A couch is a sofa is a chesterfield.
By any other name it would still sag. Continue reading
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Tag Archives: Fugly
Post 280: Rocking Rocker
Have you ever been cruising Craigslist when you come to a picture so ugly, you jump back from you computer and yell “My God, what is that thing?” And you aren’t in the Misc. Romance section. Continue reading
Post 214: Plastered
Somewhere around the world, on the beaches of the world, wood that has been drifting on the tides washes up on shore. Some people comb the beaches and collect things like that. They have a very descriptive name for it. Continue reading
Post 133: I Think You Misspelled Weird
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
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
