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.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Cremation
CREMATION, n. The process by which the cold meats of humanity are warmed over."
2010 Update: The expedited return of ashes to ashes. A university lecture for the dead.
i know !! i know !! it's one of those university amphitheaters where a professor emeritus with shocking-white hair cuts up a cadaver and drones on about what he's doing while all the students roll their eyes towards the heavens and then applaud politely when he finally finishes and then in the middle of the night igor sneaks into the morgue in the basement and steals the abnormal brain formaldehyde jar - right?
Yup, Ariel. And robbing the worms of a wholesome meal.
TLP,you have the cone on upside-down.
Hey, Susan. You could have used that one Tuesday, too.
Mo'a, I don't know. I can't see Facebook being as much fun as this blog was, although I can see it being as fun as this blog would be if it continued much further.
And unto you, Reverend Bear. Sam McGee is a name for a cowboy poem.
Terry, that's unforgiveable. I'm sorry but I don't like Tammy.
Stay away from the steaks, then, Thom.
Precisely, Karen.
Actonbell, who will speak for the voiceless worm?
Karen, you're getting ready for Halloween a little early, aren't you?
Sauerkraut, you're thinking of fondue, I think. I wonder why we don't fondue more cadavers.
Yes, Karen, probably the pot in the gingerbread house.
Cremation, fasting things up with heat.
ReplyDeleteWhen my warranty expires, I want to be cremated. Then in my next life I'll be ice cream, right? This has something to do with a creamery?
ReplyDeleteDang, TLP beat me to it -- I was going to say it was what I put in my coffee each morning.
ReplyDeleteI believe in it, it will be done.
ReplyDeleteHmmm!!! are blogs a thing of the past? FB nations?
Sam McGee...
ReplyDeleteinspected the oven
some years back
to assure
my fathers'
request
to be a solo
traveler
on his journey
from this
earthly plane
Peace Be With You
Cremation: ...The method of cooking preferred by my sister Tammy for all of her steaks.
ReplyDeleteCREMATION, n. - Me cooking!!!!
ReplyDeletei know !! i know !! it's one of those university amphitheaters where a professor emeritus with shocking-white hair cuts up a cadaver and drones on about what he's doing while all the students roll their eyes towards the heavens and then applaud politely when he finally finishes and then in the middle of the night igor sneaks into the morgue in the basement and steals the abnormal brain formaldehyde jar - right?
ReplyDeleteand blue, blue eyeballs formaldehyde jar
ReplyDeleteHansell's place to tell Gretle some bedtime stories.
ReplyDelete@IAmSauerkraut #TheGingerbraed House ?
ReplyDeleteCremation: Make me some diamonds baby,....
ReplyDeleteRabbit, rabbit.
ReplyDeleteCremation is the connecting link to claymation when man was molded from the clay of the earth.
Friday, Friday.
ReplyDeleteGood morning.
Yup, Ariel. And robbing the worms of a wholesome meal.
ReplyDeleteTLP,you have the cone on upside-down.
Hey, Susan. You could have used that one Tuesday, too.
Mo'a, I don't know. I can't see Facebook being as much fun as this blog was, although I can see it being as fun as this blog would be if it continued much further.
And unto you, Reverend Bear. Sam McGee is a name for a cowboy poem.
Terry, that's unforgiveable. I'm sorry but I don't like Tammy.
Stay away from the steaks, then, Thom.
Precisely, Karen.
Actonbell, who will speak for the voiceless worm?
Karen, you're getting ready for Halloween a little early, aren't you?
Sauerkraut, you're thinking of fondue, I think. I wonder why we don't fondue more cadavers.
Yes, Karen, probably the pot in the gingerbread house.
Nicole, it's the only way.
Nessa, that was a strangely brilliant definition.
Good morning, Karen.
Cremation of Sam McGee
ReplyDeleteby Robert W Service
Bear, I even thought of Service when I saw the name. Well done.
ReplyDeletei won't let it happen again. ;)
ReplyDeleteWaking Ambrose Thursday means it's time for...
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Fantastic Fables
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How many did Ambrose Bierce write again?
181 Original Fables.
You can't win if you don't play.
I'm going with Parasites tomorrow.
Regards