September 21, 2007
The importance of not being earnest
A wonderful sentence from a 419 scam e-mail I received this morning:
Because of my father's sincerity he was poisoned by his colleagues.
But at least he was visited by the Great Pumpkin before he died.
Posted by Francis at 08:40 AMComments
I want to write a novel that begins with that sentence.
Of course, I also want to write a historical novel that begins "Yo yo yo Ben Franklin is IN THE HIZZOUSE!"
Posted by: Jim at September 21, 2007 04:36 PMIn a sign of creeping senility I was unable to remember the other day what quality was desirable in pumpkin patches. Integrity? Authenticity?
Posted by: Richard Mason at September 21, 2007 10:05 PMBut I knew it wasn't integrity, because there isn't an adjectival form of integrity. Is there? The "most integral pumpkin patch" doesn't mean the same thing at all.
Posted by: Richard Mason at September 21, 2007 10:08 PMPost a comment