Posts from the ‘Humour’ Category
May 15
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May 1
“MFA programs are to the world of art what gentrification is to your neighborhood” —Sarah Schulman
Storied blocks
of gilded lilies
Stoop to gag
A good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation —James Boswell
Apr 19
“Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night?” —Jack Kerouac
Once the hare
Wisdom’s souvenir
Tortoise taught
We often attribute ‘understanding’ and other cognitive predicates by metaphor and analogy to cars … but nothing is proved by such attributions —John Searle
Apr 5
“The human heart has hidden treasures, In secret kept, in silence sealed; The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures, Whose charms were broken if revealed” —Charlotte Bronte
Eye the fly
Abuzz with secrets
On the wall
Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret —Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Mar 30
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door” —Milton Berle
Would luck could
Open Sesame
Knock on wood
Every doorway, every intersection has a story —Katherine Dunn
Mar 22
“Put a picture of yourself as a child in view somewhere, to remind yourself to be playful” —Alexandra Stoddard
Remind me
Unforgettable
Baby grand
I always cling to things that remind me of being a kid again ―Melanie Martinez
Mar 10
“The best way of being kind to bears is not to be very close to them” ―Margaret Atwood
Tchaikovsky
Ballet on canvas
Disarms bear
Be cautious of bears at all times, even when being mauled by a tiger ―Craig Benzine
Mar 4
“All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing” ―Molière
Dancing muse
Sublime graces
Here’s your cue
Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin —Leonard Cohen
Feb 28
“Winter solitude — / in a world of one color / the sound of wind” ―Matsuo Bashō
Frog backflips
A freezing wind whips
Pond ice chips
“First snow
falling
on the half-finished bridge”
―Matsuo Bashō
Feb 22
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