I went looking for more Padget Powell; in particular I wanted to hear his voice. This one is pretty good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69cvhp6h2cc https://w

I went looking for more Padget Powell; in particular I wanted to hear his voice. This one is pretty good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69cvhp6h2cc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69cvhp6h2cc In the interview he also uses "made-up people doing made-up things", so this was not an nonce invention. Perhaps he uses the phrase when teaching literature. Also I would not judge him for this, every person who is frequently interviewed learns to deploy a few stories and phrases that have a reliable effect.