Saturday 20 January 2007

What's wrong with masochism?

Beats me.

36 comments:

TimT said...

I prefer macchiatoism.

Alexis, Baron von Harlot said...

Or a macho schism.

TimT said...

I prefer hersm to hism.

Alexis, Baron von Harlot said...

And Hermes to hymnals?

TimT said...

Let's not discriminate against the Capuchinos. When in France, do as the Franciscans do.

Alexis, Baron von Harlot said...

I couldn't have espress(o)ed those sentiments better myself.

Anonymous said...

Please stop, or somebody may put 'the pun is mightier than the sword' to a literal test.

Anonymous said...

Hahahahahaaha.

Alexis, Baron von Harlot said...

Nice work, Jennifer of the Hair. You'd want to have a rapier wit for that test.

Anonymous said...

But it could be a knife idea to test the theory nonetheless. After all (and pausing to have a small coffee for effect), as the Baker's Guild announced last year, "the bun is the lowest form of wheat".

Alexis, Baron von Harlot said...

Ah, the language of flours.

TimT said...

Putting 'the pun is mightier than the sword' to a test? A cutting remark, not to put too fine a point on it.

Alexis, Baron von Harlot said...

Ha! And as they say in marine biology circles, the penguin is mightier than the swordfish.

Anonymous said...

The Amateur Swordsman's club has recently taken on a Rapier Wit Contest, involving neither wire nor picket fencing, but instead matches of wits - three strikes and you're out.

Alexis, Baron von Harlot said...

Oh, yes, an old flame of mine was into that kind of thing.

Anonymous said...

Most firey chaps are!

Alexis, Baron von Harlot said...

Touché! Or "To Che", the ode I wrote to Comrade Guevara on just this subject.

Anonymous said...

Or, toupee! (the furrier's invoice for a new hairpiece)

Anonymous said...

Or, to epee (not that I want to fence-sit in the pun vs sword debate.)

Anonymous said...

Jolly good work foiling that particular plot, WS!

Alexis, Baron von Harlot said...

I've seen drunkards take a wild stab in the dark, but not when they're sabre.

TimT said...

To epee or not epee: that is the question.

TimT said...

Come to think of it, 'Epee' would be quite a good euphemism for virtual micturation. Talk about taking a stab in the dark!

Alexis, Baron von Harlot said...

Awright, awright, that's enough. Everyone now knows you're the cleverest cleverpantses to ever stalk the world wide web, but this cannot go on; I have a terrible sense of impunding doom.

Anonymous said...

The (digital) sword of Damacles will slash us all?

Better, of course, for one to mind one's pees and queues.

Anonymous said...

Damocles I mean. Damnacleese is a chap who didn't appreciate Monty Python.

TimT said...

Anonymous Person: "Hey, Ali, give us a poem!"
Mohammed Ali: "Me Quee."

Now there was a man who knew his p's and, um, quees.

prude said...

Ha! And as they say in marine biology circles, the penguin is mightier than the swordfish.

The only worthwhile comment here.

Alexis, Baron von Harlot said...

Thank you, Prude; needless to say, I had you in mind.

Alexis, Baron von Harlot said...

Indeed, "string" suggests some kind of linear continuity, whereas this resembles the widely dispersed shrapnel of a pun grenade.

TimT said...

That depends - modern "Comment String Theory" might have something to say about all this. It derives from Einstein's Theory of Prelativity.

Alexis, Baron von Harlot said...

Better prelate than prenever.

Anonymous said...

My theory of relativity is that they are all quite nice, especially when indulging in extended public wordplay with their friends.

Alexis, Baron von Harlot said...

Aw, shucks, Wool Spaniel. You're nice too.

Anonymous said...

miss macho is my name and there 'aint nothin' wrong with that.

Anonymous said...

Ah, but Anon, in the spirit of the previous 35 comments, have you found your perfect Macho?