okay so I'm reading some of the lists off of McSweeney's and oh goodness, they are seriously making me almost laugh out loud! I don't want to bring too much attention to myself. It's bad enough that people walk by and see me staring at my monitor with a huge grin on my face. I wish I was half as creative as some of the people who have posted such lists...ah well.
yay for a three-day weekend coming up!
Here are a few that made me laugh/smile.
"Words never used in the titles of remotely good films."
by Patrick Cassels
Heat
Final
Ninja
Son of ...
Universe
Dino-
Ice
Force
Troll
... : The Movie
and another,
"Mundane Dreams"
by Jessy Randall and Daniel M. Shapiro
I am in math class. I have done my homework.
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I am at work, wearing my clothes.
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I registered for a college class and today is the final exam. I am well prepared.
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No one is chasing me.
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I'm standing perfectly still. I don't feel like I'm falling.
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A guy comes up to me in an alley, smiles and says hello, and keeps walking.
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I'm underwater for a long, long time. Then I surface, take a deep breath, and go underwater again.
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I drive my car really fast and get to Cleveland that much sooner.
2 comments:
The part I like about the second list is that it's easy to think of your own--just reverse the expected outcome. It's like when the good songwriters manage to reverse the order of some known cliche and make an apropos sentiment. One I'm thinking of, from Travis's "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?":
I can't sleep tonight,
Everybody saying everything's alright.
Still I can't close my eyes,
I'm seeing a tunnel at the end of all these lights.
It's not earthshaking, but it makes perfect sense.
I put that album on my itunes the other day, forgot about it for a little bit.
How are you doing? I'm sad that you and Cassie will be leaving soon...
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