The sad thing is that pat is incapable of understanding who you are referencing.
You're saying the Bard of Avon is unknown to the the Lard of Milwaukee, professional published author of 6 books? I agree. Piggy is profoundly ignorant in all things involving the written word.
Despite his never to be forthcoming rip-off of "A Christmas Carol", if you asked Patso if he recognized himself in any of the "Sketches by Boz", he would have no idea what you meant. He's never read even one paragraph of Dickens.
Regarding literature in general, Patso thinks;
- "A Farewell to Arms" is a horror story about amputation. Won't read. Might trigger his castration anxiety.
- "Moby Dick" is porn, obviously. Won't read. Intimidated by the idea of a large penis. Might bring back memories of the Lappening and the late Pringle Can John, may he R.I.P.
- "The Story of O" is about the discovery/invention of zero as a mathematical concept. Won't read. The Lard doesn't do Math. It makes his thinkin' meats hurt.
- "War and Peace" is a textbook. Won't read. Gen. Fatton knows more about War than some Russian Count. Doesn't need a tutorial. Also, count, that's a numbers thing. Numbers are a no go.
- "All the King's Men" has something to do with an anthropomorphic egg. Won't read. Doesn't like eggs. Eggs make him angry. They remind him of his own face and body shape, and a childhood trauma involving chickens.
- "Le Morte d'Arthur" is the final chapter in the life of that Dudley Moore character. Didn't like the movies, so wouldn't like the book. Dudley was even less funny than Norm, thus thinketh The Lard.
-"À la Recherche du Temps Perdu" is a history about that chicken raising family, the Perdues. Won't read. The Lard has an irrational fear of chickens. Stems from a childhood trauma.
-"The Divine Comedy" is about Yahweh's stand-up act. Won't read. Doesn't think God, like Norm, is funny.
-"One Hundred Years of Solitude" is a story about life in prison. Won't read. Doesn't care to know what happens to the atalkers once they are incarcerated. Also, numbers. Big numbers intimidate The Lard. Sometimes, there are incontinence issues.
-"Lolita" is about a young girl's life. Won't read. His friend Paul Weimer says Lolita was too old to be interesting. Paul knows a few things.
-"The Odyssey" is written by that Simpson's character. Won't read. Isn't interested in any on-the-road story by a fat, stupid guy.
-"The Catcher in the Rye" is about a baseball player's alcoholism. Won't read. Doesn't want to confront his own dysfunctional relationship with alcohol, not even by proxy.
-"Pride and Prejudice" is about the fight for gay rights. Won't read. The Lard is still in denial about himself and doesn't want to face uncomfortable truths.
-"Catch-22" is about the difficulty in counting past 21. Won't read, has enough trouble counting to 21 what with the difficulty in locating his baby carrot under his fat rolls.
-"Nineteen Eighty Four" is about 2 big numbers and one small number. Won't read. Big numbers=big scary.
Certainly there are many more works of literature (read: all of them) That The Lard of Milwaukee has not, nor will ever, read.