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EdgardLemaire: "Because he was my friend, because he was so lovable, because he suffered much, I want to try to tell the story of a boy who, in two months, became a man. My hero is Georges Cucurou, the son of a shoe-maker of Toulouse. I happened to see him..."
Gelett Burgess - War the Creator
TrueChilled9691: There is work that is work and there is play that is play there is play that is work and work that is play. And in only one of these lie happiness.,Gelett Burgess,happiness,
JohnMcDonald15: Gelett Burgess (1866-1951)
He has a very modest place in the history of literature, but as an enthusiast of west coast and San Francisco culture, it is a pleasure to post him.
He co-founded "The Lark" in 1895 which only lasted until 1897, but is interesting as part of the...
bachbeethoven: Jan 30
odt 1969 – The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London.
b. 1866 – Gelett Burgess, American author, poet, and critic (d. 1951)
b. 1935 – Richard Brautigan, American novelist, poet, and short story writer (d. 1984)
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poetry4kids: I never saw a purple cow, but read a poem about one once, written by this guy right here, Gelett Burgess. Today's his birthday, a perfect time to learn more about him and read some of his silliest poems.
mrfowlerboy: If in the last few years you haven't discarded a major opinion or acquired a new one, check your pulse. You may be dead. -Gelett Burgess
MikeMayakAuthor: A little silliness from Gelett Burgess, born January 30, 1866:
PrriyaRaj: The Goops they lick their fingers
And the Goops they lick their knives
They spill their broth on the tablecloth
Oh, they lead disgusting lives!
The Goops they talk while eating
And loud and fast they chew
And that is why I'm glad that I
Am not a Goop-are you?
~Gelett Burgess
Verdurez: Quote of the Day
To appreciate nonsense requires a serious interest in life.
Gelett Burgess
Discuss here:
bufocalvin: Happy bookish birthdays, 30 January, to: Michael Dorris (The Broken Cord), Richard Brautigan (Trout Fishing in America), Gelett Burgess (the Goops series), Walter Savage Landor (Imaginary Conversations)...
ARTSalamode: Born 1/30: artist Bernardo Bellotto, writers Richard Brautigan, Shirley Hazzard, Gelett Burgess, jazz musicians Buddy Montgomery, Edward "Tubby" Hayes, Ralph LaLama, musicians Phil Collins, Marty Balin, Andy Anderson, Jody Watley.
ARTSalamode: "Imagination is like a lofty building reared to meet the sky; whereas fancy is a balloon that soars at the wind's will."
Gelett Burgess
takenereasy0: I swear, I've always had this idea to write a joke dictionary of words that don't exist but should. Then I found this...
Another guy with the Burgess last name already did it 110 years ago. Gelett Burgess. From 1914. It's tongue-in-cheek humor from a century ago...not hilarious
RadioTaskForce: TIL that Gelett Burgess coined the word 'blurb'. Read more in the Library of Congress' latest blog post:
HakolaJo: Journey of a Bookseller: The Master of Mysteries by Gelett Burgess
EdgardLemaire: "Now, Sadie, I knew, was temperamental. Sadie was sensitive. But surely there wasn’t quite enough in that dull musical comedy, that afternoon, to make anyone weep. But, as I had noticed Sadie dabbing at her eyes with her handkerchief, off and on through the..."
- Gelett Burgess
goldenclassics: 9 new books we recommend this week - The Bharat Express News: THE MASTER OF MYSTERIES. Gelett Burgess. In the early 1900s, Burgess wrote a series of stories about Astro the Seer – a Sherlock Holmes knock-off in ...
sarahw: My latest Crime column is now online, and reviews new books by Christoffer Carlsson (the first great crime novel of 2023), Tracy Clark, & Olivia Blacke, as well as an entertaining vintage story collection by Gelett Burgess.
elkautama: "My Feet" by Gelett Burgess
My feet, they haul me Round the House,
They Hoist me up the Stairs;
I only have to Steer them and
They Ride me Everywheres.
elkautama: "My Feet" by Gelett Burgess
My feet, they haul me Round the House,
They Hoist me up the Stairs;
I only have to Steer them and
They Ride me Everywheres.
StrandMag: Looking for a new mystery to add to your holiday wish list? Look no further than our latest book review of Gelett Burgess’s The Master of Mysteries. Check it out on our blog!
Webwight: Well this is a fun thread!
I like Ogden Nash, WS Gilbert, Edward Lear, and Gelett Burgess's second poem:
"Yes, I wrote 'The Purple Cow.'
I'm sorry now I wrote it.
But I can tell you anyhow
I'll kill you if you quote it."
wayword: Digging around
ReflectPoems: The Floorless Room
I Wish that my Room had a Floor!
I don't so Much Care for a Door,
But this Crawling Around
Without Touching the Ground
Is Getting to be Quite a Bore!
Gelett Burgess
AuthorsGuild: Did you know that the "blurb" was invented by author Frank Gelett Burgess and intended to mock "the exaggerated language of literary hype?"
TheSacredFlame: Thursday, 3 November 2022
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"If in the last few years you haven't discarded a major opinion or acquired a new one, check your pulse. You may be dead."
~Gelett Burgess, aka Frank Gelett Burgess ( 1866 – 1951) was an artist, art critic, poet, author and humorist.
GirlShawnArt: Gelett Burgess
The Purple Cow, Gelett Burgess (1866-1951)
I never saw a Purple Cow, I never hope to see one; But I can tell you, anyhow, I'd rather see than be one.
motivazer: Our bodies are apt to be our autobiographies. - Frank Gelett Burgess
SamSkoronski: Why was Gelett Burgess so dead set against seeing a purple cow anyway?
Razziiy: The Purple Cow
(Gelett Burgess)
I never saw a Purple Cow,
I never hope to see one,
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I'd rather see than be one!
WestCoastAroma: There is work that is work and there is play that is play; there is play that is work and work that is play. And in only one of these lies happiness. Gelett Burgess
MacCocktail: "If in the last few years you haven't discarded a major opinion or acquired a new one, check your pulse. You may be dead."
― Gelett Burgess (died this day, September 17, 1951)
circuitmouse: I never saw a purple mermaid,
I never hope to see one.
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I'd rather see than be one!
With apologies to Gelett Burgess
BT4u2c: Thinking a smile all the time will keep your face youthful.
- Gelett Burgess
QuiteUninterest: The word “blurb” was first appeared in a 1907 promotional dust jacket by humorist Frank Gelett Burgess in 1907. The jacket was for Burgess's book "Are You a Bromide?" (Translation: Are you a bore?).
"YES, this is a 'BLURB'!" cries "Miss Belinda Blurb in the act of blurbing."
motivazer: Imagination is like a lofty building reared to meet the sky - fancy is a balloon that soars at the wind's will - Frank Gelett Burgess
Ministerofblog1: "If in the last few years you haven't DISCARDED a major opinion or acquired a new one, CHECK YOUR PULSE, you may be dead."
Frank Gelett Burgess (1866-1951)
TheSacredFlame: Friday, 15 July 2022
Message to ALL Democrats resistant to reform of government.
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"If in the last few years you haven't discarded a major opinion or acquired a new one, check your pulse. You may be dead."
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~Gelett Burgess /
RuOK_Now: In November 1924, humorist Gelett Burgess re-wrote his famous light verse, “The Purple Cow,” in a cruciverbal vein:
aphorismsgalore: Gelett Burgess: Men like to pursue an elusive woman like a cake of wet soap -- even men who hate baths.
GeorgeW78246413: In 1907, US-writer Gelett Burgess coined the neologism 'blurb' for promotional text on a book jacket: he did it as a joke, as he was a humorist, but his popularity and that of the magazine he wrote for kept the word alive...
cristweets: I never saw a Purple Cow,
I never hope to see one;
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I’d rather see than be one.
-- poem by Gelett Burgess, inventor of 'blurb'
edwereddie: Death kindly stops for Emily Dickinson (May 15, 1886) •
American humorist Gelett Burgess coins the term “blurb” for promotional book jacket copy (May 15, 1906)
zarandillo: Georges Braque, 1908, photograph published in Gelett Burgess, The Wild Men of Paris, Architectural Record, May 1910
trashwithab: Comic by American humorist Frank Gelett Burgess c. 1897 demonstrating the Jungian archetypal idea best known coloqiually as "Women Be Shopping"
GaryLoper: Thinking a smile all the time will keep your face youthful ~ Frank Gelett Burgess
printmag: “Enfant Terrible!” (1898) was a one-off surrealistic humor publication, a collaboration between Oliver Herford and Gelett Burgess—two stars of Gilded Age media.
Read and see more on PRINT!
GylesB1: Word origins: BLURB - invented in 1907 by American humorist Gelett Burgess to promote his book, "Are You a Bromide?" The back cover featured a photograph of a ‘Miss Belinda Blurb’ with her hand to her mouth ‘in the act of blurbing’ the merits of the book.
cchazmo222: If, in the past few years, you haven't discarded a major opinion, or acquired a new one, check you pulse. You may be dead." - Gelett Burgess
BenJaneFitness: The word Blurb was invented by author Gelett Burgess who invented Miss Belinda Blurb who was shown on the back cover to be blurbing.
snide_w: With profound apologies to Gelett Burgess:
I've never seen a purple frog,
I never hope to see one.
But I can tell you, all agog:
I'd rather see than be one.
SadGalahad: I wonder how many purple cow tweets there would be if Gelett Burgess had a twitter account.
GarySoup: I never saw a gay DeSantis Someday I hope to see one
So to every praying mantis:
Pray that there will be one!
(Apologies to Gelett Burgess, fin de siècle resident of my Russian Hill neighborhood)
GaynordC: Gelett Burgess-“If in the last few years you haven't discarded a major opinion or acquired a new one, check your pulse. You may be dead.”
mjbawati: Gelett Burgess — ‘If in the last few years you haven’t discarded a major opinion or acquired a new one, check your pulse. You may be dead.’
schizopharmaci1: Gelett Burgess — ‘If in the last few years you haven’t discarded a major opinion or acquired a new one, check your pulse. You may be dead.’
MD_Macduff: I never saw a Purple Cow,
I never hope to see one;
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I’d rather see than be one.
Frank Gelett Burgess
Ah, yes, I wrote the "Purple Cow"—
I'm Sorry, now, I wrote it;
But I can tell you Anyhow
I'll Kill you if you Quote it!
Imagen:
guessuwantsummo: “Our bodies are apt to be our autobiographies.”
— Frank Gelett Burgess
Booktree_Ng: The Purple Cow! By Gelett Burgess Pdf
ComeAsYouAreMin: The Purple Cow
I never saw a Purple Cow,
I never hope to see one,
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I'd rather see than be one!
Gelett Burgess
PrriyaRaj: The Purple Cow
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I never saw a purple cow,
I never hope to see one;
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I'd rather see than be one!
~ Gelett Burgess
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PrriyaRaj: The meanest trick I ever knew
Was one I know you never do.
I saw a Goop once try to do it,
And there was nothing funny to it.
He pulled a chair from under me
As I was sitting down; but he
Was sent to bed, and rightly, too.
It was a horrid thing to do!
~ Gelett Burgess
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Book_Addict: Happy birthday to writer and poet Gelett Burgess (January 30, 1866), author of the Goops children’s book series et al.
JohnMcDonald15: Gelett Burgess (1866-1951)
He was a part of the "Bay Window Bohemia" literary and artistic "renaissance" in San Francisco in the 1890's and a few years beyond.
Burgess wrote the famous and silly "Purple Cow" nonsense poem. He edited and wrote for "The Lark" in San Francisco,
HaplogroupNews: 36 years since the Challenger explosion.
50 years since Bloody Sunday.
156 years since Gelett Burgess was born.
361 years since Oliver Cromwell was posthumously hung and decapitated.
Remember to put your ancestors in historical context.
BorisDralyuk: Happy birthday to Walter Savage Landor (1775-1864) and Gelett Burgess (1866-1951), virtuosos of the rhymed quatrain, each in his own way.
DaveCBeck: If in the last few years you haven't discarded a major opinion or acquired a new one, check your pulse. You may be dead.
— Gelett Burgess
skydog811: 'Purple Cow' by Gelett Burgess - Berfrois
berfrois: "Confession: and a Portrait Too, Upon a Background that I Rue" by Gelett Burgess
berfrois: "I never saw a Purple Cow,
I never hope to see one"
berfrois: “The Purple Cow: Reflections on a Mythic Beast Who’s Quite Remarkable, at Least” by Gelett Burgess
JeopardyTweeter: Category: Purple Prose & Poetry ($400)
Gelett Burgess wrote, "I never saw" this, "I never hope to see one; but I can tell you, anyhow I'd rather see than be one"
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WhatYouToo: If in the last few years you haven't discarded a major opinion or acquired a new one... check your pulse... You may be dead... ~ Gelett Burgess
cjp_still: The next thing to notice is the frieze with their names interspersed with the greats. These guys were egotists, remember? So you have satirist Gelett Burgess next to Nietzsche. Have you heard of Nietzsche? Of course! Have you heard of Burgess? Didn't think so!
LinktoEXPERT: If in the last few years you haven't discarded a major opinion or acquired a new one, check your pulse. You may be dead ~ Gelett Burgess
ThreeStepsOver: Books with Ciphers 54 – Gelett Burgess – Astro: Master of Mysteries
dan_yogafit: “Frank Gelett Burgess put it, “‘Our bodies are apt to be our autobiographies.’
“Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges” - Amy Cuddy
CatzillaSue: "If in the last few years you haven't discarded a major opinion or acquired a new one, check your pulse.
You may be dead." -- Gelett Burgess
BeineckeLibrary: The Most Peculiar History of the Chewing Gum Man
A handmade book by the American artist and humorist, Gelett Burgess.
motivazing: Our bodies are apt to be our autobiographies. - Frank Gelett Burgess
ddoniolvalcroze: The Lark Almanack, 1899, by Gelett Burgess.
RachelDWelton: Just learned that "blurb" was coined by Gelett Burgess (who wrote the "I never saw a purple cow" poem) for the cover of his 1907 book ARE YOU A BROMIDE?,
and I'm pitching EVERY book this way until the end of time; I cannot be stopped.
Livelove0000: Burgess, Gelett. "Where is Bohemia?" collected in The Romance of the Commonplace. San Francisco: Ayloh, 1902. pp. 127–28
FurtherOr: There's reason to believe that one of the iconoclast was Gelett Burgess. Burgess was the man who wrote the famous "I never saw a purple cow" poem ("The Purple Cow: Reflections on a Mythic Beast Who's Quite Remarkable, at Least").
It seems that Burgess was a man of parts:
hibahshabkhez: I never saw a Purple Cow,
I never hope to see one;
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I'd rather see than be one.
--Gelett Burgess, "Purple Cow," 1895
GaryLoper: Thinking a smile all the time will keep your face youthful ~ Frank Gelett Burgess
ReviewSquidward: Ah, yes, I wrote the "Purple Cow,"
I'm Sorry, now, I wrote it;
But I can tell you, Anyhow
I'll Kill you if you Quote it!
— Gelett Burgess, Confession: and a Portrait Too, Upon a Background that I Rue.
BeineckeLibrary: The Most Peculiar History of the Chewing Gum Man
A handmade book by the American artist and humorist, Gelett Burgess.
unaspalabritas: blurb /blɜː(r)b/: (n.) a short promotional notice accompanying a piece of creative work; the word was coined in 1907 by American humorist Gelett Burgess and appeared on a dust jacket of his book “Are You a Bromide?”; (v.t.) to describe or praise in a blurb
NatCentAusChLit: Humorist Gelett Burgess in 1906 defined the book blurb as “a flamboyant advertisement” or “an inspired testimonial.Fascinating article on book blurbs - do they help sell the book? Do we read them? I do, do you?
archaeodad: Whilst we finalise our new releases, we thought we would take a look back.
every post is a chance to learn so we want to offer you good folks a fact about 1907.
The word “blurb” was invented in 1907 by humorist Gelett Burgess.
this is ‘the beginning’
montclairulib: ... like a purple cow, I'd rather see than be one ... (with thanks to Gelett Burgess)
Greebohobbes: Georges Braque, 1908, photograph published in Gelett Burgess, The Wild Men of Paris, Architectural Record, May 1910
Braque was a major 20th-century French painter, collagist, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor.
KavanWingo1: Two O'Clock Courage -. Two O'Clock Courage is a 1945 film noir directed by Anthony Mann and written by Robert E. Kent, based on novel written by Gelett Burgess. The drama features Tom Conway and Ann Rutherford.[1] It is a remake of Two in the Dark (1936).
kolterjahn: My favorite poem!
I never saw a Purple Cow,
I never hope to see one,
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I'd rather see than be one!
-Gelett Burgess,1895
KirkusReviews: A brief history of the literary blurb, from Gelett Burgess to Gary Shteyngart to Jeanette Winterson:
nicratwoman: “There is work that is work and there is play that is play; there is play that is work and work that is play. And in only one of these lies happiness.”
Gelett Burgess
quantick: I never saw a Purple Cow
I never hope to see one
But I can tell you anyhow
I'd rather see than be one!
- Gelett Burgess, "The Purple Cow"
pothidotcom: 'The word “blurb” was coined in 1907 by the comic writer Gelett Burgess but they have been around a long time.'-All about blurbs...
ArtsJournalNews: Book Blurbs Have, In Fact, Existed For Centuries:
“The word ‘blurb’ was coined in 1907 by the comic writer Gelett Burgess but they have been around a long time…. In the early 14th century, Dante’s great poem was simply called the Commedia, until hi…
