"Abbott and Costello Meet The Invisible Man"
(Hey, I was just five and that returning-to-visibility-in-the-steamy-room scene was pretty intense.
In my entire life so far, it's the only movie that ever gave me a nightmare.)
"A church is a place in which gentlemen who have never been to heaven brag about it to persons who will never get there." - H. L. Mencken
WHEN I'M GONE
by Phil Ochs
There's no place in this world where I'll belong when I'm gone
And I won't know the right from the wrong when I'm gone
You won't find me singing on this song when I'm gone
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
I won't feel the flowing of the time when I'm gone
All the pleasures of love will not be mine when I'm gone
My pen won't pour a lyric line when I'm gone
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
And I won't breath the brandy air when I'm gone
I can't even worry 'bout my cares when I'm gone
Won't be asked to do my share when I'm gone
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
I won't be running from the rain when I'm gone
I can't even suffer from the pain when I'm gone
Can't say who's afraid and who's to blame when I'm gone
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
I won't see the golden of the sun when I'm gone
All the evenings and the mornings will be one when I'm gone
Can't be singing louder than the guns when I'm gone
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
All my days wont be dances of delight when I'm gone
And the sands will be shifting from my sight when I'm gone
Can't add my name into the fight when I'm gone
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
I won't be laughing at the lies when I'm gone
And I can't question how or when or why when I'm gone
I can't live proud enough to die when I'm gone
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
There's no place in this world where I'll belong when I'm gone
And I won't know the right from the wrong when I'm gone
You won't find me singing on this song when I'm gone
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
Roses are red
And carnations white.
When used in a rhyme scheme
They always sound trite.
But hydrangeas are blue
And daffodils yellow.
If you make those rhyme,
You’re a heck of a fellow.
For years I followed the convention, which states that when making a simple declarative statement, or when one wishes to show one is taking into consideration the other person’s wishes, one should use "will."
E.g. “If you plan to be home tomorrow I will come for a visit.”
However, to demonstrate determination, or when the wishes of the other person is not being considered, one should use "shall."
E.g. “Come hell or high water, I shall be there.”
Unfortunately, using uncommon or beautiful words when writing advertising copy for radio or television -- which I did for over a decade -- can garner one much criticism for one's “archaic word choices” and “unnatural speech patterns.” To continue earning a living, I cured myself of following that convention and have all but eliminated “shall” from my vocabulary.
To compensate, I am very harsh with people who don’t observe the difference between flotsam and jetsam.
Roses are red;
Cacti are green.
If water lilies were liquid,
Are pussy willows obscene?
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah - James Baskett
You Haven't Seen the Last of Me - Cher
X-Files Theme - Mike Oldfield
Roses are red, but
Not all of their ilk.
About kitten farts, Ging,
They smell like bad milk.
...did.
Public lewdness is something you can be arrested on, because ....