RosaliePreistley to Melbourne · 2 years agoDaily Thread: Tuesday's (not) dead 20/06/23message-squaremessage-square582fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down13
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minus-squareThornburywitchlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoYou would enjoy The Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce I think. One definition that has stuck with me - Pianoforte: a parlour instrument of torture. It is operated by depressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the audience.
minus-squareuseless_modern_god@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoThat’s a fun little toilet book.
minus-squareMeanElevatorlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoFound it on the Gutenberg Project. Gotta love free old shit!! :)
minus-squareThornburywitchlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoCheck out ‘clarinet’ while you’re there … I get the impression that Mr Bierce was not fond of music.
minus-squareMeanElevatorlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoOr maybe not fond of music being played poorly…either way, he’s not wrong.
You would enjoy The Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce I think. One definition that has stuck with me - Pianoforte: a parlour instrument of torture. It is operated by depressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the audience.
That’s a fun little toilet book.
Found it on the Gutenberg Project. Gotta love free old shit!! :)
Check out ‘clarinet’ while you’re there … I get the impression that Mr Bierce was not fond of music.
Or maybe not fond of music being played poorly…either way, he’s not wrong.