dennis scharnberg

changing the slogan

“They are actors, Emily. Everything is false. Even the teeth and hair. Especially the teeth and hair!”

James Finial, The Misadventures of Caroline.

send more bach

“I want to overpay for a beverage,” thought Justin. “Hey, bring me a craft lager!”

Anselm Bligh, A Collection of Miniatures.

approved limited dissent

“But why did your great-grandfather live, Henson? Why does someone live?”

Edward Valerian, The Empire Is Maintained.

hatful of rabbits

“The floors are sagging,” declared Reginald.

“Floors will do that, Reggie.”

“Yes, but this? Don’t you find it somewhat extreme?”

Nicholas Bruhns, Otto the Magpie.

nomenclature under review

He sought the “spiritual” in the marginalia of society. In ordinary things. In discarded things.

Dennis Waverly, The Woman in Gray.

floors are sagging

It is almost impossible to admire resentment.

Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.

looking for therapy

Color Me Barbera

Andrew Tertullian, Pandora’s Ponderous Puns.

bird and bee

A is for the long-lost awls,

B for fools of the busy old kind.

C is for chins on porcelain dolls,

D for diaries left unsigned.

E is for effort and resultant pay,

F for fortune with no delay

and for the fiddle (may its droning stay).

Patrick Malmsey, Collected Poems.

telling porkie pies

It is not possible to prove that “external reality” exists. It is also not possible to prove that there is any need to prove it.

Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.

inside the box

And, of course, don’t forget that you might be dreaming!

Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.