A One-Liner a Week

I love those little bits of wordplay that stick in your head.  There are those bright gems from the Whedonverse like “Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle,” or, “That probably would have sounded more commanding if I wasn’t wearing my yummy sushi pajamas.”  Then there’s writer Christopher Moore, with barbs like (NSFW – highlight to read) “That’s a fluttery bit of butterfly wank,” or “a firey flagon of dragon toss,”  and the late, great Douglas Adams’ “The Vogon Constructor Ship hung in the sky exactly like a rock doesn’t.”   My sometimes-office-mate, poet and anthropologist Jim Funaro, will reply to my offhand “How’s it goin’?”  with the effulgent phrase “Finer than frog’s hair.”  In fact, I’m surrounded by brilliance at Cabrillo, since another sometimes-office-mate, Matt Escover, often responds “not bad for a Monday morning,” when I see him before his Thursday evening class.

I, on the other hand, have a long way to go to get to Tom Stoppard-like “toenails, on the other foot” brilliance.  At this point, I’ve decided I will endeavor to create something at least a little shiny each week.

So, for the next year, I will come up with one per week.  How about you?  Share your favorites (whether self-generated or overheard) and perhaps we can inspire each other.

Now, I have a week to come up with one…