The implicit burden of discourse

Do not look overhead for a true 
pipe. That is a pipe dream. Be 
warned that those who profess 
such a doctrine are themselves 
practising the deceit they con-

demn so much. Contradiction 
usually only exists between two 
statements, occasionally within
the one. Here there is clearly one
with no contradictions. How to 

banish resemblance? Any higher 
pipe lacks coordinates despite a 
certain attention to forms & cere-
monies; & even about this ambi-
guity, I am ambiguous. Give to a 

woman the knowledge of the forms 
& its implicit burden. The polished 
surface will then throw back the 
arrow. Thus the spirit of politeness 
exists in some form in all countries. 

Sources: 
This Is Not a Pipe, by Michel Foucault
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette (1860), by Florence Hartley

The porterhouse diaspora

Spread out amongst an 
eclectic mix of heritage & 
modern buildings in the 
heart of Sydney's CBD is
a 21st-century smoke joint, 
considered to be the latest 
& greatest missiology text. 
Color, sound, taste, & di-
versity — but why can I see 
only the ingredients? It may

be the year of the dragon; but
all that stands out is a post-
modern pastiche of punk 
rock, glam rock, & a number
of cultural artifacts from its 
own immediate past. It's a
poor manifestation of an ad-
diction to the Gothic & pop
culture. Calling it out is the
only thing we're doing right.

salad dweller

When it comes to debt ac-
cumulation, the young 
lotus leaf, a new release 
of the original 1913 edit-
ion, is ideal for industry 
professionals & insurance 
lawyers. It has served as 
personal physician to Duke 

Albert I of Saxony, & has a
single metal wheel mounted 
on painted wood. Nearby, we 
also have today a number 
of helpful YouTube videos 
crafted from my best recipes.

stress balloon

 

100 Titles From Tom Beckett: #92

To Be is Irregular

Come the 21st Century; & so
many new pronouns have
entered the language that
some verbs can't work out
how to service them all. Stress
rises to the surface. Conditions
commence. The symptoms 
that are displayed will often 
depend on how tense they 
are. Past participles present 
with a shaking that resembles 
palsy, past simple with an ir-
regular pulse. As infinitive, has
been known to split. Only the
present participle seems able 
to remain immune, there on 
its platform, legs crossed, eyes 
closed, palms open to the sky. 
Sitting quite still. Simply being. 

wednesday false news trip

BidenMyTime said he would leave office if he can't pass cognitive test · a deadly contagion known as Disease X is emerging · the number of voters registering without a photo ID is skyrocketing in 3 key swing states: Arizona, Texas, & Pennsylvania, evidence that migrants who entered the country illegally are registering to vote · Israel said that the deaths of seven aid workers from World Central Kitchen in the Gaza Strip were caused by a roadside bomb planted by Hamas · Washington state passed a bill that will incentivize people to report hate speech & bias on a 24/7 hotline with a cash reward · a Fargo, North Dakota, man was arrested for clearing snow with a flamethrower · former US president DoNuts T.®ump faces criminal charges for taking out a loan & paying it back.

Meanwhile, in the Ozarks

Metal brackets, 18 carat 
white gold men's wedding 
ring, no glitch. Advanced 

technology, the image 
printed directly onto can-
vas, rounded & beveled, 

art deco style. Any euphem-
ism for describing queer 
people. A real all rounder.

geographies: Wartook

 

wednesday newstrip

Marjorie Taylor Greene claims New York City's recent earthquake was God telling America to 'repent' · Fox host vexed by BidenMyTime’s good job numbers finds a solution – give the credit to T.®ump · McDonald's to buy back 225 franchised outlets in Israel after it was criticized for giving away thousands of free meals to Israeli soldiers · Robert F. Kennedy Jr. retracts false statement that no J6 rioters carried weapons · Italian island giving away its goats after numbers overwhelm human population · army of ladybugs deployed in Darwin to combat exotic papaya mealybug infestation · former president DoNuts T.®ump has privately said he could end Russia’s war in Ukraine by pressuring Ukraine to give up some territory.

wednesday newstrip

DoNuts T.®ump believed Nepal was part of India — & he thought it was pronounced 'nipple' · US firm AT&T says data of 73 million customers leaked on ‘dark web’ · India bans Australian Broadcasting Corporation broadcasts on Sikh separatist killing · ex-T.®ump adviser says former president 'hasn’t got the brains' for dictatorship · 2022 video shows California police fatally shooting teenager who was reported kidnapped · Truth Social shares go into freefall after investors learn how much money it really makes · Botswana offers to send 20,000 elephants to Germany · Helldivers 2 players finally liberate Malevelon Creek, aka 'Robot Vietnam'.

geographies: Cohuna

 

wednesday newstrip

At least 12 Palestinians drown trying to retrieve 'useless' aid parcels dropped into sea · family group charged with stealing $16,000 worth of groceries from an Auckland supermarket, walking out with six trolleys full of goods · a viral video is claiming to show the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse from a large explosion; the video actually shows an explosion on Kerch bridge between Crimea & Russia in 2022 · also in New Zealand, Gisborne's rainbow crossing has been restored after a protest group linked with Destiny Church covered it over in white paint in protest of a drag event · Moscow has vowed to build two entire new armies before the end of the year amid fears President Putain is planning an eventual strike against Europe · Prince Harry named in $30m sex abuse lawsuit against Sean 'Diddy' Combs.

Today the post-
woman brought
me the macaw
I'd ordered

off the internet.
Caveat emptor —
I got sent a
Scottish crow.