Sikaote's picture Sikaote Submitted by Guest on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 13:25

Giovanni Martini wrote:

Too much trouble to boil water by yourself? Heck, even McD's (open round the clock some venues) regular coffee knocks Starbucks into the crapper. I know, I know: the oldest writer's gambit in the world is inventing an imaginary problem only you can solve. But, REALLY, son...

Heck, even McD's (open round the clock some venues)

Not sure if McDonald's wqualifies as a cafe, but their coffee counter is called McCafe.

Crazy

Sikaote's picture Sikaote Submitted by Guest on Sat, 09/05/2020 - 14:50

Giovanni Martini wrote:
Sikaote wrote:

We can help you navigate the complex maze of choosing the right cover.

Baseball cap or fedora. Which is the right cover for my lifestyle?

Crazy

In some areas, a ski mask is considered de rigeur for young gentlemen out on the town.

I think, that is...someone I know thinks...pantyhose is the best choice for 'earning' extra income.

Dirol

Sikaote's picture Sikaote Submitted by Guest on Wed, 09/02/2020 - 17:59

Giovanni Martini wrote:

Really? I thought "fapio" was just an Italian word for a particulary uplifting piece of porn. You know, the mundane English "fap." As in, "My roomie Dominic kicked the pudding out of me when he found his girlfriend's selfies in my fapio folder."

NOW I find out it means something different in Chinee. Gee. I guess I better apologize to about 50 taxi drivers. I like TOTALLY misunderstood their offer of a "fapio."

Oh well. It just goes to show you that Beijing is more incredibly diverse and culturally richer than a Huff-Po staffer's X-stasy-fueled imagination.

Welcome to the future Giovani. Things aren't so good right now. Stay in 2019 as long as you can.

Crazy

Sikaote's picture Sikaote Submitted by Guest on Wed, 09/02/2020 - 04:10

Giovanni Martini wrote:

Yous talkin' about da Capo? As in the Capo di tutti Capi? Awwww, Mister, he ain't gonna like that. He ain't gonna like that at all. People who talks about hisself. Youse best take a powder. Quick like.

Hey, what do you like, the leg or the wing, Henry? Or ya still go for the old hearts and lungs?

Mosking

Sikaote's picture Sikaote Submitted by Guest on Fri, 08/28/2020 - 17:48

Giovanni Martini wrote:
Dapittock wrote:

I'm familiar with Georges Perec's Oulipo novel "La Disparition," which didn't use the letter E, but I've never heard that Aleister Crowley claimed to have done the same. Curious where that's recorded...

Giovanni Martini wrote:

"Hoper Select was already well-liked for its quality pour-over coffee, but its hole-in-the-wall, to-go-only..." (unquote)

The hyphen-to-word ration here is 1 to 3. (7 hyphens; 21 words.) That has GOT to be a record. Aleister Crowley claimed to have writter a book--in English-- without using the letter "e." Think you could do one with only hyphenated-words? "It was a dark-and-stormy mid-night. Of-a-sudden, a crashing-shot rang-out in the Carthusian-abbey..." It's harder than it looks, but you're making strides in that direction.

It might've been in his Autohagiography. It could also be he said Oulipo did it and my memory stumbled.

Look at mister not-having-to-have-their-comments-moderated.

Secret