Lyric discussion by gdmisfits138 

Cover art for The Quitter lyrics by NOFX

Thomson, Hemmingway, bukouski, and burroughs are in the song not because they are authors, but because they are authors that are famous for their excesses. hemmingway was a drunk, as was bukouski, and Thompson...drunk, speed freak, psychonaut...... oh yeah and burroughs was a junkie

Anyone know what the Charlie Chan reference is all about? "The Charlie Chan's chopped, Pabst pitcher's been poured."

Wikipedia says he is a famous movie character but I don't see any reference to drugs or a reason why he is used in the lyrics as such.

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