Tiny Tasks
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| - | The little things we do to make [[Mad Work]] accessible. | + | [[Category:Glossary]][[Category:Extant Works]] |
| + | The little things we do to make [[Mad Work]] accessible -- it is also what characters in the [[Lil' AA]] call the very same. | ||
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| + | In 1971, [[Jonathan Trenchwheat]] brought out a series of illustrated pamphlets by the same name. Geared towards [[Lads and Lassies of the Skillet]], they were a flop. Considered too practical to be funny, except despite themselves, they were dismissed out of hand by contemporary readers. Recent collectors have remarked, however, that in their "well-meaning homiletical style, they achieve a kind of wholesome utilitarian kindness; they ''are'' funny -- and great for suggesting ways to alleviate boredom." (''Strutter, 1975'') | ||
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| + | Each ''Tiny Task'' pamphlet included a small chore which might in turn generate a hilarious encounter or episode. ''Task 13'' suggested the reader find "The perfect homeless man and turn him into a source of profit." | ||
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| + | Said Trenchwheat in 1999: "Of course I was only joking. Now that homelessness is illegal the joke has become obsolete. (''Viper'' magazine interview with [[Dewey Rose]].) | ||
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The little things we do to make Mad Work accessible -- it is also what characters in the Lil' AA call the very same.
In 1971, Jonathan Trenchwheat brought out a series of illustrated pamphlets by the same name. Geared towards Lads and Lassies of the Skillet, they were a flop. Considered too practical to be funny, except despite themselves, they were dismissed out of hand by contemporary readers. Recent collectors have remarked, however, that in their "well-meaning homiletical style, they achieve a kind of wholesome utilitarian kindness; they are funny -- and great for suggesting ways to alleviate boredom." (Strutter, 1975)
Each Tiny Task pamphlet included a small chore which might in turn generate a hilarious encounter or episode. Task 13 suggested the reader find "The perfect homeless man and turn him into a source of profit."
Said Trenchwheat in 1999: "Of course I was only joking. Now that homelessness is illegal the joke has become obsolete. (Viper magazine interview with Dewey Rose.)
