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'You alarm me!' said the King. 'I feel faint—Give me a ham sandwich!'
On which the Messenger, to Alice's great amusement, opened a bag that hung round his neck, and handed a sandwich to the King, who devoured it greedily.
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On which the Messenger, to Alice's great amusement, opened a bag that hung round his neck, and handed a sandwich to the King, who devoured it greedily.
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dichotomies
Oct. 27th, 2014 11:16 pmThere are only two types of people in the world: Those who believe in false dichotomies, and penguins
birthday cake!
Dec. 19th, 2013 09:56 amIt's my birthday! My aardvark made me a virtual birthday cake -- have some! (No calories. Specify the flavor desired before he cuts your piece.)
The Coloured Lands
Dec. 14th, 2013 10:34 pmThe Coloured Lands by G. K. Chesterton
A posthumous collection of some of the more whimsical works of Chesterton, including essays, cartoons, poetry, and -- tales, I think is better than stories. Most are more striking for their creative ideas than for the care with which he worked out the world-building. A number are juvenilia.
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A posthumous collection of some of the more whimsical works of Chesterton, including essays, cartoons, poetry, and -- tales, I think is better than stories. Most are more striking for their creative ideas than for the care with which he worked out the world-building. A number are juvenilia.
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silly quiz!
May. 18th, 2013 11:07 am
And very silly such quizes are. Still remember the time that a bunch of SF writers took a quiz that told you what SF writer you were and one of the options was Jerry Pournelle -- but the quiz told Jerry Pournelle that he was Robert Heinlein
worlds of whimsy and of wonder
Nov. 14th, 2012 10:28 pmThere are a number of good worlds, filled with marvels, that are classics of the fantasy genre.
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Most of us will be canvassed soon
Oct. 26th, 2012 12:12 pmMost of us will be canvassed soon, I suppose; some of us may even canvass. Upon which side, of course, nothing will induce me to state, beyond saying that by a remarkable coincidence it will in every case be the only side in which a high-minded, public-spirited, and patriotic citizen can take even a momentary interest. But the general question of canvassing itself, being a non-party question, is one which we may be permitted to approach. The rules for canvassers are fairly familiar to any one who has ever canvassed. They are printed on the little card which you carry about with you and lose.( Read more... )
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
Oct. 1st, 2012 08:04 pmAlice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
The original and probably still unexceeded standard for strangeness in world-building, as Alice falls down the rabbit hole to find Wonderland.
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The original and probably still unexceeded standard for strangeness in world-building, as Alice falls down the rabbit hole to find Wonderland.
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Farmer Giles of Ham
Sep. 23rd, 2012 10:36 amFarmer Giles of Ham by J. R. R. Tolkien
In which Tolkien takes on the comic side of fighting dragons. . . .
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In which Tolkien takes on the comic side of fighting dragons. . . .
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we're all mad here
May. 10th, 2012 08:41 pm"In that direction," the Cat said, waving its right paw round, "lives a Hatter: and in that direction," waving the other paw, "lives a March Hare. Visit either you like: they're both mad."
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Quick Service
Nov. 27th, 2011 09:03 pmQuick Service by P. G. Wodehouse
This is one of Wodehouse's stand-alones. Starting out in Claines Hall, where Mrs. Chavender has ham for breakfast, setting off all sorts of consequences.
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This is one of Wodehouse's stand-alones. Starting out in Claines Hall, where Mrs. Chavender has ham for breakfast, setting off all sorts of consequences.
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