List Four

July 7, 2016 1:04 PM

List Four of the Harvard Sentences (previously)

Performed on DecTalk, PSK125 and supermarket drone. Best played sparingly, if ever.

posted by scruss (3 comments total) 3 users marked this as a favorite

I will play this slightly more than sparingly.
posted by not_on_display at 11:22 PM on August 2, 2016 [1 favorite]


I used a bit of this in this month's MeFi podcast!
posted by cortex at 5:18 PM on August 4, 2016


Yay, creative uses of the Harvard sentences! I feel like these could also be used as dialogue in a spy movie.

EXT. PARK -- DAY

The man in grey is sitting on a park bench reading a newspaper. The man in black sits down next to him, pulls an apple out of his briefcase, and begins to shine an apple with a pristine white handkerchief.

MAN IN BLACK
This is a grand season for hikes on the road.

MAN IN GREY
Clothes and lodging are free to new men.

MAN IN BLACK
The girl at the booth sold fifty bonds.

MAN IN GREY
A chink in the wall allowed a draft to blow.

MAN IN BLACK
It snowed, rained, and hailed the same morning.

MAN IN GREY
On the islands the sea breeze is soft and mild.

MAN IN BLACK
Men think and plan and sometimes act.

MAN IN GREY
A ripe plum is fit for a king's palate.

The man in black places his apple on the bench, stands, and straightens his tie.

MAN IN BLACK
The stale smell of old beer lingers.

The man in black leisurely walks away, continuing down the path and swinging his briefcase slightly as the man in grey picks up the apple and takes a bite.

posted by duffell at 6:43 AM on August 5, 2016


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