Art for art’s sake. And to make some money. And to help you forget that you can’t have a dog. It’s been so long since you had a dog, you can’t really remember what they look like. This is close. Continue reading
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Tag Archives: Fugly
Post 131: Super-Glidey
Language flows and changes with the times, which is why time travel is a load of hooey. You would not understand what people were saying some centuries ago, and they would think you were a loonie. For instance, in 1769, if you ordered a plate of macaroni, you would have to clarify if you meant the exotic dish or the fashionable young men. Continue reading
Post 121: Sit! Stay! Good Sparky.
We seem to speak a different language than the Craigslist Sparky Tribe. Today’s example is the phrase Fine Art Sculpture. Fine in our language means something of excellent workmanship and design, worthy of display in a museum. Continue reading
Post 84: Don’t Fear the Furries
Once upon a time, a certain well known and very quick to sue company that had some amusement parks and did lots of fairy tales as animated classics produced a version of Robin Hood using animals as the main characters. That is the moment historians point to as the start of the Furry culture. You see, Furries are people who like to dress up in animal costumes and be that animal. Sex may be involved. Continue reading
Post 76: Couched in Our Indifference
Couches, like just about everything in life, come into style and then go out again. Sometimes they hang around even though no one wants them anymore. After a decade of kids peeing on the couch and animals scratching on it, it sort of becomes one of the family. Like Uncle Marv who has no where else to go. And he’s always trying to bum cigarettes off you. Continue reading
Post 70: Truth is Stranger than Sparky
The first rule of garage sales is to make everything look nice. Clean the clothes and hang them up. Polish the silverware. Dust the end tables. Make the nicknacks natty. I think that’s why Sparky uses Craigslist, where nothing needs to be in good shape. Continue reading
Post 54: Creative Use of Language
We did a whole week of furniture, but there are so many wonderful examples that we didn’t get to. So here’s more of Sparky Sells Furniture. Continue reading
