Bart King's Blog, page 129
November 5, 2013
November 4, 2013
Ping-Pong Poetry
Invented in the 1880s, ping-pong quickly became so popular,
poetry books were written about the sport. For instance, this 1902 title
contains these immortal lines:
Via Google Books and Futility Closet.
poetry books were written about the sport. For instance, this 1902 title
contains these immortal lines:
Ping to me only with thine eyes,
And I will pong with mine.
We twain may win the Challenge cup,
If ping with pong combine.
The craze, that in my soul doth rise,
Is doubtless keen in thine.
I’ll take the role of pinger up,
If thou’lt be pongstress mine!
Via Google Books and Futility Closet.
November 3, 2013
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October 31, 2013
This is my sister.
She teaches middle school maleficiently!
October 30, 2013
There's no fun anymore in the New Zealand Parliament
In the New Zealand Parliament, debates can be fiery. The keep things polite, members
are banned from using certain insults and phrases. The Kiwis’ banned language
includes:
Retardate worm
Energy of a tired snail returning home from a funeral
Fungus farmer
Blowfly-minded
Quasi-parsonical
Kind of animal that gnaws holes
His brains could revolve inside a peanut shell for a
thousand years without touching the sides
Frustrated warlord
Yet interestingly, this phrase is allowed: Scuttles for his
political funk hole”! (Via, photo via.)
October 26, 2013
Tag! (I'm it.)
Back in the day, I spraypainted massive murals that awed
onlookers and infuriated the authorities.
I employed my graffiti skills again this afternoon, throwing
up this Halloween masterwork in less than an hour!
