THE BETTE DAVIS FASHION KWIZ

May 11, 2017

Bette Davis is using her Bette Davis eyes in this photo to: a. great advantage. b. to extract and devour the soul of the photographer. c. to distract attention from the silly hat d. to distract attention from those shoulder things (alien caterpillars?).

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THE COBRA’S GARDEN

May 10, 2017

the cobra is a mighty bird it swims beneath the water its garden blooms on sunny days when temperatures are hotter

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BATTLE OF BOSWORTH FIELD

May 9, 2017

Richard III and his white rose troops may look formidable, but Henry Tudor’s reds won the day.

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EONIA

May 8, 2017

In the concrete city of Pastel, the pavement sweeper’s daughter, Eonia, was often observed standing on the pebbled slab nearest the small square of dirt and tugging on one of the auburn ringlets hanging below her left ear, a sure sign that she was deep in thought. ‘Eonia! Come mix the brick paste,’ called her […]

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A SENTENCE BY MARGARET ATWOOD

May 7, 2017

Their clothes looked as if they’d covered themselves in glue, then rolled around in hundred-dollar bills. – a couple with new money described rather well in The Blind Assassin

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APRIL SHOWERS RESULT

May 6, 2017

The song didn’t lie. April showers brought May flowers.

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THE C3PO KWIZ ANSWER

May 5, 2017

Mashing all those Into The Woods songs together was not a good idea.

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THE C3PO KWIZ

May 4, 2017

C has just realized: a. that at long last the new Arby’s has opened. b. that if you play all the songs from Into The Woods at the same time in your memory bank, your interior will resemble a painful glacier. c. that skateboarding represents the pinnacle of human achievement. d. that mountain over there […]

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BOT

May 3, 2017

A bot focuses intently on its mission to deliver cupcakes. No taunting or hurled insult can divert it from its task. Believe me, I tried.

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THE FOUNTAIN OF WONDER AND GLORY

May 2, 2017

In the Valley of Soot the bleak town of Scraps sprawled in the mud next to the sludge stream.  In the worst of the huts Little Scratch crawled under the splintered beam to breakfast. ‘Here now finally, are ye?’ said Little Scratch’s mother. ‘ Eat your scrape of tar and hurry up about it before […]

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