A Flea in the Fur of the Beast

“Death, fire, and burglary make all men equals.” —Dickens

Tag: sentence of the day

Sentence of the Day, Irony Division

by evanmcmurry

“To tell you the truth, a lot of conservatives see Fox News as being somewhat skewed on certain issues,” said Patrick Brown, who runs Internet marketing for The Western Center for Journalism.

Sentence of the Day

by evanmcmurry

Sentence(s) of the day: “Mr. Buckley’s imperial, yet sweet and oddly touching letter reminds me of a student’s petition to get his grade raised. I thought Atlas would shrug.” –John Gregory Dunne, in response to an angry letter by William Buckley Jr., in response to the former’s negative review of the latter’s book.

Sentence of the Day

by evanmcmurry

“[Romney’s ad] also makes an unspoken contrast to Gingrich, whose commitment to marriage is measured in frequency not longevity.” –John Dickerson, in Slate.

The first time “Canseco” and “incarcerated” have appeared in the same sentence without referring to each other…

by evanmcmurry

Sentence(s) of the eve: “Dykstra scoffed at reports that he recently bailed on a formal agreement to fight fellow former baseball star Jose Canseco in a celebrity boxing match. He said the Pennsylvania fan who ran his Twitter feed while he was incarcerated signed the contract without his full consent and then fabricated quotes for a press release.” When that’s your EXCUSE…