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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ‧ 1971
We can't stop here. This is bat country.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
'Bat country' has become everyday slang for the point where a trip, a night or a news cycle goes beyond reason: a sign on the border of sense. The line is warning and dare in the same breath, and it is quoted wherever a plan has clearly gone out of hand.
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In context
Spoilers for Fear and Loathing in Las VegasShow the scene
Duke says it to Dr. Gonzo in the opening pages of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, once the sky over the desert highway has filled with what look like huge bats and manta rays. The creatures are hallucinations, and the car is already a long way into the drive from Los Angeles to cover the Mint 400. The phrase became a title: Avenged Sevenfold named a track 'Bat Country', on the album City of Evil, after the line, and Terry Gilliam's 1998 film stages the scene.
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- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Wikipedia)whole pageReference checked
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (novel) (Wikiquote)whole pageReference checked
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