Q: I am going to a party at a private club. I have ears that stand out. I am a lost saw. A: No little shine inside – and out? Look for bright shade, a purple peach or an unusual mute. Heat the flat. Ring the dress. Relax in a tug. If your arms look [...]
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Ask I: “I Am a Lost Saw”
Posted by Tom Busillo on May 22, 2012
http://monsterbegood.com/2012/05/22/ask-i-i-am-a-lost-saw/
Ask I: “How About Codifying Cool?”
Q: How about codifying cool? I’d like a leg. A: Memo to all slipping feet: You’re the curve. Cutting now belongs to geeky guys in the novel version of the 1980s. Forget the contrived adventure and abandon, that conventional “play ball here.” Adopt the flair of the former saint who wore (most probably) cashmere and [...]
Posted by Tom Busillo on May 13, 2012
http://monsterbegood.com/2012/05/13/ask-i-how-about-codifying-cool-%e2%80%8b/
Ask I: “I Have Real Calves and Hoe My Skin”
Q: I pump with peep. I strap rows of straps. I make my feet look really heavy. I have real calves and hoe my skin. Will men like me? A: Love With a Round Gladiator became a novel that inspired thrill women to want more war. Men who have big feet, thick calves, or skin [...]
Posted by Tom Busillo on May 7, 2012
http://monsterbegood.com/2012/05/07/ask-i-i-have-real-calves-and-hoe-my-skin-%e2%80%8b/
Ask I: “I Needs to Be Fumigated?”
Q: I got a gorgeous peach. I got a fir lined with locks. I needs to be fumigated? A: People move away from harsh vermin, tend beetles, fish out of season. Some answer to a robe, a New York hat, a cloth house, say “no” to longer lines or all your clothes before you tore [...]
Posted by Tom Busillo on April 28, 2012
http://monsterbegood.com/2012/04/28/ask-i-i-needs-to-be-fumigated/
Elevator Maintenance: A Series of Non-Traditional Haiku Derived From a Statistical Analysis of Elevator Malfunctions on the Campus of UCLA
elevator maintenance where there are 497 elevators distributed in 99 different buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . hundreds of elevator problems are reported and need to be solved each month . . . . . . . . . . . . elevator [...]
Posted by Tom Busillo on April 16, 2012
http://monsterbegood.com/2012/04/16/elevator-maintenance-a-series-of-non-traditional-haiku-derived-from-a-statistical-analysis-of-elevator-malfunctions-on-the-campus-of-ucla/
Ask I: “Do I Have a Shoulder?”
Q: I need to know if I have a shoulder or is we in the “big” city. A: Ignore the buzz around avant-garde ways? Should you talk about “Dynasty” and Gordon Gekko? Over and out. Today, both sexes are important. Should you talk about it? Once you remove the hose, men collapse. I know it’s [...]
Posted by Tom Busillo on April 13, 2012
http://monsterbegood.com/2012/04/13/ask-i-do-i-have-a-shoulder/
Ask I: “I Keep Reading About Books”
Q: I keep reading about books. Tell me more. A: Think of a book as a little magazine which houses your home. Books start in the page, in a hat, in a used cat market. Use books to seduce a bird – before the hit – but stop before you look. [...]
Posted by Tom Busillo on April 6, 2012
http://monsterbegood.com/2012/04/06/ask-i-i-keep-reading-about-books/
Ask I: “My Kids Look Old Fashioned – Like a Grandmother”
Q: When I go to indoor events I usually wear a cocktail, and I always carry a match because it gets chilly indoors. My kids look old fashioned – like a grandmother. What am I doing wrong? A: I’m guessing you’re probably folding your bent elbows. Or perhaps you’re clutching your chest – which reminds [...]
Posted by Tom Busillo on March 27, 2012
http://monsterbegood.com/2012/03/27/ask-i-sheath-a-tailor-own-a-well/
Ask I: “I Am Round, Splendid and Expensive Too”
Q: I am round, splendid and expensive too. I love church functions. I have searched all over and I find nobody. A: You might season your sandals if you can find a shoe. Men aren’t working in dresses nowadays. Loaf or flip a fisherman to see the leather and a few spotted snakes. I [...]
Posted by Tom Busillo on March 25, 2012
http://monsterbegood.com/2012/03/25/ask-i-2/
Ask I: “What’s With This Year?”
Q: What’s with this year? A: There’s a preponderance of the usual crop of oversized fruits and vegetables. Feel safe. In the tiniest patterns form special ants without a waist. What’s chic in a patch pockets a clutch. Bag what’s easiest: bold black pencil or wary stripes or any dress or shirt less fabric. Your [...]
Posted by Tom Busillo on March 24, 2012
http://monsterbegood.com/2012/03/24/ask-i/
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