# Misread thread titles **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 11, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093 "2017-09-11T22:38:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1394
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1394 "2024-11-22T09:41:11Z")
Cormac McCarthy had a 17-year-old mouse. > [@Cormac McCarthy had a 17-year old muse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cormac-mccarthy-had-a-17-year-old-muse/1010582/1): > > Continuing the discussion from [Cormac McCarthy has died (13 June 2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cormac-mccarthy-has-died-13-june-2023/985448): Vanity Fair reported yesterday that McCarthy had a relationship with a 17 year old that started in 1977 when he was 43. She evidently was his “muse” and inspiration for several of his characters. I’m not quite sure how I feel about it. It clearly fits today’s definition of grooming, and I don’t think that 1977 makes it that much better. But there’s more nuance to the whole story than just the headline. Anyway, it’s intere… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093)._