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File:Little Red Corvidae.jpg|link=Little Red Corvidae|"'''[[Little Red Corvidae]]'''" is a song by American ornithologist and recording artist Prince. | |||
File:Lacuna Beret.jpg|link=Lacuna Beret|'''''[[Lacuna Beret]]''''' is a 2008 American comedy-thriller film about a serial haberdasher who rigs hats that cause his victims memory loss based on the number of hits received by a website that features a live streaming video of children in sweatshops producing hats. Millions of people log on, hastening the victims' ignorance of child labor conditions around the world. | |||
File:Spencerwocky.jpg|link=Spencerwocky|"Beware the Fart Spray gag my son<br>The mist of stink that causes sniffs<br>Beware the glowing phone and shun<br>The Frumious Spencer Gifts." —"'''[[Spencerwocky]]'''" | |||
File:People who wear glass slippers shouldn't kick their partner while dancing.jpg|link=People who wear glass slippers|"'''[[People who wear glass slippers|People who wear glass slippers shouldn't kick their partner while dancing]]'''" is a marketing slogan of the Gnomon Chronicles Royal Academy of Dance and Allegory. | File:People who wear glass slippers shouldn't kick their partner while dancing.jpg|link=People who wear glass slippers|"'''[[People who wear glass slippers|People who wear glass slippers shouldn't kick their partner while dancing]]'''" is a marketing slogan of the Gnomon Chronicles Royal Academy of Dance and Allegory. | ||
File:Cite Baudrillard or Die.jpg|link=Cite Baudrillard or Die|'''''[[Cite Baudrillard or Die]]''''' is the debut album by American crossover thrash philosophy group Shatterproof Doom Rest, released in August of [REDACTED]. | |||
File:The_City_on_the_Edge_of_Raspberries.jpg|link=The City on the Edge of Raspberries|Earliest known screenshot of "'''[[The City on the Edge of Raspberries]]'''", one of the so-called "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series ''Star Trek''. | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* ''[[Cite Baudrillard or Die]]'' | |||
* [[Ely Raspberries]] | * [[Ely Raspberries]] | ||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | * [[Gnomon algorithm]] | ||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | * [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | ||
* [[People who wear glass slippers | * ''[[Lacuna Beret]]'' | ||
* [[Little Red Corvidae]] | |||
* [[People who wear glass slippers]] | |||
* [[Spencerwocky]] | |||
* [[The City on the Edge of Raspberries]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [ Post] @ Twitter (15 July 2021) | * [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1415650619268927490 Post] @ Twitter (15 July 2021) | ||
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Apparel (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Apparel (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Berets (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Lewis Carroll (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Fashion (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Fashion (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Hats (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Lewis Carroll (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Lewis Carroll (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Prince (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Prince (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Raspberries (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Raspberries (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Red (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Red (nonfiction)]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:26, 16 January 2022
The Hunting of the Raspberry Beret (An Agony in 8 Fittings) is a nonsense poem by English writer [REDACTED].
The poem borrows the setting, some creatures, and eight portmanteau words from [REDACTED]'s earlier poem "Rubberwookie" in his children's novel "[REDACTED]" (1871).
Narrative
The narrative follows a crew of ten shoppers hunting the Raspberry Beret, which may turn out to be a highly expensive Boojum.
The only crewmember to find the Raspberry Beret quietly vanishes, leading the narrator to explain that the crew member was a known shoplifter and was probably arrested, but who knows?
In the News
"Little Red Corvidae" is a song by American ornithologist and recording artist Prince.
Lacuna Beret is a 2008 American comedy-thriller film about a serial haberdasher who rigs hats that cause his victims memory loss based on the number of hits received by a website that features a live streaming video of children in sweatshops producing hats. Millions of people log on, hastening the victims' ignorance of child labor conditions around the world.
"Beware the Fart Spray gag my son
The mist of stink that causes sniffs
Beware the glowing phone and shun
The Frumious Spencer Gifts." —"Spencerwocky"
"People who wear glass slippers shouldn't kick their partner while dancing" is a marketing slogan of the Gnomon Chronicles Royal Academy of Dance and Allegory.
![Cite Baudrillard or Die is the debut album by American crossover thrash philosophy group Shatterproof Doom Rest, released in August of [REDACTED].](/w/images/thumb/7/75/Cite_Baudrillard_or_Die.jpg/95px-Cite_Baudrillard_or_Die.jpg)
Cite Baudrillard or Die is the debut album by American crossover thrash philosophy group Shatterproof Doom Rest, released in August of [REDACTED].
Earliest known screenshot of "The City on the Edge of Raspberries", one of the so-called "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek.
Fiction cross-reference
- Cite Baudrillard or Die
- Ely Raspberries
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- Lacuna Beret
- Little Red Corvidae
- People who wear glass slippers
- Spencerwocky
- The City on the Edge of Raspberries
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Post @ Twitter (15 July 2021)