Monday, August 22, 2011

What Fresh Hell is This?

Today is Dorothy Parker's birthday. In her honor, I plan to do no housework, knock back some vicodan and recite my favorite Parker ode:

Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,
a medley of extemporanea;
and love is a thing that can never go wrong.
And I am Marie of Romania.

This is not Miss Parker. It is a glorious cycle of something or the other.
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8 comments:

  1. jasonAugust 22, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    Sadly, I can not think of Dorothy Parker without lamenting the first boy who broke my heart.
    ahem

    Long story....but somehow I think she'd appreciate it.

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  2. mrpeeneeAugust 22, 2011 at 9:42 PM

    Sweetie, I'm sorry to hear that, but yes, it does seem appropriate.

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  3. designing wallyAugust 22, 2011 at 10:10 PM

    Sheer Poetry!!!

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  4. ThombeauAugust 22, 2011 at 11:49 PM

    Oddly enough, I did a Parker post and had no idea it was her birthday!

    That is my favorite poem of hers, too. You and I have so much in common! Well, that, anyway.

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  5. The MistressAugust 23, 2011 at 5:41 AM

    Mistress MJ's fave Dorothy Parker poem...

    I like to have a martini,
    Two at the very most.
    After three I'm under the table,
    after four I'm under my host.

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  6. normadesmondAugust 23, 2011 at 6:38 AM

    oh my god....you're not marie?

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  7. DianeAugust 24, 2011 at 8:47 AM

    Razors pain you. Rivers are damp. Acid stains you. Drugs cause cramp.
    Guns aren't lawful. Nooses give.
    Gas smells awful. You might as well live.

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  8. Miss JaneyAugust 26, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    Men seldom make passes
    At girls who wear glasses.

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