Talk:Wishful Drinking

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What's the book about and/or what does it discuss? Got everything about that in the article. --12.201.252.10 (talk) 22:45, 23 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Why use secondary over primary source?

Peter, why cite Vanity Fair in reference to CF's self-penned obit instead of her book (the primary source)? I see the wording about the obit getting press after her death, but why single out VF? I learned about the obit via a tweet. What's special about VF? — tbc (talk) 19:07, 28 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Tim, it is my understanding that Wikipedia prefers secondary sources; articles by experienced analysts. And the Vanity Fair article adds some useful perspectives and confirms that the quote is being used in various news media as my text indicated. Of course there are many other citations one could use too, or instead. See https://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=carrie%20fisher%20moonlight%20bra Peter K Burian (talk) 20:34, 28 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Peter K Burian (talk) 20:39, 28 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

From the VF article: Useful perspective. According to Fisher, Lucas did eventually explain why galaxies far, far away are underwear-free zones—which led her to a great gag about how she'd eventually like to go: What happens is you go to space and you become weightless. So far so good, right? But then your body expands??? But your bra doesn't—so you get strangled by your own bra. Now I think that this would make for a fantastic obit—so I tell my younger friends that no matter how I go, I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra. As you wish, your Worshipfulness. Peter K Burian (talk) 20:44, 28 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]