J. Perelman
J. Perelman
controlled degraded dreary enormous ethical industrial pack taste town
A dreary industrial town controlled by hoodlums of enormous wealth, the ethical sense of a pack of jackals and taste so degraded that it befouled everything it touched.
privilege dubious given
The dubious privilege of a freelance writer is he’s given the freedom to starve anywhere.
obligation
The main obligation is to amuse yourself.
pale-yellow oil house
A basic ingredient in the manufacture of perfume, the attar-a heavy, pale-yellow oil stored in small metal drums-had been put up as collateral by Bulgaria, in lieu of gold, at the Moscow Narodny Bank, a Communist finance house for East-West trade.
maturity squash tomatoes
Tomatoes and squash never fail to reach maturity. You can spray them with acid, beat them with sticks and burn them; they love it.
opposites two ponies
Only the scenario writers are exempt. These are tied between the tails of two spirited Caucasian ponies, which are then driven off in opposite directions. This custom is called a conference.
comparable forehead greed lit man pair pig roughly tiny visible
Under a forehead roughly comparable to that of Javanese and Piltdown man are visible a pair of tiny pig eyes, lit up alternately by greed and concupiscence.
learning
Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century.
I'd horsewhip you if I had a horse.