It is well known to all, or at least me, that a trumpeter can, through the cunning employ of a mute, create sounds reminiscent of the human voice. (One can also merely speak through the mouthpiece, somehow—but that doesn't concern me.) Less widely known is that a person, for example, Tim Buckley, can cause his voice to be reminiscent of a muted trumpet, and even, if one's imagination is hyperactive, a muted trumpet being played in such a way as to resemble a human voice (saying "marmalade", no less). This can be heard on the track "Jungle Fire" from Starsailor, and is worth keeping in mind when reading "How to Talk: Some Simple Ways".
The curious resemblance of my toothpaste just now to licorice is of less obvious utility, and possibly the result of mind control.
The curious resemblance of my toothpaste just now to licorice is of less obvious utility
I disagree.
Posted by: Michael | July 25, 2005 at 05:41 PM
Is that the fennel-flavored toothpaste? I love that stuff.
Posted by: bitchphd | July 25, 2005 at 07:44 PM
That's the odd thing—it's standard, no-flavor-specified toothpaste. Perhaps an interaction with what I had eaten immediately before brushing my teeth.
Is there really fennel-flavored toothpaste? For reals?
Posted by: ben wolfson | July 25, 2005 at 07:53 PM
Tom's of Maine!
I remember using the fennel stuff for years when I was but a wee bairn and would not tolerate (you will find this ironic, no doubt, given my incomprehension of your refusal to consume mint-flavored gum) mint toothpaste.
Posted by: tammy | July 25, 2005 at 08:34 PM