WORDS OF WISDOM
KEEP RIGHT MERGE LEFT
In the Old West, where men were men and so were the women, Clarence Forbes shot a house. Spooked by a varmint, Clarence launched himself momentarily skyward, and when he returned to rest on solid ground, he unholstered his pistol and shot a house. While his intent was to send to eternal rest the varmint […]
June 17 – The advance scouting party of wild yellow finds a good site. June 27 – The wild yellow community takes formal possession.
When iris eyes are shining Sure it’s like a Cornish hen In the guilt of iris laughter You can hear a bloke named Ben When iris hearts are cabbage All the world seems filled with hay And when iris eyes are smiling Sure they usher your wallet away
My Uncle Matthew had four magnificent bloodhounds, with which he used to hunt his children. In The Pursuit of Love, the character of Uncle Matthew stands in for Mitford’s own father, Lord Redesdale, a loon of the highest order, who did indeed conduct horse and hounds fox hunts, his children taking on the role of […]
“Nah, we didn’t get picked either. The crummy mutt recited from ‘Hamlet’ when he was supposed to yodel, and he yodeled when he was supposed to recite from ‘Hamlet’.”
This is Dosh, a Cloverian hutkeeper. The mystery of O’Tan’s Gate begins on the high cobbled road before the bound timber gate of Blossom Castle where she is found delirious, her clothes tattered,one antenna broken, and with a blissful smile on her lips as she mumbles, “Random rain riddles … random rain riddles.” Brought to […]
Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your: a. teammates. b. hair. c. teammates’ hair. d. raven. e. all of the above except a, b, c, and d. f. howitzer.
Charles rarely emerges from the lower pantry, and on those occasions when he does, the staff bolts pell mell in every possible direction. Charles has that sort of an effect on sentient creatures of any stripe. Stone cold fact. Last Tuesday, so I’m told, Charles emerged, and the staff bolted, all save Buddy, the footman’s […]