Thanks. I was hoping you forgot me in this one....well done.

Never debate a Jesuit. You'll wind up subtly assisting the return of the House of Hapsburg. Ask macg or anybody.

I was pleased to see His Eminence at the dinner, though disappointed that he didn't give one of his signature Imus speeches, bejeez.

...I actually do have a working draft for my next submission, but now I gotta figure out how it fits into the new continuity (damn shared-world epics).

OK, so Jack is the Thing, ThyGoddess is (undeservedly) Poison Ivy.

Holding out for Nyarlathotep meself. Surely he's in a graphic novel.

Just so you know: I'm reasonably confident "You'll find out why soon enough" constitutes an enforceable contract. I trust your Fray Bash submission is forthcoming.

My lawyer is standing by (hi rundeep!)

...to keep these things on one floor.

...stay out of the cellar!

Uh-oh.

Of course there's not a plot.

...but there is a sort of internal consistency (if, y'know, you don't actually read it...).

Outstanding!

For some reason, this line:

but this evening he is our Everyman, our Christian. He is a reasonable man.

reminds me of the lines from Mark Cohn's Walking in Memphis:

Now Muriel plays piano
Every Friday at the Hollywood
And they brought me down to see her
And they asked me if I would --
Do a little number
And I sang with all my might
And she said --
"Tell me are you a Christian child?"
And I said "Ma'am I am tonight"

I’ve spent my life debating with Jesuits and learning the technique from them. Best way to learn to see both sides of the debate… and win.

A Jesuit and a Franciscan sat down to dinner, and pie was served for dessert. There were two pieces of pie, one cut smaller than the other. The Jesuit reached over and took the larger piece for himself. The Franciscan remonstrated, "St. Francis always taught us to take the meaner piece." So the Jesuit replied, "And so you have it!"

Is it normal for your lawyer to whip you?

Every few months, Mrs. Archaeopteryx and I make the drive up to Memphis to have lunch at the Rendevous, shop, and walk around Beale Street. I wish I had a nickel for every time Mrs. Arch says, "Would you quit singing that song?"

Couldn't be more wonderful!!! All of it - totally marvelous!

...with Uma Thurman came out, a buddy of mine and I attempted to steal a carboard cutout of Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy from a Taco Bell in Winfield, Alabama.

Now I'm going to have to try to find a carboard cutout of ThyGoddess.