On Αχαρνών…
November 29, 2007
At a café named simply: ” Smiling ” (yes, in English!?) the proprietor offered me a giant glass of beer when I told him I once lived in Montreal. It seems that, back when he was a sailor, he was aboard a ship that was iced-in at Quebec City for six months… TRAPPED! I don’t know if I believe that shuddersome story or not, but I drank the beer anyway. Amstel, I think it was? Free – but yuck.
He makes a pretty good salad there at Smiling, but the coffee is mediocre. The owner and I talked about ice & snow for a while, but I spent the whole time distracted by the idea of making a band name from the present participle of a verb. Or, in the right context, a gerund. But not The Gerunds.
A Smiling burger.
No, they don’t serve burgers.
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in the phrase “Free – but yuck” the word “but” is unnecessary.
“Free and [therefore] yack” is the precise version.
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Oh, you wordsmith!
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oh, no, I am focused on wireless connections (WCs) with WCs (water closets) via the global net technologies.
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I found you a job, then.
I mean, the Black Sea is just one big WC after all.
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Thank you so much for your kindness, but the FIBER OPTIC CABLE SYSTEM can not be considered as a wireless system, and I can not alter my principles.
As to the Black sea, you are absolutelly right, and the Mediterranean sea is just a cloaca, not to mention the Atlantic Ocean:)
Anyway, thank you!
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Speaking of the Atlantic and W.C.s…
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In Yalta (the Black sea toilet) they had excellent plans connected with global WC system, but in Fulton they divided our sewerage systems.
As I guess now, forever:(
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And forged “The Iron Storm Drain“, yes.
as a philadelphian, i disclaim everything to do with this allegedly-philadelphian gerund band.
also, i am disturbed that the burger is able to give the thumbs up despite being armless.
I thought that those were wings, being so whimsically rendered. But I see that you’re right now that I look at the pic. Too bad!
I struggle to think of a band from Phila that one could actually be proud of…
Except for FOD!