Wheres the “flying fuck” quote from?
A favorite quote among at least a faction of the newsgroup readership, the quote is thought to have originated in Slapstick (1976.) It appears numerous times in that book, and actually becomes a bit of a plot point. The quote is “why don’t you take a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut? Why don’t you take a flying fuck at the mooooooooooooon?” (pp 163, among others.) But it was also found (by Kevin Brophy) in Slaughterhouse-Five. “‘Go take a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut,’ murmured Paul Lazzaro in his azure nest. ‘Go take a flying fuck at the moon.'” (PP 147) This is the earliest known appearance of the quote to date. M. Andre Z Eckenrode reports, ”I’m pretty certain the quote is used in Galapagos as well. As I recall, Andrew Macintosh suggests to Zenji Hiroguchi that Zenji tell him to [insert quote], if he is the one who is upsetting Zenji. This was shortly before the two of them were killed.
