December 2008
9 posts
“Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.”
– According to Wikipedia, this is a grammatically correct sentence used as an example of how homonyms and homophones can be used to create complicated constructs.
Literally, it means “Bison from Buffalo, New York, who are intimidated by other bison in their community, also happen to intimidate other...
“Being a nerd, which is to say going too far and caring too much about a subject,...”
– Sarah Vowell
Yarn Harlot: What is happening in Canada →
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HOW TO WRITE A MEMOIR/PERSONAL COLLECTION OF...
Found on Goodreads by RandomAnthony… So you want to be a successful memoirist/personal essayist? Follow these ten steps and wait for the book deals to roll into your mailbox! 1. Write about your upbringing in ways that make it sound charming in its quirkiness (e.g. the Vowell/Klosterman strategy), charming in its weirdness (the Sedaris strategy) or terrifying (the Burroughs strategy)....
“I never laugh until I’ve had my coffee.”
– Clark Gable (via scout)