144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-19897035476454172382012-02-28T13:35:22.129-08:002012-02-28T13:35:22.129-08:00I did not at first read the second paragraph of th...I did not at first read the second paragraph of the back cover as "...the best COOK in the Coast Guard."<br /><br />My way was funnier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-61398094112411266502012-02-20T03:12:03.273-08:002012-02-20T03:12:03.273-08:00That is an absolutely awesome line. I think I'...That is an absolutely awesome line. I think I'd shift it to the first person on an apron, but still.<br /><br />Fun fact: the ancient Athenian statesman was mockingly called Onionhead, because his head was shaped like an onion. That's why he has a helmet tilted rakishly back in the best-known sculpture of him. I wonder if Weldon Hill knew that.DemetriosXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-11998846484371145232012-02-19T17:36:05.814-08:002012-02-19T17:36:05.814-08:00This was made into a movie with Andy Griffith, rig...This was made into a movie with Andy Griffith, right after he starred in the classic No Time for Sergeants. Of course, it was toned down a lot. I would certainly love to hear Andy say, "I'm gonna make some goddam muffins."D.A. Trapperthttp://danktarn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-45794920981781538632012-02-19T08:13:36.999-08:002012-02-19T08:13:36.999-08:00I actually read this one years ago, and it was a l...I actually read this one years ago, and it was a lot of fun. Yes, most of the action hinges on the fact that he's pretty much driven by his appetite. I remember a lot more about what he ate than any action with the ladies.That Hankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05514310999129694443noreply@blogger.com