Minnie was:
a. incredibly tiny.
b. laundress at a dude ranch near Solvang for one memorable summer.
c. unfailingly polite and generous to her staff of servants.
d. in and out of prison in her later years.
e. largely to blame for Goofy’s addiction to tic tacs.
Despite its rotten horribleness, the monster was a brilliant chef and always prepared unforgettable lunches for his minions.
Silent film actress Dorothy Bernard in her role as monster’s minion is reacting to the monster:
a. galloping around the doom pit chasing a succulent maiden while roaring rage from its many beaks.
b. opening her gift, which she knows to be an exploding monkey.
c. revealing the treasure.
d. setting before her a really nice lunch.
Ulysses (quite a lot about the city of Dublin on June 16, 1904)
David Copperfield (I’m willin’, like Barkis, in short, to read this again and again and again.)
Lorna Doone (I like me a 6’7″ 280 pound humble yeoman farmer.)
Cold Comfort Farm (I have it from a reliable source that there be no butter in Hell.)
War and Peace (Natasha, Pierre, long book, short chapters)
The Horse’s Mouth (To follow Gulley Jimson about is a pleasure sublime.)
The Magic Mountain (Hans, don’t dawdle on that mountain!)
Life: A User’s Manual (Tell me a story, Georges. What the heck, make it a hundred or so.)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (most intreeging)
Catch 22 (Doc is alive, but officially dead.)
Loon: Today’s guest for the 3 question interview is none other than the ghost of Oliver Hardy, one half of the famous team of Hardy and Laurel. Mr. Hardy, if it wouldn’t be too much trouble, could you tell us what it was like to work with Mr. Laurel?
Ollie’s ghost: Certainly.
(uncomfortable pause)
Loon: So, what was it like?
Ollie’s ghost: Oh, pardon me. You want more detail. (chuckles, flutters tie) To tell the truth, at times it was something awful.
Loon: In what way?
Ollie’s ghost: Well, wet, for instance. Blows to the head, for instance. Nice messes gotten into, for instance.
Loon: That’s 3 questions and all we have time for. Thank you, Mr. Hardy.
Ollie’s ghost: It was entirely my pleasure. (fades away, fingers dancing farewell)
Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everybody in good society holds exactly the same opinions.
This is from The Remarkable Rocket. Even in his fairy tales, Oscar will be Oscar.
He never got over being stripped of that Miss Congeniality title.
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