what's unusual about this passage ?

[dav168]

"Gatsby was walking back from a visit down in Branton Hill's manufacturing district on a Saturday night. A busy day's traffic had had its noisy run; and with not many folks in sight, His Honor got along without having to stop to grasp a hand, or talk; for a mayor out of City Hall is a shining mark for any politician. And so, coming to Broadway, a booming bass drum and sounds of singing, told of a small Salvation Army unit carrying on amidst Broadway's night shopping crowds. Gatsby, walking towards that group, saw a young girl, back toward him, just finishing a long, soulful oration ... "
The above passage is taken from the book "Gatsby" written by Ernest Vincent Wright in the late 1930's

 

[Ironman_8]

WTF?? First we get kiddy riddles and now the Great Gatsby in the Rubber Room?? What happened to the old Jerry Springer type fighting and fussin up in here? What happened to someone padding their records up in here? What about someone posting some nekkid photos up in this joint??

Oh sorry for digressing here. Actually theres a lot of comma splices in the passage.

 

[leadfoot_fred]

It is written without using the letter "e"

 

[dav168]

you got it Leadfoot ! E is the most commonly used letter in the English language and it does not appear in the entire passge.

 

[gynecologist]

I bet 95% of the posts on here at least have one letter "e".

LOL!! Nicejob Leadfoot