# A is for Amy who fell down the stairs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 27, 2002, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-is-for-amy-who-fell-down-the-stairs/125759 "2002-08-27T12:19:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![lauramarlane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a5b964/32.png) [@lauramarlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lauramarlane)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-is-for-amy-who-fell-down-the-stairs/125759/21 "2002-08-28T13:44:32Z")
My kids appreciate Gorey–they have little choice since the Tinies poster graces the wall of my bathroom. I remember my nine year old coming out of the bathroom after I had hung it up saying, “you’re pretty twisted, mom!” but smiling all the while. My fav is "N is for Neville who died of ennui. ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-is-for-amy-who-fell-down-the-stairs/125759/22 "2002-08-28T14:51:04Z")
**N** is for Nelville, who died of ennui. My favorite. I also have the poster. Got it in 1984 or '85 at the ‘New York is Book Country’ fair on 5 Avenue . GP Putnam had a booth with just Gorey stuff. I noticed this gray-haired man in sunglasses and a thick beard behind the booth. Mr. Gorey was a rather shy man, but he very politely autographed the lower right corner of my poster. With a fountian pen, if I recall. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-is-for-amy-who-fell-down-the-stairs/125759/23 "2002-08-28T15:22:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by essvee \* > \*\*I as well had the poster in college. My favorite was “…who wasted away.” Can’t remember the name. Anybody? \*\* psssst read the OP carefully ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-is-for-amy-who-fell-down-the-stairs/125759/24 "2002-08-28T15:25:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fenris \* > \*\*There’s a similar book called “The Z was Zapped”. It’s an alphabet book that has each letter of the alphabet coming on stage and being horribly murdered by a method beginning with it’s letter: “The P was Poisoned”, “The Q was pushed into Quicksand” and like that. > > Fenris \*\* That will teach those Letter People! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-is-for-amy-who-fell-down-the-stairs/125759/25 "2002-08-28T16:03:01Z")
One of my favourite books! I have a couple of Gorey’s books. My favourite from _The Gashlycrumb Tinies_ is “N is for Neville who died of ennui.” (It kinda goes along with my utter boredome and sense of isolation in L.A.) ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-is-for-amy-who-fell-down-the-stairs/125759/26 "2002-08-28T18:18:12Z")
Neville’s death of ennui was a catch phrase for my friends and I all through college. Yes, I did hang out with the freaks, why do you ask? ---
**Author:** ![Nightime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Nightime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightime)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-is-for-amy-who-fell-down-the-stairs/125759/27 "2002-08-28T20:43:29Z")
I loved Edward Gorey when I was a kid. I used to write tragedies about all the people I knew based on The Listing Attic. Some of them actually weren’t freaked out when I showed them. ---
**Author:** ![FisherQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-is-for-amy-who-fell-down-the-stairs/125759/28 "2002-08-28T21:24:08Z")
I’m kind of fond of ‘The Unstrung Harp,’ myself, but my favorite is… argh, I can’t remember its name, the ‘pornographic’ story in which all the sex is described and illustrated with great discretion. Here, I found it, it’s ‘The Curious Sofa.’ “Colonel Gilbert and his wife, Louise, came in after dinner; both of them had wooden legs, with which they could do all sorts of entertaining tricks.” And I too am a devotee of Neville who died of ennui. It’s the picture. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-is-for-amy-who-fell-down-the-stairs/125759/29 "2002-08-28T22:28:28Z")
Big Gorey fan, here. In fact, I’m bidding on a book on eBay right now. Favorites: “The Beastly Baby” and the one about Sara, the wicked little girl who is eaten by an enormous cat (“it was jolly well done!”). I plan on reading them to the little one soon, as soon as he can understand a little more. Right now, he just wants to tear books up and eat them. Can’t pin down a favorite “Gashlycrumb”, but Ogdred Weary is my favorite phoney name. * * * The happier you are, the more potential for misery you have. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-is-for-amy-who-fell-down-the-stairs/125759/30 "2002-08-28T22:48:36Z")
Big Gorey fan, here. In fact, I’m bidding on a book on eBay right now. Favorites: “The Beastly Baby” and the one about Sara, the wicked little girl who is eaten by an enormous cat (“it was jolly well done!”). I plan on reading them to the little one soon, as soon as he can understand a little more. Right now, he just wants to tear books up and eat them. Can’t pin down a favorite “Gashlycrumb”, but Ogdred Weary is my favorite phoney name. * * * The happier you are, the more potential for misery you have. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-is-for-amy-who-fell-down-the-stairs/125759.md?page=1)