Saturday, August 21, 2010

Week 1, Calisthenics

Chapter 3: Assumptions from Triggering Town by Hugo

My Assumptions about my town: 
  • All the dogs bark in unison. 
  • All shitzus bark in unison to Madonna songs.
  • People cover their cars in Christmas lights to see at night. 
  • The town stays dark to see the falling stars. 
  • Everyone buys unleaded gas for their diesel engines.
  • One armed stylists cut in the beauty shops. 
  • She used to be Miss America before she got fat. 
  • The barbers sing along with the dogs to "Material Girl". 
  • On November 1st, all the stores close. 
  • All the stores open on November 2nd with nothing to sell. 
  • Although thought to be named after a WWII hero, the town's namesake was a whore. 
  • All banks are connected to a taco/coffee stand. 
  • No one eats tacos or drinks coffee. 
  • Cereal hangs from trees on Easter. 
  • No one likes eggs or candy or rabbits. 
  • The mayor forbids white paper-only aquamarine or orange. 
  • The poker table runs the mayor. 
  • There is no mayor and never will be. 
  • Everyone eats egg salad on Tuesdays. 
  • No one eats on Tuesdays. 
  • The church eats every day. 

1 comment:

  1. Take a look at Hugo's own "Degrees of Gray in Phillipsburg," and then use these items above to construct the town in a draft. These are fantastic observations.

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