Two things that should never go together....

[msfledermaus]

Nyquil and "The Comical Tragedy of Punch and Judy" by Christopher Reilly and Darron Laessig.

"What is that heavy thing you lugging be?"
"It be a "gallows", Mr. Punch."
""Gallows!" Such a pretty thing it is!"
"You won't think it so pretty come soon."
"What is happening soon that make gallows not the pretty thing it is?"
"Your ugly self hanging from it."
"Why?"
"Why what, Mr. Punch?"
"Why soil pretty gallows with ugly me?"
"Mr Punch, you are to be hanged to death for the murders of neighbor, baby, mayor, beadle, wife, doctor, three of the four constables that apprehened you and misuse resulting in dog and horse being dented in head..."

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There's nothing like the true classics to cheer up a congested night. Rootle-de-tootle-de-toot!

Comments

[buscemi.livejournal.com]

There was this brilliantly strange book by Mok Hossfeld called Dona Juana. Mok made a lot of references to Punch, as he does in his comics. I don't know if that book's in print anymore, however. You might want to ask the folks at shattered wig:

http://www.normals.com

They're a little slow about answering email, but you never know...

I notice they have Dona Juana, Chapter 1, which is a comic book. That is definitely worth getting. Chapter 2 is a big disappointment.

[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, cool....

the only reference I know...

[soundscapemn.livejournal.com]

of to Punch and Judy is a song by the band Marillion. However..maybe I am mistaken, but I either heard about that reference on the radio recently or in 1 of the Harry Potter books (*trying to remember but sounding confused*).

Anyway..hope you feel better in the morning..Nyquil is supposed to do that ;)..atleast that and "losing yourself in an old classic" ;) :)

Kyle

Re: the only reference I know...

[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

Punch is a very old puppet play...very sick, very tragic, and comedic:)