Tiny Tasks
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| [[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. | [[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. | ||
| - | In 1971, Jonathon Trenchwheat brought out a series of illustrated pamphlets by the same name. Geared towards [[Lads and Lassies of the Skillet]], they were a flop. Too practical to be funny, except despite themselves, they still weren't. Recent collectors have remarked, however, that in their "well-meaning homiletical style, they achieve kind of wholesome utilitarian kindness; they ''are'' funny, and great for suggesting ways to alleviate boredom." ''Strutter, 1975''* | + | In 1971, Jonathon 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 finding "the perfect homeless man and turn him into a source of profit." | + | Each Tiny Task pamphlet included a small chore which might in turn generate a hilarious encounter or episode. ''Task 13'' suggested finding "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]].) | 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]].) | ||
Revision as of 23:54, 18 Nov 2004
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, Jonathon 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 finding "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.)
