Flannery O'Connor's Witty Book Response
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thinking about the time someone wrote a letter to Flannery O'Connor complaining that "your book left a bad taste in my mouth." Flannery wrote back, "You weren't supposed to eat it."
Overview
A meme featuring a black-and-white photograph of author Flannery O'Connor. The top text recounts an anecdote where a reader wrote to O'Connor complaining that her book "left a bad taste in my mouth," to which O'Connor humorously replied, "You weren't supposed to eat it." The joke plays on the double meaning of "left a bad taste," with O'Connor taking the reader's metaphorical complaint literally. Below the text is a portrait of O'Connor sitting in a chair, smiling, with her hands clasped.
Origin notes
The meme originates from Reddit, as indicated by the source information. It is a user-created meme combining a real black-and-white photograph of Flannery O'Connor with overlaid text recounting the humorous anecdote about her response to a reader's complaint.
