Pseudonymous Bosch's Blog, page 15
March 30, 2012
Timeless classic.
Agent KL sends in her time card:
0:3 Put on White gloves so midnight sun thinks I'm one of them (just in case)
0:7 Shove book into backpack
0:11 Cover my face with my winter scarf
0:30 Tell bus driver I have to go to the washroom and runs out of bus
0:42 Hides behind a dirty trash can (it's too dirty for midnight sun members so they will never look there)
0:56 Shreds the whole book apart
1:02 Find dirty garbage and covers up the book
1:43 ScoldsRead More...
silly word
The Wordnik Word of the Day for March 30, 2012 is
flumadiddle
http://www.wordnik.com/words/flumadiddle
(noun) Silly or delusive nonsense; balderdash; flummery.
(noun) A dish composed of saltpork, potatoes, and molasses, eaten by the fishermen of Cape Cod.
'Flumadiddle' may be a blend of 'flummery,' nonsense or a sort of jelly made of flour or meal, plus 'diddle,' to cheat or waste time.
Example:
"Mona can fix her table, and I'll come over before the lunRead More...
March 26, 2012
The smell of flowers ...
Some flowers smell better than others. Read about the corpse flower here. Blooming for a short time only!
When it blooms it smells like rotting meat.
There is also video of this giant flower blooming. Watch it.
March 22, 2012
smelly word
The Wordnik Word of the Day for March 22, 2012 is
empyreumatic
http://www.wordnik.com/words/empyreum...
(adj) Pertaining to or having the taste or smell of slightly burned animal or vegetable substances.
This word comes from the Greek 'empyros,' fiery.
Example:
"As soon as this began to thicken, Neb carefully removed it with a wooden spatula; this accelerated the evaporation, and at the same time prevented it from contracting an empyreumatic flavor."
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March 20, 2012
Installment Two: THE EDGE OF FINALIA
Those of you who read the first part have spoken, and here it is, part two of THE EDGE OF FINALIA. Again, I'm a little scandalized that we have let a HAWK into our midst, but I will admit ... I find the story gripping.
And now BEARS? I'm scared, but I can't stop reading.
Click on the bear to read chapters 4 - 7.
-Quiche
March 16, 2012
who was that masked ... book?
Just a few ... weeks, er, late for Mardi Gras! The series are still hiding out.
Thanks Agent GJ.
March 13, 2012
New Fantasy Novel: The Edge of Finalia
PB here, temporarily surfacing because my erstwhile assistant Quiche is refusing to do his job. (That good-for-nothing rabbit!)You see, we are publishing here on this website, for the very first time ever, a fabulous new fantasy novel called The Edge of Finalia. Quiche agrees it's a good story but he won't have anything to do with it. Why? The author's name. Delores Hawk. I keep telliRead More...
March 12, 2012
scientifically proven to be tasty
Agent N@ send us this note and image:
My favorite food is also chocolate and I found the molecular structure of chocolate which I thought you would enjoy it while eating some.
Thanks for sending this in. We can't believe that this hexagon and pentagon and sticks are SO DELICIOUS.
a word to be careful around
The Wordnik Word of the Day for March 12, 2012 is
clapperclaw
http://www.wordnik.com/words/clapperclaw
(verb) To beat, claw, and scratch; thrash; drub.
(verb) To scold; abuse with the tongue; revile.
The word 'clapperclaw' originated in the 16th century, and may have been formed by combining 'clapper,' slang for the tongue of a talkative person, and 'claw,' to tear, scratch.
Example:
"For all these same birds did so peck, clapperclaw, and maul one anoRead More...
March 10, 2012
uh oh. e-uh oh
Uh oh. A reader sends in this image, proving that you shouldn't just not read the Secret books, you should also not read the Secret e-books.
Let's turn this into kindling!
