January 2012
Mirabile Dictu
ingridrichter:
Marvellous (or very strange) to relate.
A Dictionary of Cliches by Eric Partridge, 1940.
Original Titles of Famous Books
ingridrichter:
First Impressions = Pride and Prejudice
Mag’s Diversions = David Copperfield
Alice’s Adventures Underground = Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
All’s Well That Ends Well = War and Peace
The Sea-Cook = Treasure Island
The Chronic Argonauts = The Time Machine
Tenderness = Lady Chatterley’s Lover
Twilight = The Sound and the Fury
Something That Happened = Of...
A List of Don'ts for Women on Bicycles circa 1895... →
nevver:
Don’t be a fright.
Don’t faint on the road.
Don’t wear a man’s cap.
Don’t wear tight garters.
Don’t forget your toolbag
Don’t attempt a “century.”
Don’t coast. It is dangerous.
Don’t boast of your long rides.
Don’t criticize people’s “legs.”
Don’t wear loud hued leggings.
Don’t cultivate a “bicycle face.”
Don’t refuse assistance up a hill.
Don’t wear clothes that don’t fit.
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December 2011
