Category Archives: language

The Word Fuck

March 25, 2012 – 7:21 pm

This tone poem is attributed to the great linguist George Carlin. Perhaps one of the most interesting words in the English language today, is the word FUCK. Out of all of the English words which begin with the letter F, FUCK is the only word referred to as the “F” word, it’s the one magical […]

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White Tornado

March 14, 2012 – 9:55 am

White people think racist jokes are funny. They laugh about kinky hair and the color of people skin without ever looking in the mirror. If caucasians checked their DNA, they would be surprised to discover more than a little tar in their shed. Yesterday a white friend living in Saudi Arabia sent this email; Black […]

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LOVE Charles Bukowski

November 18, 2011 – 6:12 am
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How to Swear in Thailand

July 12, 2011 – 8:12 pm

Like most farangs I had a hard time learning Thai and only those Thais close to me can decipher what I’m trying to say with a Bostonian accent. Conversely most of what is said to me is too fast for my ears to catch the meaning, but one day I was arguing with a woman […]

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Fort Greene Haiku Times Two

July 7, 2011 – 3:27 pm

The crackle of Rip Van Winkle thunder then a strobe of flash lightning. White rain blurring the buildings. Rumble overhead. Storm passing eastward. The foto is the view from my window. That is not a haiku And neither are the first two Haikus consist of two or more separate images. I think I achieved that. […]

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