September 30, 2009
Boris Karloff, born William Pratt, played Frankenstein’s monster, the Mummy, the voice of the Grinch, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. His grandmother’s sister, Anna Leon-Owens, was the “I” (Gertrude Lawrence on stage, Deborah Kerr in film) of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘The King and I’.
September 29, 2009
Steady ho, my lad, my lad Steady ho, my lad Though the main be bounding bad Steady ho, my lad Swing her round, my lad, my lad Swing her round, my lad If ye’d not meet with Davy Jones Swing her round, my lad Blast your hide, my lad, my lad Blast your hide, my […]
September 28, 2009
bi-plane hauling sign WILL YOU MARRY ME, EDNA? rac rac rac rac rac rac rac rac rac rac rac rac rac rac toll booth workers standing around eating donuts and chitlins car car car car car car car car toll booth bridge per se […]
September 27, 2009
The mountain bike hung on the garage wall. It was deep night outside and quiet. All the back wheel spokes and most of the front wheel spokes were sound asleep after an exhausting day of spinning up and down rocky trails. The few awake on the front wheel whispered so as not to disturb the […]
September 25, 2009
“Our very own Bill Bixter is here once again to edify us with his annual presentation of ‘Edgar Allan Poe – Wretched, Filthy Genius’.”
September 23, 2009
The Continental Divide One day an eight mile long section of the Continental Divide up and tore himself loose from the mountains in Colorado. “I got a hankerin’ to see the Pacific Ocean,” he announced. “Don’t go, Al. What’ll we do without you?” pleaded Brenda, the section of Continental Divide to Al’s left. “You’ll figger […]
September 22, 2009
mouse ….. mice louse ……. lice house ….. hice spouse …. spice grouse …. grice nouse ….. nice
September 21, 2009
fenny – peculiar to or found in a fen “Did you find this in the fen?” “Yes, sir.” “Fenny, eh?” “Yes, sir. Seems so, sir.” “Funny, this being fenny.” “Sir?” “It’s not wet.” “Ah, no sir. I took the liberty of drying it, sir.” “Dried it?” “Yes, sir.” “From the fen, you say.” “Definitely fenny, […]