His unconscious was rapidly becoming a well-stoked pantheon of tutelary phobias and obsessions homing in to his already over-burdened psyche like lost telepaths.
J.G. Ballard renders one of the highfalutin sentences in his quite strangely good The Drowned World.
Mae would certainly have won the race with Mary Pickford if not for one thing.In the final lung taxing straightaway, Mae continued to breathe through her nose, refusing to disturb the perfection of her Cupid bow pout by opening her mouth to suck in sufficient oxygen. Mary sped by and breasted the tape.
Silent film star Mae Murray:
a. was not being funny on purpose.
b. used her Cupid bow pout so much that her lip muscles grew strong enough to tear the caps off of beer bottles.
c. once lost a footrace to Mary Pickford.
d. had a smaller mansion built inside her larger mansion.
e. anticipated Scrooge McDuck by bathing in a vat of money.
Tammy’s neighbors gossiped,
kept up a constant whine.
Tammy’s neighbors wondered
why she never toed the line.
The orders weren’t muddled.
In fact, they were quite clear.
Gold was the chosen color
for all the leaves this year.
Loon: The Lords of the 4th Dimension tell me that this great big horse can answer questions yes or no by tapping once or twice with a hoof. Is this true?
Secretariat’s ghost: I suppose so if you want to be simplistic about it. Here’s a better idea. Why don’t I just talk instead?
Loon: Wow, you can talk. Did you ever talk when you were alive and racing?
Secretariat’s ghost: That’s a two tapper from the old hoof. Didn’t feel like talking when I was alive. What, I’m supposed to talk with you puny 2-leggers?
Loon: Er, um, well, did you like ice cream?
Secretariat’s ghost: What’s wrong with you? (turns tail, leaves.)
Loon (grinning uncomfortably): That’s it for today’s interview with a great big talking racehorse. I’ll probably be back next week … (looks up, pleads) … with a human ghost?
When the black wolf came in, he moved like rippling black water.
From Snow Dog by the dog book guy extraordinaire.
Whenever threatened, Joe’s silent stare was most effective.
Joe, whenever threatened, would:
a. quickly write a cadenza.
b. use the particular silent stare illustrated above.
c. disarm his foe with barnyard animal impressions.
d. backflip away to a safe distance.
e. vacation in Toronto.
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