# Quote — David Sedaris, When You Are Engulfed In Flames

> ... name association was big, as were my presumed interests in vaudeville and politics. In St. Louis the Bow tie was characterized as "very Charlie McCarthy", while in Chicago a young man defined it as "the pierced eyebrow of the Republican party".

- Author: [David Sedaris](https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-sedaris.md)
- Book: [When You Are Engulfed In Flames](https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-sedaris/when-you-are-engulfed-in-flames.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/David_Sedaris#When_You_Are_Engulfed_in_Flames_(2008)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-sedaris/when-you-are-engulfed-in-flames/name-association-was