For the most wild, yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief. Mad indeed would I be to expect it, in a case where my very senses reject their own evidence. Yet, mad am I not — and very surely do I not dream. But to-morrow I die, and to-day I would unburthen my soul. My immediate purpose is to place before the world, plainly, succinctly, and without comment, a series of mere household events. In their consequences, these events have terrified — have tortured — have destroyed me. Yet I will not attempt to expound them. To me, they have presented little but Horror — to many they will seem less terrible than barroques. Hereafter, perhaps, some intellect may be found which will reduce my phantasm to the common-place — some intellect more calm, more logical, and far less excitable than my own, which will perceive, in the circumstances I detail with awe, nothing more than an ordinary succession of very natural causes and effects.
It was very good, I thought. Perhaps most interesting is that Garrison Keillor was terrific on screen, even though he did not, in fact, play Garrison Keillor, but perhaps, more accurately, a particular eidos of GK. Guy Noir was present, in the flesh, as VP of security.
M][tch, she did a midwestern accent, of course. I think your question is alluding to common knowledge I don't possess, though, because I know next to nothing about MS.
I thought maybe 11 was the same anonymous commenter who on the other thread is taking exception to Bitch, Ph. D.'s equation of sex with "implied rape".
Is this in response to the post below?
Posted by SomeCallMeTim | Link to this comment | 06-11-06 8:23 AM
'Tis good mockery, good sir! Good mockery, I say.
Posted by Michael | Link to this comment | 06-11-06 10:33 AM
I saw A Prairie Home Companion, yesterday. I trust Standpipe, alone, will be interested.
Posted by Michael | Link to this comment | 06-11-06 10:34 AM
For the most wild, yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief. Mad indeed would I be to expect it, in a case where my very senses reject their own evidence. Yet, mad am I not — and very surely do I not dream. But to-morrow I die, and to-day I would unburthen my soul. My immediate purpose is to place before the world, plainly, succinctly, and without comment, a series of mere household events. In their consequences, these events have terrified — have tortured — have destroyed me. Yet I will not attempt to expound them. To me, they have presented little but Horror — to many they will seem less terrible than barroques. Hereafter, perhaps, some intellect may be found which will reduce my phantasm to the common-place — some intellect more calm, more logical, and far less excitable than my own, which will perceive, in the circumstances I detail with awe, nothing more than an ordinary succession of very natural causes and effects.
Posted by the black cat returns | Link to this comment | 06-11-06 10:39 AM
I saw A Prairie Home Companion, yesterday. I trust Standpipe, alone, will be interested.
Was it good? Was there Guy Noir?
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 06-11-06 10:53 AM
It was very good, I thought. Perhaps most interesting is that Garrison Keillor was terrific on screen, even though he did not, in fact, play Garrison Keillor, but perhaps, more accurately, a particular eidos of GK. Guy Noir was present, in the flesh, as VP of security.
Posted by Michael | Link to this comment | 06-11-06 11:00 AM
Did Meryl Streep do one of those interesting accents she's so famous for doing?
Posted by M/tch M/lls | Link to this comment | 06-11-06 11:05 AM
Now he’s on top of everything: he sings with the other performers in his light baritone
Unquestionably the worst part of each show is the part in which Keillor sings.
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 06-11-06 11:06 AM
This is cute.
Posted by Matt Weiner | Link to this comment | 06-11-06 11:09 AM
M][tch, she did a midwestern accent, of course. I think your question is alluding to common knowledge I don't possess, though, because I know next to nothing about MS.
Ben, you are existentially wrong.
Posted by Michael | Link to this comment | 06-11-06 11:14 AM
Wolfson!!!
Posted by Anonymous | Link to this comment | 06-12-06 2:01 PM
The worst part of each show is the part in which Keillor ___.
Nonetheless, I find myself kind of interested in the film. This frightens me.
Posted by bitchphd | Link to this comment | 06-12-06 2:03 PM
What's the story with 11?
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 06-12-06 2:12 PM
I thought maybe 11 was the same anonymous commenter who on the other thread is taking exception to Bitch, Ph. D.'s equation of sex with "implied rape".
Posted by The Modesto Kid | Link to this comment | 06-12-06 2:15 PM
All heterosexual sex is rape. There's nothing "implied" about it.
Posted by bitchphd | Link to this comment | 06-12-06 2:27 PM
Damn. I knew I was doing it wrong.
Posted by LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 06-12-06 2:29 PM