My father asked me, as a child (which might go some way to explaining a couple of later-life idiosyncrasies), if I could think of a sentence that used the word "and" five times in a row. He then told me a tale about a fish and chips shop owner who was unsatisfied with a signwriter's efforts. The signwriter had not left enough space between "fish" and "and" and "and" and "chips".
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The first 'The' is also a haiku. Now that's minimalist!
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Thee!
Milton
The the the the the the the the the the
The the the the the the the the Satan!
Raymond Chandler
The.
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The end.
The Bible
In the beginning was the
Stephen King
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Call of the Wild
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Walden
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The Female Eunuch
She.
Hitler
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Heidegger
Der...
Goethe
Das.
I was going to leave a comment, but you seem to be doing fine by yourself.
ReplyDeleteAlmost felt like I was walking in on you. Sorry.
I'll close the door behind me.
No, no. Please do comment. What door? I think I've run out of possible ways to use 'the', anyway.
ReplyDeleteYou may have run out of possible uses of "The", but John Grisham seems to never run out. Contact him.
ReplyDeleteMy father asked me, as a child (which might go some way to explaining a couple of later-life idiosyncrasies), if I could think of a sentence that used the word "and" five times in a row.
ReplyDeleteHe then told me a tale about a fish and chips shop owner who was unsatisfied with a signwriter's efforts.
The signwriter had not left enough space between "fish" and "and" and "and" and "chips".
Thought I'd mention it.
I'll shut the door.
Seems rather more Dada, or after-Dada than minimalist to me.
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Mitziest literature: End the 'the'.
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Semordnilaps! Day my make they!
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