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* The book's very existence; Toole spent five years trying to get it published but was constantly rejected, eventually falling into a depression and committing suicide in 1969. His mother found the manuscript a few years later and made it her life's goal to get it published, spending another 11 years shopping around until finally someone took a chance and published it. ''Confederacy of Dunces'' would go on to win the Pulitzer that year and is considered one of the funniest novels of all time.

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* The book's very existence; existence. Toole spent five years trying to get it published but was constantly rejected, eventually falling into a depression and committing suicide in 1969. His mother found the manuscript a few years later and made it her life's goal to get it published, spending another 11 years shopping around until finally someone took a chance and published it. ''Confederacy of Dunces'' would go on to win the Pulitzer that year and is considered one of the funniest novels of all time.



* Mancuso earning back his pride and self-respect after he arrests Lana Lee for distributing pornography when dozens of plainsclothes cops failed.

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* Mancuso earning back his pride and self-respect after he arrests Lana Lee for distributing pornography when dozens of plainsclothes plainclothes cops failed.
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* The book's very existence.
* {{Henpecked Husband}} Mr. Levy finally standing up to his self-styled psychiatrist wife.

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* The book's very existence.
existence; Toole spent five years trying to get it published but was constantly rejected, eventually falling into a depression and committing suicide in 1969. His mother found the manuscript a few years later and made it her life's goal to get it published, spending another 11 years shopping around until finally someone took a chance and published it. ''Confederacy of Dunces'' would go on to win the Pulitzer that year and is considered one of the funniest novels of all time.
* {{Henpecked Husband}} HenpeckedHusband Mr. Levy finally standing up to his self-styled psychiatrist wife.wife and rescuing his failing clothes factory with a series of sensible business ideas he'd been forced to sit on for years.



* Irene ''finally'' losing it with Ignatius after having to pick him up at the hospital. Even Ignantius is (momentarily) stunned into compliance.

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* Irene ''finally'' losing it with Ignatius after having to pick him up at the hospital. Even Ignantius Ignatius is (momentarily) stunned into compliance.
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* Mancuso earning back his pride and self-respect after he arrests Lana Lee for distributing pornography when dozens of plainsclothes cops failed.

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* Mancuso earning back his pride and self-respect after he arrests Lana Lee for distributing pornography when dozens of plainsclothes cops failed.failed.
* Irene ''finally'' losing it with Ignatius after having to pick him up at the hospital. Even Ignantius is (momentarily) stunned into compliance.
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* Mancuso earning back his pride and self-respect [[spoiler: after he arrests Lana Lee for distributing pornography when dozens of plainsclothes cops failed.]]

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* Mancuso earning back his pride and self-respect [[spoiler: after he arrests Lana Lee for distributing pornography when dozens of plainsclothes cops failed.]]
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* Mancuso earning back his pride and self-respect after he arrests Lana Lee for distributing pornography when dozens of plainsclothes cops failed.

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* Mancuso earning back his pride and self-respect [[spoiler: after he arrests Lana Lee for distributing pornography when dozens of plainsclothes cops failed.]]
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* Mancuso earning back his pride and self-respect after he arrests Lana Lee for distributing pornography when dozens of plainsclothes cops failed.
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* The book's very existence.

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* The book's very existence.existence.
* {{Henpecked Husband}} Mr. Levy finally standing up to his self-styled psychiatrist wife.

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