September 2009
11 posts
I Love Her Name, I Do
This winter, the BBC brings you a gripping new crime drama…AMANPOUR
A fragrance. A dream. Remembered. Forgotten. Ralph Lauren presents…AMANPOUR
In a world where no man is equal until he has proven himself in a sweaty tropical locale, one man rises above the others. Leonardo DiCaprio stars in Baz Luhrmann’s…AMANPOUR
Crème fraîche over strawberries makes the most...
Book Titles, If They Were Written Today
Then: The Wealth of Nations Now: Invisible Hands: The Mysterious Market Forces That Control Our Lives and How to Profit from Them
Then: Walden Now: Camping with Myself: Two Years in American Tuscany
Then: The Theory of the Leisure Class Now: Buying Out Loud: The Unbelievable Truth About What We Consume and What It Says About Us
Then: The Gospel of Matthew Now: 40 Days and a Mule: How One...
Going Pear-shaped
One of my favorite Britishisms, probably coined in the 80’s. OED defines it:
colloq. (chiefly Brit., orig. R.A.F. slang). to go ( also turn) pear-shaped: to go (badly) wrong, to go awry.
The origin of the term is the subject of some debate; Wikipedia lists six possible explanations, none of them particularly convincing.
Actual “Buddy Holly” Lyrics Revealed
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Like Civilized People
Driving home from work yesterday, I changed lanes more abruptly than the guy behind me would have liked. He pulled up next to me at the stoplight; I rolled down my window.
“Your turn signal not working?” he called over.
“It’s fine. I used it when I changed lanes back there.”
“Oh, you did? I must not have seen it. My mistake.”
“I did change lanes...
Mark Pritchard Writes a Story in Dingbats →
Using the great Vialog Signs Conduct font.