An odorous treatise
“Oh there he is, the great I am, I am”, said Stinking Pete.
“What?”, I said, as I made my way to my stool in Ron’s.
“Mr Academia. The pedalogical inkhorn.”
“Eh?”
“Mr Pen and Paper. The promulgated bluestocking.”
“What the fuck are you on about?”
“You know fine well. Coming in here with your airs and graces nowadays. Thinking you’re so great because you’re a highbrow, bookish, tragedian, dramaturge.”
“Stinking Pete”, I said, “I really don’t know what you mean. I am the same person I always was. You think because I’ve written a book I’m somehow changed in some fundamental way? Do you think so little of me that being a ‘published author’ would make me forget where I came from and who I am? That the fact my domain has spread from Ron’s bar to Hodges & Figgis means that I consider myself even more better than you than I did in the first place? Shame on you, Stinking Pete.”
“Book? What book? I just noticed you got 4 clues in yesterday’s Crossaire and just happened to leave it lying on the bar for people to see you big fucking show-off.”
February 21st, 2008 at 9:48 am
Were the clues going across or down – the down ones are usually harder as they fall off the end of the page.
February 21st, 2008 at 10:00 am
I’m having a clue right now…
February 21st, 2008 at 10:03 am
money and fame don’t make you forget who you are or where you came from. they just help other people forget those awkward facts
February 21st, 2008 at 10:11 am
With words like he’s useing Stinking Pete should write a book, and this Blog!
February 21st, 2008 at 10:28 am
I don’t know Sid.. one down can be quite thrilling…phnaaaaaaarrrrrrrr
February 21st, 2008 at 10:29 am
pedalogical?
February 21st, 2008 at 10:43 am
I think he meant pedagogical.
February 21st, 2008 at 10:54 am
As the man said, I am still standing in the same kinda shoes, only much better quality.
February 21st, 2008 at 11:07 am
Oh. I thought you meant pedological (although what the study of soil would have to do with anything escapes me)
February 21st, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Hmm, I suggest you paragogically speaking?
February 21st, 2008 at 1:14 pm
any direction to the post twenty made on the “curse count”?
February 21st, 2008 at 1:26 pm
I went on Amazon yesterday seeking to buy a witty and humourous book.
I have ordered one by Miles Kington.
February 21st, 2008 at 1:40 pm
I take it you have seen page 5 in the Irish Daily Mail “Foul-mouthed blogger lands major book deal”…
February 21st, 2008 at 1:41 pm
nah; I remember he wrote a funny thing with curse word -count; can’t remember what year; don’t mind what month…
February 21st, 2008 at 2:15 pm
I hope this book shit doesn’t go to your head and change you into an opinionated asshole.
Hold on………………
February 21st, 2008 at 2:20 pm
I think I need a good dictionary…
February 21st, 2008 at 2:50 pm
itchybollix: http://twentymajor.net/2007/08/21/swear-count/
There is a search bar at the top, yeah?
February 21st, 2008 at 3:42 pm
i have gotten 13 so far today…
Finding it hard to get beyond about a third of the way..
February 21st, 2008 at 3:46 pm
tnks leaveitout..long week.
February 21st, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Back in kevin street college I once did both crosswords in the Irish Times in twenty five minutes.
In the middle of a maths lecture, no less…
And I passed that year.
February 21st, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Yeah, well when I was in 6th class I did both of them in 16 minutes just moments after being temporarily blinded by a passing condor who also did a poo down my throat which paralysed my fingers so I had to hold the pencil (which was simply a charred piece of wood) in my mouth.
February 21st, 2008 at 4:06 pm
You sure it wasnt the Sun??
February 21st, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Triple X, less one for this man-sheep back, with Dublin taxi slang?
Can anyone help me with this???
February 21st, 2008 at 4:11 pm
How many letters?
February 21st, 2008 at 4:13 pm
oh yeah sorry,
6,5
February 21st, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Twenty is obviously the answer to the first part…
February 21st, 2008 at 4:15 pm
and, darling Sam, would the second word happen to be a military rank
February 21st, 2008 at 4:15 pm
heh
February 21st, 2008 at 4:17 pm
XXX is thirty, less one X is XX, which is twenty surely…
February 21st, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Could be an opening for your work on the secondary school curriculum when your man sharkey gets the boot TM??
February 21st, 2008 at 4:20 pm
sorry heh, was meant to represent asnort of laughter(agreement)
February 21st, 2008 at 4:23 pm
SAm…To continue another strand…now that heh was rhetorical..
February 21st, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Rhetoric
The art or study of using language effectively and persuasively.
February 21st, 2008 at 4:30 pm
‘heh’ is just an accepted term on this site, as I understand it, for a small laugh of agreement..
February 22nd, 2008 at 9:30 am
I look forward to using heh in the future in a comment. Thanks for the tip.