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Word of the Day

Recherché (adj., ray-share-SHAY)

Uncommon, rare, or obscure, like this word. Have you ever heard of it? If you have, please contact the Guinness Book of Records to document the first time this word has been used in a sentence.

Gif of the Day

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Link of the Day

Things minus things

Buckle up, kids. It's time for a triple feature that's been long a'comin'.

We start with the long-running Garfield minus Garfield, where the creator eliminates Garfield from the comic strips, leaving only Jon Arbuckle. Says the creator, "It is a journey deep into the mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness and depression in a quiet American suburb." See for yourself:

There's also A Few Silent Men, where all the dialogue in A Few Good Men is removed, leaving only the nonverbal moments—which actually carries the mood well:

Finally, there's this beautiful but sad comment from C.S. Lewis about the effect of losing a friend on others:

Lamb says somewhere that if, of three friends (A, B, and C), A should die, then B loses not only A but “A’s part in C,” while C loses not only A but “A’s part in B.” In each of my friends there is something that only some other friend can fully bring out. By myself I am not large enough to call the whole man into activity; I want other lights than my own to show all his facets. Now that Charles is dead, I shall never again see Ronald’s reaction to a specifically Caroline joke. Far from having more of Ronald, having him “to myself” now that Charles is away, I have less of Ronald. Hence true Friendship is the least jealous of loves. Two friends delight to be joined by a third, and three by a fourth, if only the newcomer is qualified to become a real friend. They can then say, as the blessed souls say in Dante, “Here comes one who will augment our loves.” For in this love “to divide is not to take away.” Of course the scarcity of kindred souls – not to mention practical considerations about the size of rooms and the audibility of voices – set limits to the enlargement of the circle; but within those limits we possess each friend not less but more as the number of those with whom we share him increases.

Miss you, Dad.

TagsSubtractionGarfieldMoviesA Few Good MenFriendsC.S. LewisDialogueMultiplication