村上春樹のUndergroundを読んでいます。
Such was the narrative offered by Aum, by "their" side. Stupid, you might say. And surely it is. Most of us laughed at the absurd off-the-wall scenario that Asahara provided. We laughed at him for concocting such "utter nonsense" and we ridiculed the believers who could be attracted to such "lunatic-fodder".
"off-the-wall" は過去に2度（10/4/2010 と 9/27/2011）取り上げているので復習です。
・Collins Dictionary: If you say that a person, their ideas, or their ways of doing something are off-the-wall, you are critical of them because you think they are mad or very foolish.: It can be done without following some absurd, off-the-wall investment strategy.
・Wiktionary: Wildly unconventional; bizarre; absurd.: She is a very off-the-wall character.
Etymology: Perhaps from baseball or other games played with a ball, alluding to unpredictable bounces.
Such was the narrative offered by Aum, by "their" side. Stupid, you might say. And surely it is. Most of us laughed at the absurd off-the-wall scenario that Asahara provided. We laughed at him for concocting such "utter nonsense" and we ridiculed the believers who could be attracted to such "lunatic-fodder".
"off-the-wall" は過去に2度（10/4/2010 と 9/27/2011）取り上げているので復習です。
・Collins Dictionary: If you say that a person, their ideas, or their ways of doing something are off-the-wall, you are critical of them because you think they are mad or very foolish.: It can be done without following some absurd, off-the-wall investment strategy.
・Wiktionary: Wildly unconventional; bizarre; absurd.: She is a very off-the-wall character.
Etymology: Perhaps from baseball or other games played with a ball, alluding to unpredictable bounces.
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