China Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 The Object-Lesson by Edward Gorey It was already Thursday, but his lordship's artificial limb could not be found; therefore, having directed the servants to fill the baths, he seized the tongs and set out at once for the edge of the lake, where the Throbblefoot Spectre still loitered in a distraught manner. He presented it with a length of string and passed on to the statue of Corrupted Endeavour to await the arrival of autumn. Meanwhile on the tower, Madame O_____ in conversation with an erstwhile cousin saw that his moustache was not his own, on which she flung herself over the parapet and surreptitiously vanished. He descended, destroying the letter unread, and stepped backwards into the water for a better view. "Heavens how dashing!" cried the people in the dinghy, and Echo answered: "Count the spoons!" On the shore a bat, or possibly an umbrella, disengaged itself from the shrubbery, causing those nearby to recollect the miseries of childhood. It now became apparent (despite the lack of library paste) that something had happened to the vicar; guns began to go off in the distance. At twilight, however, no message had come from the asylum, so the others retired to the kiosk, only to discover the cakes iced a peculiar shade of green and the tea urn empty save for a card on which was written the single word: Farewell. Note: apologies for the lack of illustrations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen-like Todd Posted December 11, 2004 Author Share Posted December 11, 2004 Originally posted by cfujskins I know what you mean. It's just amazing that there are distances do far (trillions of miles) that something so unbelievably fast, such as light, which moves around 185,000 Miles per SECOND would take decades and centuries to reach your eye. Which means if we discovered a worm hole that led to a point in space just over 2,000 light years away and could send an insanely ridiculously huge telescope through the worm hole, we could point it at the earth and theoretically see what was happening on earth 2,000 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bricucci Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 Was Don Breaux actually in the Civil War??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaping lizzy Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 Why would any parent name their daughter BJ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfujskins Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 Originally posted by leaping lizzy Why would any parent name their daughter BJ? why would any parent name their kid Apple!? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofer Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 Wishes have wings. They flit about hither and thither rarely landing on things. Wishes come in all shapes and some sizes small medium large and impossible The bigger the wish the better they fly-zes If a wish hits the ground it gets planted the wings disappear and vanish from view. the wish then takes root and is granted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofer Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 Originally posted by cfujskins why would any parent name their kid Apple!? :confused: Because the kid is the "apple" of their eye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morning Wood Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 Why do we call it a "Parakeet" when they only come in groups of one? It should just be called a "Keet", but keet sounds too much like feet. And feet don't make good pets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Jennifer stood there, quietly ovulating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofluid Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 if i were a homeless man and people gave me money i to would spend the money on booze. think about it, what else are these folks gonna spend their money on? are they gonna buy an addition to their cardboard box? maybe add a living room? im just saying i understand the plight of the homeless. after a hard day of begging i to would probably not spend my money in the wisest manner. on another note i turned 21 this past monday. i plan to celebrate this occasion by consuming copious amounts of alcoholic beverages amongst friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southtown Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Why would the movie "Varsity Blues" put together such a semi-realistic football movie and then give it the most impossible, embarrassing ending of all time. The lateral to that fat kid still bugs me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugs' Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Originally posted by bofluid if i were a homeless man and people gave me money i to would spend the money on booze. think about it, what else are these folks gonna spend their money on? are they gonna buy an addition to their cardboard box? maybe add a living room? im just saying i understand the plight of the homeless. after a hard day of begging i to would probably not spend my money in the wisest manner. on another note i turned 21 this past monday. i plan to celebrate this occasion by consuming copious amounts of alcoholic beverages amongst friends. I have helped out the homeless before and instead of giving them money I would treat them to lunch or dinner.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugs' Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 It's odd to think about the amount of money I get paid compared to the amount of work I do...I sit at my computer most days and amuse myself on the internet and collect my paycheck at the end of the week...odd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Am I wrong for not talking to my siblings in 8yrs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofluid Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Originally posted by Bugs' I have helped out the homeless before and instead of giving them money I would treat them to lunch or dinner.... That's quite noble. I wish more people would follow your lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr11fan Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Will the Skins ever win another superbowl now that I'm old enough to truly appreciate it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsNut73 Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 How many streets in America are named 'Main Street'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGS_DADDY Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 If god is love, and love is blind. Does this mean that Stevie Wonder is God? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Redskin Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 how can saying "What's up" and "Whats going down" mean the same thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 what happened to football henry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 What happened to the real random thought thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 What happened to the real random thought thread? one of the mysteries of life, i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 how can saying "What's up" and "Whats going down" mean the same thing? Because what goes up must come down. So what is up must eventually go down. Duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Don't you hate it when you're in a heated exchange with someone and they tell you to shut up, and you belligerently reply "No!", but then find you don't really have anything else to say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RammsteinSkins Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 I want a picture where my eyes are taken out and money signs are put in instead (photoshopped of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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