12 Jun 2008

Don Marquis - Archy & Mehitabel Illustration by George Herriman. i was talking to a moththe other eveninghe was trying to break intoan electric light bulband fry himself on the wires why do you fellowspull this stunt i asked himbecause it is the conventionalthing for moths or whyif that had been an uncoveredcandle instead of an electriclight bulb you wouldnow be a small unsightly cinderhave you no sense (CONTINUE…)

Don Marquis - Archy & Mehitabel

Illustration by George Herriman.

i was talking to a moth
the other evening
he was trying to break into
an electric light bulb
and fry himself on the wires

why do you fellows
pull this stunt i asked him
because it is the conventional
thing for moths or why
if that had been an uncovered
candle instead of an electric
light bulb you would
now be a small unsightly cinder
have you no sense

(CONTINUE…)