Loading ...A much-maligned character of Greek mythology, a harpy (who is half predatory bird, half woman) was flying cautiously along the precipice of a cliff, wistfully gazing at the yew forests which grew at the foot of the sheer granite. Her once-remarkable sensory powers were dulled by countless millennia. In her prime, she could clearly visualize [...]
Light Bulbs
A manufacturer of electric light bulbs was talking to the owner of a theater. “I’d like to supply you with bulbs for your marquee,” the manufacturer said, “and it won’t cost you a penny. It will enable me to realize a lifelong ambition.” “If I accept the free bulbs,” the curious theater manager asked, “will [...]
The Thinker
(4 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5)One day a planet is discovered out Antares way whose sole inhabitant is an enormous humanoid, three miles high and made of granite. At first it is mistaken for an immense statue left by some vanished race of giants, for it squats motionless on a yellow plain, exhibiting no outward sign of life. It has [...]