Utterance Beginning with a Line from Annie Hall

“You’re what my grandmother would call a real Jew. I mean, you’re not Jewish. It’s just, she has Alzheimer’s.”


Greek Fragment #16

From a series of Greek fragments from the 7th century BCE.

A woman can marry me
for what’s in my accounts
so long as she acquaints herself
with what’s in my tunic, as well.


Theology vs. Pornography: A Subtle Distinction

Theology: “The Kingdom of God is inside you.”

Pornography: “The Kingdom of God is all up inside you.”


The Least Pleasant Comment to Hear After Receiving a Wet Willy

“That wasn’t my finger.”


A Quote by Lichtenberg, Repurposed to Good Effect

“An ass is a mirror: If an ass peers into it, you can’t expect an ass to look out.”


A Totally Reasonable Statement Concerning Erik Satie

“Erik Satie: the Steely Dan of the Belle Époque.”


Greek Fragment #15

From a series of Greek fragments from the 7th century BCE.

The woman I love is pregnant
with that Aphron’s child.
It’s good news, in a way:
I’ve never seen a centaur before!


Three Great Fictional Museums

  • Museum of Accidental Colonoscopies
  • Museum of Greco-Roman Sleepovers
  • Museum of the Ticklish

Greek Fragment #14

From a series of Greek fragments from the 7th century BCE.

“Help, I’ve been hit”:
this is the thought of every man
at the moment of his birth.


Idea for the Ultimate Period Piece

England, 1879: a young, aristocratic woman menstruates for the first time.


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