dennis scharnberg

more popcorn please

Failure to represent reality correctly is never a fatal flaw in economics modeling.

Davis Packstone,  Types of Theory.

pedestals for sale

“How about staying at home instead?  You could read about the running of the bulls.  In a comic book, say.”

Burdyce Goode,  Philosophy of Vegetables.

noticing not allowed

Under close interrogation by the locals, Jeremy maintained that he had “no idea”.  None whatsoever.

Ralston Dowd,  A Spot of Bother.

now he knows

Reject Common Sense

Terence Theodore,  Proverbs for a New Era.

celebrate nose rings

organized rhyme

Andrew Tertullian,  Pandora’s Ponderous Puns.

too plus too

“Stare into the pool, Alicia.  Stare and keep on staring.  Soon you will be miles away.”

Brooks Westerby,  Squaresville.

bucketful of mud

“It would have to be Alinsky Rule 4.  It’s just that simple, Dwight.  There is no complexity.”

Corliss Archer,  Boarding the Crazy Train.

lying comes easy

Curiously Strong Meants

Andrew Tertullian,  Pandora’s Ponderous Puns.

in that ring

“What great religious leader was it—because, damn it, I just cannot remember—but who was it, really, who taught that we should be indiscriminately nice to everyone all the time?”

Hildebrand Slough,  The Perfect List.

pulling on boots

Roger placed the following statement at his favorite ad site:  “Used statues for sale, patina included.”

Chadwick Graves,  Maoist Struggle Session and Other Stories.