The heroine of Saki's The Schartz-Metterklume Method; it certainly seems as if she's someone I've met.... ;)
(Thanks to Staghounds for the tip!)
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The further and continuing adventures of the girl who sat in the back of your homeroom, reading and daydreaming.
About Me
- Roberta X
- Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- I'm *mindlessly* fascinating. My internal monologue is like a frog in a blender, swimming like mad to keep ahead of the blades.
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HERMES "ROCKET"5 years ago
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Ethnic food, Westphalian style4 days ago
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Cults and Music5 years ago
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Ego vadum perussi vestri prandium
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"I saw to what extent the people among whom I lived could be trusted as good neighbors and friends; that their friendship was for summer weather only; that they did not greatly propose to do right; that they were a distinct race from me by their prejudices and superstitions."
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
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--Sepulveda's Revenge
"Your lack of compassion and humanity is stunning."
--Some Canadian dude
"I think my brain just core dumped. What were we just talking about?"
--A travelling Texan
"Die quietly you ignorant hoosier."
--A Sad-Sack Moonbat
"Memetic whiplash has rarely been so much fun."
--A Really Kewl Guy
"I liked the variety of content you have shred with the readers..."
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11 comments:
I quite enjoyed that.
Jim
Lady Carlotta reminds me of Miss Amanda Peabody.
I spent a lot of time reading HH Munro when I was in my early teens. "The Pond" and "The Toys of peace" are always my favorites.
Saki gave us a window into the petty self absorption of the victorian/edwardian upper classes that has stood the test of time and is revisiting itself upon us even now.
"Tobermory", "The Lumber Room" and "The Open Window" are some of my favoritest short stories ever. The first is about a cat who learns to talk and threatens to spill everyone's dirty little secrets -- and being a cat, he's quite immune to pleas for mercy. Brilliant stuff.
I enjoyed Saki's stories quite a bit when I was growing up, but I have to admit my favorite was "Sredni Vashtar".
Why is Lady Carlotta reminding me of Katherine Hepburn?
Very good! I was completely unfamiliar with this author, but I thought it was a great story. Thank you.
Free Saki @ Gutenberg.
I didn't know they had Saki in a can.
He was waiting for hours, Tam -- it was that darned Prince Albert; he takes the newspaper in with him.
You need to put a "rimshot" icon in the comment form.
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