Sunday, December 05, 2004

ass in ascii

it's been inquired if the title of this blog is meant to signify an ass in ascii. no.

it's a statement about confined expression. i like the aesthetics of an exclamation in parens just to begin with... it's also is a mild allusion to a Piet Hein grook:



AN ODE TO MODESTY

Talking of successful rackets
modesty deserves a mention.
Exclamation marks in brackets
never fail to draw attention.





I seem to have a bad habit of creating titles requiring explanation -- the hallmark of a bad writer, but now you know.

1 comment:

  1. I am insulted by the implication. Titles that need explanation are the hallmark of a writer trapped by his own genius. GENIUS.

    ...

    With psuedonyms, however, I think you're right.

    ~Cow Lick

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