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timely and efficient

Mr. Bryce was telling anyone who would listen—including strangers—that the silent “e” in his name was extremely silent.

Adrian Caliban, The Magnificent Egglestons.

delivering basic services

              Shake, Rattle, and Rule

         Andrew Tertullian, Pandora’s Ponderous Puns.

           

philosophy fun time

“At that point,” stated Upchurch, “some kind of cycle will have come to an end.”

Hollis Beddoes, Counting the Magpies.

cloning a clinton

“When in doubt, go directly to bird calls,” said Evan. “Surely, that is Rule Number One.” Then, suddenly, he started in: “Caw, caw! Caw, caw, caw! Caw, caw, caw, caw!”

Anselm Bligh, A Collection of Miniatures.

welcome to bounceland

Rock ‘n’ roll was the death of a culture. It was a Totentanz.

Logan Nygaard, A Treatise on Amusement.

miserable bench science

            The Grate Work

           the philosopher’s tone

      Andrew Tertullian, Pandora’s Ponderous Puns.

no artificial ingredients

“Why swim when you can drown instead?” demanded Haskell, with his head still buried in his book.

Adrian Caliban, The Magnificent Egglestons.

watch very closely

The internet is a way to place everything at risk every second of every day.

Archer Thornton, The Digital Plague.

shadoobee shattered shattered

Self: the elixir of modernity, damaging everything it touches.

Clive Morrow, A Crustacean’s Dictionary.

dis- mis- mal-

In order to put something into words you must know where to begin.

Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.