Talk:From a Buick 8

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Not sure that "five by" makes this book related to Hearts in Atlantis. "Five by" is a military/police phrase which is short for "five by five". The true use of this term is to describe the quality of a radio connection in terms of clarity and volume, on scales of 1-5 respectively. Thusly, a connection which is 5x5 has excellent clarity and excellent volume. When being used as a general term for "everything is cool", it's sometimes shorted to "five by". The fact that Sully used it in Hearts in Atlantis and the troopers used it in From a Buick 8 do not tie the books together, IMHO.

Well, alright, but teh character of Dieffenbacher, [sic], does appear in both... I think. -Litefantastic 11:13, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The Driver of The Buick

I can't say with certainty, but the way the driver was portrayed made it seem like he could have been Walter o'Dim from the Dark Tower novels.

If you can support it by citing text that makes it more than speculation, then add it to the article. Chris Stangl 21:21, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

well it also sounds more like a can-toi to me becaouse of the jacket and the wierd looking face

[edit] spoiler warning?

should there be a spoiler warning under summary? i'm about to read the book and dont want to read the summary, as odd as that sounds. Miles 03:08, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

So... add one? Chris Stangl 06:40, 9 June 2006 (UTC)