Redefining misanthropy for a fresh generation. Standard posts begin with a definition from Ambrose Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary followed by a modern adjustment. Miscellany on Wednesday and storytelling on Saturday.
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Pericardium
PERICARDIUM, n. A sack of membrane covering a multitude of sins.
2010 Update: The hammock of the heart, in which convictions, convenience and contempt also suspend.
9 comments:
the amoeba
said...
*sneaks cautiously toward the pinnacle, on the lookout for rogue Unitarians*
Since Amoeba is channeling me, I get to take the day off.
Btw, my sister no longer has her pericardium. It had a disastrous encounter with Phenphen and self-destructed. My sister was given an oxygen tank and a lovely settlement. Now she sits home in a chair counting her money and remembering the days when she used to run with her grandchildren.
We had a cat in Tasmania that died of bleeding into the pericardial sac..kind of makes me wish we could peel them off because it squished her heart until it stopped.
I gave my pericardium a do-over. I had the plumbing redone and painted the outside. It had sprung a few leaks so the got patched also while the painters were doing their thing. My grandfather always said to 'teach your pericardium well because its father's Hell.' I try. :) ..
9 comments:
*sneaks cautiously toward the pinnacle, on the lookout for rogue Unitarians*
PERICARDIUM, n. Perry's poker game.
A little known deadly illness about to become an epidemic
Pericardium, I love mine.
I very nearly love mine.
PERICARDIUM, n. I have plenty but I love 'em as well :)
Since Amoeba is channeling me, I get to take the day off.
Btw, my sister no longer has her pericardium. It had a disastrous encounter with Phenphen and self-destructed. My sister was given an oxygen tank and a lovely settlement. Now she sits home in a chair counting her money and remembering the days when she used to run with her grandchildren.
We had a cat in Tasmania that died of bleeding into the pericardial sac..kind of makes me wish we could peel them off because it squished her heart until it stopped.
I gave my pericardium a do-over. I had the plumbing redone and painted the outside. It had sprung a few leaks so the got patched also while the painters were doing their thing.
My grandfather always said to 'teach your pericardium well because its father's Hell.'
I try. :)
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Amoeba, those Unitarians can get pretty crabby when you mock their card games.
Pia, you don't say.
With all your heart, Ariel?
Of course, Logo. Hence the peri.
OK, Thom, can I admit you guys confused me today? I mean fair's fair, but still.
Quilly, that's a very sad story.
Actonbell, that was pun of the month as far as I'm concerned.
That's a sad story too, Cooper. I think I might skip the anatomical words from now on. Sorry for your loss.
Jim, good plumbing is good living.
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