Monthly Archives: July 2008

Does This Count?

Posted on Saturday: July 26, 2008 by Michael Hendry

Michael Gilleland, Laudator Temporis Acti, collects examples of asyndetic, privative adjectives. Here is a possible bilingual example from the Younger Pliny (Epistulae 2.3.8), writing of those who can’t be bothered to go see the orator Isaeus: Aphilókalon inlitteratum iners ac … Continue reading →

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General Tso’s Chicken

Posted on Friday: July 25, 2008 by Michael Hendry

At least that’s what some of the other generals say.

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Quantum Mutati ab Illis

Posted on Tuesday: July 22, 2008 by Michael Hendry

“Where is he from?” Bracoletti answered without hesitation, lowering his voice, and with a gesture indicating the most complete disenchantment: “He is a Greek from Athens.” My interest sank like water absorbed by sand. When one has traveled in the … Continue reading →

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Missing the Obvious Pun

Posted on Tuesday: July 15, 2008 by Michael Hendry

I wish I’d known about Barney Greenglass the Sturgeon King when I worked for six months just a few blocks away: very tasty. But if I were in the lox business I would call myself the Sturgeon General.

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A Vegan in 1911

Posted on Sunday: July 13, 2008 by Michael Hendry

The scene: There are no trees in the “Luft Bad.” It boasts a collection of plain, wooden cells, a bath shelter, two swings and two odd clubs — one, presumably the lost property of Hercules or the German army, and … Continue reading →

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Pedantic Joke/Riddle

Posted on Saturday: July 12, 2008 by Michael Hendry

What are the two (2) ingredients in a Hirtius salad, and why do I call it that? If it helps (it probably won’t) I just had one with a can of kippered herring and some crackers.

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