Because most/all women writers prefer 'em, apparently.
NB The comments section does include a couple of witnesses for the defence...
Thursday 27 March 2014
Horse nonsense
Investigating the facts and stats of the HarvardX Ancient Greek Hero course, I note there is a 'Rules of Online Conduct' point explicitly banning the use of 'trojan horses'.
Tuesday 25 March 2014
Wednesday 19 March 2014
Equinimity (and other Kafka jokes)
A horse walks into a bar. The bartender asks, “Why the long face?”
“I was born into servitude, and when I die, my feet will be turned into glue,” replied the horse.
The bartender realized he would not be getting a tip.- John McNamee, 'Kafka's Joke Book'
Bibliosophistry
Bibliophiles are not uncommon in Leiden, but bibliophiles made wise by reading are as rare there as anywhere.- David Mitchell, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
Monday 17 March 2014
Wednesday 12 March 2014
Tuesday 11 March 2014
Monday 10 March 2014
Exegesis
True enough, poetry can oftentimes appear somewhat complicated, bemusing in its encryption, or even - perish the thought! - merely wilfully opaque.
On other days, though... see bottom-right.
On other days, though... see bottom-right.
Saturday 8 March 2014
Books I've actually finished lately: 14
Ruth put a comforting hand on Albert's. He smiled, but he subtly pulled his hand away. Not because he didn't appreciate Ruth's attempt, but rather because he knew how many local rectums her fingers had been inside. Is it rectums or recta? he wondered. What's the plural? Perhaps tomorrow he would ride over to the next town and see if they had a dictionary. He would look up the plural of rectum. That would be a fun day.- Seth MacFarlane, A Million Ways to Die in the West
Thursday 6 March 2014
Turning Japanese...?
Two Japanese girls on a late-evening commuter train, talking rapid-fire native, and then suddenly, in purest Californian:
Why d'you even cayre?Also heard:
passive-aggressive
centre of attention
Oh my God...
No, you cannot have this: you cannot be cooler than me!
I'm a vindictive bitch.
Internote
My Samsung Galaxy tablet (still?) prefers that 'the internet' be spelt with a capital I.
Like, as in Skynet?
Discuss.
Like, as in Skynet?
Discuss.
Wednesday 5 March 2014
Upon seeing Norman Mailer in my bedroom, Saturday
Tough guys don't generally write novels, either.- Nicholas Edge
(Discuss.)
Calling Gavin Tempest!
The Mysore Anatomy Act of 1958 says that only unclaimed cadavers can be used for medical experimentation.- Rana Dasgupta, Capital
[Who is Gavin Tempest?]
Tuesday 4 March 2014
On the lecture circuit
American literature is fine, but I feel it to be an irrelevance in a disaster area.- Paul Theroux, The Great Railway Bazaar
Monday 3 March 2014
WOW.
Fiona Roberts @fillefi My favourite correction EVER (from Guardian) 'The original stated that Bradley Manning took Ellen’s selfie. In fact, it was Bradley Cooper.'
The wellspring
I know how you feel. Sure, it hurts now; but over time you'll learn to turn that pain into biting sarcasm which you'll use to hurt others.- Rules of Engagement
Books I've actually finished lately: 13
He looked back down, read a few more lines till he fetched up on the word desuetude. What the hell kind of word was that? He closed the book and put it on the nightstand.- James Sallis, Drive
Saturday 1 March 2014
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