dennis scharnberg

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appropriate visitor protocols

“At this stage, it resembles an elaborate roller coaster,” said Mr. Gundry.  “But it could end up an art museum.”

Ralston Dowd,  A Spot of Bother.

altering the past

If it is not explicitly permitted, then it is banned.

Godfrey Tooke,  Collected Aphorisms.

crawling along together

This much, at least, must be understood:  There exists a subset of humans who experience an irremediable need to make others uncomfortable.

Roger Sensabaugh,  A Short History of Boredom.

batteries not included

scene not herd

Andrew Tertullian,  Pandora’s Ponderous Puns.

may have been

Hate is the only emotion.

Godfrey Tooke,  Collected Aphorisms.

manufacture more art

Edward then engaged himself in a bit of superficial research, which, of course, is the only kind of research possible on the internet.

Sebastian Sleeve,  The Random Walk and Other Stories.

mix and mingle

At a loss concerning how to characterize himself, Nigel settled upon “moderately funny.”

Jason Starling, ed.,  Adventures in Narrative Parsimony.

tra la la

lowered by wench

Andrew Tertullian,  Pandora’s Ponderous Puns.

soon Soon SOON

The weakness of many of his puns is supposedly saved by his punning—the creation of a field or zone of puns.  A kind of text in which puns predominate, regardless of their individual merit.

Trench Gowdy,  James Disgustin’ Joyce.

pitch it strong

raised by wench

Andrew Tertullian,  Pandora’s Ponderous Puns.