like twist and shout but screamier

2003.05.09
Quote of the Moment
When in danger, when in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.
Original Source Unknown (noted in boot messages for A/UX 1.0), though I saw a similar version attributed to Laurence J. Peter.

Link of the Moment
Situation Puzzles are kind of fun, strange sounding situations summed in a sentence, and the other players have to ask yes or no questions to suss out the story. I should figure out a way to get these into my Palm Pilot without seeing all the answers so we could have fun on trips.


Snippet of the Moment
Before I relate to you the next part, I have to tell you a little bit about the Pantheon. It has the world's largest domed ceiling. A domed ceiling might be a big deal in the world of architecture, but in the world of whispering it is definitely lousy.
Steve Martin, "Yes, in My Own Backyard".
From his book "Pure Drivel", a slim volume of small, often absurdist essays. It also had a great line of his I saw first published in The New Yorker:
Embarking I saw a woman standing aft, her back to me, looking very much like a doric column would if it were leaning against a rail.

News Item of the Moment
[At first] the lead male got a stone and started bashing the hell out of it. Another thing they were interested in was in defecating and urinating all over the keyboard.
Researcher Mike Phillips
I don't know about you all, but I am deeply disappointed by these monkeys on typewriters. Shakespeare, hah! Just a page full of S's and then some A J L and M. It is to scoff! If flung poop is beautiful, only than do they have a chance of making a masterpiece.