Comments | oleolson: literate fun/irritability

oleolson

literate fun/irritability

Feb 11, 2006 20:15

Puns: Today I heard an excerpt or an actual Beowulf translation on "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me": "Grendel's lunches were rather plain-ish/So for breakfast he feasted on Danish." Oh, puns of fun ( Read more... )

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pegeen February 12 2006, 07:30:19 UTC

these are precisely the reasons why you are my best friend.

oleolson February 14 2006, 23:46:52 UTC

It's good to know someone else has the same pretentious opinions concerning literature.

pegeen February 16 2006, 05:45:15 UTC

at least we don't reference james joyce in common conversation. i know it's not my place to criticize my own people, but seriously: fuck that bitch.

maegdaeien February 13 2006, 01:36:41 UTC

i wonder why novels written by or about women focus only on finding a man or problems with the mother.

pegeen February 13 2006, 14:21:27 UTC

one time, i was trying to describe an amy tan book i had to read for class:

"well, it's about this chinese woman, and she's dealing with immigrant mother issues and cultural disparity."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

oleolson February 14 2006, 23:47:31 UTC

What can I say? I guess Freud was right after all.

pegeen February 16 2006, 05:45:47 UTC

womanhater!

jwicks28 February 14 2006, 15:49:27 UTC

I love your background! Super fun and cute... just like you!

oleolson February 14 2006, 23:49:33 UTC

They're recyled wool mittens made by a hopelessly expensive company in Lelanau.

pegeen February 16 2006, 05:46:15 UTC

i've gotten so many compliments on your weird little flowers. i love them and have pinned them to my knit brown hippie sweater.

oleolson February 16 2006, 17:23:39 UTC

Well, I guess if the teaching thing doesn't work out I can always support myself with bizarre knitted doo-dads.