dennis scharnberg

cry a river

Nothing happens.

Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.

rapt in rain

ice sage

Andrew Tertullian, Pandora’s Ponderous Puns.

she’s solid gone

But around that time he was playing tenor sax with a jazz group called the Lyle Talbot Five. On tour they were sometimes booked as The Late Risers.

Heywood Wakefield, The Humdrum Demon.

took my shoes

Sophistication: A form of nihilism that permits appreciation of fine furniture.

Clive Morrow, A Crustacean’s Dictionary.

in a box

Hosanna: must be sung; cannot be defined.

Nathaniel Bumppo, The Final Word.

hill and dale

The citizen longs for rubbish.

Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.

pong! ping! pow!

Our situation is dire.

Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.

making no headway

He went on and on about what he confidently referred to as the “rule of things”. Or, sometimes, it was the “tyranny of things”.

Brendan Sander, Speaking in Wonders.

Aphrodite bribery snafu

Amanda has been known to resort to fisticuffs concerning the subject of cheese.

Park V. Kessler, Nearly Happy.

the news industry

“She’s either an actor or a model, Harry. And, believe me, there is no verifiable difference.”

Chase Tipton, Enjoying Prison Pizza.