Brevity by Dan Thompson for August 06, 2012

“Hi, my name’s Shorthand, Gregg Shorthand.”

Do you want to meet long …um no, better let that one go….

Come on, Ms. Cromulent, (if that is your real name.)..Dude’s waiting for a high five. What? Ya gonna leave him hangin’? I see how you are….Jeeze, at least tickle his nose….kids….

Sure! We worked together on “The Adams Family”.

Hey — he used to live near me … that white house with the tall palm trees…. ….. in fact, his mother led the protest against finger sandwiches in the school cafeteria.

He was pretty handy with a hammer and nails, but not academic… always had to count on his fingers.

And kinda rough…. got into a couple of fist fights.

So I thought he’d grow up to be a ranch hand, like his Dad, or maybe a handyman like his Uncle Pinky.

But look at him now — wearing a suit that fits him like a glove.

He could be her Personal Digital Assistant.

It is the helper of hamburgers.

“We met briefly yesterday at the palmreaders. I had no idea he had a hand job”

Well….it must be some kind of “job” to put that hair on your palm!

“I wouldn’t count on him, Boss. Just the other day I saw him on the corner looking for a handout.”

The boss has four fingers and a thumb.

That’s why he’s the boss. (Hit submit too soon on the last comment.)

“No, I was trained on more modern technology, like the Dictaphone. I have some cylinders in my purse.”

He’s one of those touchy feely guys.

That word (cromulent) was invented on a Simpsons episode as a humorous neologism.

Secretary or ballerina? Is she en pointe?

I saw that in Planet 51.

He has been with this office for four figures and a thumb.

http://instantrimshot.com/classic/?sound=rimshot

Back after a rerun week.

Thank you Bubujin — and Mystery Cat too…I love the “sound of one hand clapping” line — wish I’d thought of THAT.

I DID tastefully refrain from posting about running into him at the free clinic…

but as no one else said it either…I’ll just let you guys figure out why he was there for yourselves.:c)

only in a “biblical” sense…