RUNNING BOARDS
During my early childhood years, cars still had running boards, but I never saw anybody actually run on one.
During my early childhood years, cars still had running boards, but I never saw anybody actually run on one.
E Beverington Lattimore got on his horse and rode to the store.
E Beverington Lattimore purchased 3 shirts and not one shirt more.
E Beverington Lattimore returned to his shed by the lake’s eastern shore.
E Beverington Lattimore, though now rich in shirts, in rings remained poor.
E Beverington Lattimore got on his horse and rode to the store.
E Beverington Lattimore bought 50 rings for his darling Lenore.
Oh, joyously swooned darling Lenore, the future Mrs. Lattimore.
firemen
platter of donuts
policemen
bookie
gamblers
model with starter’s pistol
Always approach with a friendly smile. Keep the leash hidden behind your back as you sidle closer. Recite poetry, preferably something from Emily Dickinson or Edward Lear, in a soothing manner. Observe sharply the watermelon. Is it trembling or backing off while nervously pawing the ground? If so, freeze in silence until the watermelon calms. Then leap, adroitly attaching the leash and then hanging on for dear life. When the watermelon tires, it will stand still, sulking. Reward it with nutmeg and step away. Repeat daily for several months.
You can always count on a murderer for a fancy prose style.
Thus spake the repugnant narrator of Nabokov’s Lolita.
There once was a very old man
who said, ‘Over this gate jump I can.’
He got a good running start.
Then attacked him his heart.
That hadn’t been part of the plan.
Guennivierre had the blacksmith banished from Camelot for inventing the accordion.