A nice cup of rabies - oddly specific advice

January 8th, 2009
Thursday, 06:27 PM

The Recently Deflowered Girl by Hyancinthe Phyppe, illustrated by Edward Gorey. A collection of manners advice for, well, a recently-deflowered girl.

Somehow one suspects that "Hyacinthe" is one of Mr. Gorey's many pseudonymous names.

◉eslington: Ada Lovelace
Friday, 12:45 AM
January 9th, 2009 Reply to this / Thread
I shall be sure to watch for such good manners at future deflowerings.
You may enjoy this.
◉krinndnz: Quantum Physics (comedy)
Friday, 01:12 AM
January 9th, 2009 Reply to this / Thread
- You just cannot trust Method actors.
- Has a few moments that illustrate humor hints well. "Marimba player" is funnier than "musician." Moustaches are funny. Missing information can be funny. Bad things happening to other people are the bedrock of funny.
- One certainly suspects that Ms. Phyppe is perpetrating a polite fiction, yes.

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