Last Unicorn: "Have a Taco"?

From the Last Unicorn:

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I'm trying to look this particular phrase up online to see what historical context this has, but I'm just getting zip. Not sure if I should've put this under the literary section but if anyone has any ideas, please put it down here.

edited 15th Aug '13 5:52:06 PM by minespatch

Ummm...dude...

That line is in the original novel. It's one of a few deliberate anachronisms that add a touch of whimsy to what is otherwise a surprisingly dark story.

Yeah, this. Like the butterfly's obscure references.

Oh, I didn't know that. Thanks guys. I was very confused.

The anachronisms aren't just for whimsy. In the novel, they are also there to hint at something rather important to the story. Specifically: The Unicorn isn't sure if it's something happening now, or something she's remembering from millions of years ago.

Oh, I see... That's a interesting addition. I should really read the book like I did with The Princess Bride.

according to the interview in the back of my book, it was a '5:30 line' a line that Beagle put in just as he was finishing for the day and leaving his barn office to go have dinner. He thought it was funny, but he thought, "no, you're hungry and tired, check it tomorrow," and decided to sleep on it. He liked it so much the next day that he decided to keep it.

I recommend the whole interview, really, lots of tidbits.

edited 19th Oct '13 10:18:59 AM by Ellowen

More authors need to do that, if only to keep their readers on their toes.

I believe if you look around the campfire/camp, you will actually see a plate of tacos.

edited 2nd May '17 7:48:39 PM by Gogmagog

Stands to reason Molly Grue probably made the tacos. Also stands to reason they're rat meat, like the soup.