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Jack Handey, “My First Day in Hell”
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Jack Handey, “My First Day in Hell”

“It is odd, but Hell can be a lonely place, even with so many people around. They all seem caught up in their own little worlds, running to and fro, wailing and tearing at their hair. You try to make conversation, but you can tell they are not listening.” [. . .]    —The New Yorker (October 30, 2006; last accessed October 31, 2006)

Contributed by Darren Fishell (Bowdoin, ’09)

Sighting Citation:

“Jack Handey, “My First Day in Hell”.” Dante Today: Citings and Sightings of Dante’s Works in Contemporary Culture. Elizabeth Coggeshall and Arielle Saiber, eds. October 31, 2006. https://www.dantetoday.org/sightings/jack-handey-my-first-day-in-hell/.