Month: August 2006

“It was a dark and stormy night….”

We all know that line, most likely from Snoopy’s writing efforts, as the ultimate in bad melodrama. It is the opening of Paul Clifford, an 1830 novel by Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron of Knebworth.

Every year, the English Department of San Jose State University gives out the “Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest”, for intentionally bad writing.

My friend (author of The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana, among other works) has posted a defense of the Baron, taking the position that the man is unfairly maligned. It is well worth reading, especially if you only know of Bulwer-Lytton from the infamous quote. Go forth and do so.

Apparently, China has ordered a halt on the rural tradition of strippers at funerals.

I’ll give you a moment, to read over that again. Go ahead. I’ll wait here.

Strippers were commonly used to draw mourners to the funerals — and, the more people who came to a funeral, the more the dead person was honored.

Man, that’s how I’m going out! You’re all my witnesses!

Can’t see it working in rural areas here, though….

“Man, Cletus was a first-class Asshole……but did you see the tits on that one?!?”

Another year, another Icon.

I’ve replaced the old “Erasmus” icon from last year’s KCRF run with this new one, of me and — with the coming Festival season and the wedding that follows, it seemed appropriate.

Plus, we just look good.