Do you recall Starting Sparks? It was a link-up by Emily @ Ink, Inc. and Ashley @ [oddly novel title] that I participated in a few times last year. It has since closed down, but now the dynamic duo is back with a new monthly thingamajig called Footnotes! And it’s quote themed! (Click on either one of their names to go to their latest Footnotes posts.) Each month, they provide a prompt, and bloggers link up with their posts about a quote related to the prompt.
This month’s prompt: a quotation that makes you laugh.
Mr. Gilmer asked him one more question. “About your writing with your left hand, are you ambidextrous, Mr. Ewell?”
“I most positively am not, I can use one hand as good as the other. One hand as good as the other,” he added, glaring at the defense table.
–from To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
I had a grand old time reading TKAM a couple years back, and this is just one of the sections that made me laugh out loud! (Another one involved Scout building a snowman and making some comments that nowadays would be considered racist, but at the time were pretty innocent.)
Speaking of laughing, lately I’ve been inwardly chuckling at my teachers. Not that they’re all comedians (only one of them is of a consistently humorous personality), but after sitting under their tutelage for a couple of weeks, I’m starting to find humor in their various quirks. Like how one nice older lady calls everyone sweetie and has difficulty enlarging YouTube videos to full screen, or how my math and economics teacher pronounces subtraction as “substraction.”
In other mundane and unrelated news, autumn has swept in with chilly winds and drizzly skies, making hot tea even more wonderful than it usually is. So here’s some pretty fall aesthetic I’ve been staring at on Pinterest lately.
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Apparently I love foxes. And trees. And books. But what else is new?
Apologies for the brevity of today’s post. Next Saturday, I’ve got something extra special coming your way–it may involve superheroes, but you didn’t hear that from me!
So what’s making YOU laugh these days? Before I hit publish, here’s one last bonus quote that makes me snicker:
The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.
–Albert Einstein
Those pics are so pretty! I love foxes, too. While I'm not always crazy about living in the northeast US, at least we get a real fall and not just a week where all the leaves turn brown and fall off the trees in a wave like in the South. 😛
I'm glad college is going well for you, and I can't wait to see that special post. Hmmm, I wonder what it could possibly be…?
Aren't they? And foxes are adorable! Yes, I am SO glad to live in a place with four distinct seasons…even if winter lasts a smidgen too long for my liking. 😉
Thank you! Stay tuned. It's going to be a fun one. 😀
Gorgeous pictures! That is a fun link up too! I … can't say I actually caught the humor in your first quote? D: But the thing about the snowman + your teachers was funny though xD Hehehee can't wait for Satuday next week. I think I know exactly what it's about?! (what am I laughing at these days? I did find Strange the Dreamer plain hilarious on occasions – but it would take a while to tell you the joke so you may have to read it yourself or wait till I can manage a review :D)
Lisa
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I loooove fall-ish pictures! Definitely link up sometime! The great thing is that even if you have another post planned, it's super easy to add in a quote in order to join in. (Or in my case, it provides an opportunity to ramble about nothing for a bit. XD)
Haha, no worries! Ambidextrous just means someone can use both their right AND their left hand. Mr. Ewell doesn't know what it means and defends himself against this "accusation" in a humorous way that proves that he IS ambidextrous. XD
Oh DO you now? 😉 We shall see if you're right! Really want to read Strange the Dreamer!
Haha, that quote! Sounds like a fun link-up. 🙂 Also…those pictures are just gorgeous! Makes me love September even more than usual.
Isn't it great? XD It is fun; you should try it out sometime! Ahhh, I know. September is often one of my favorite times of the year.
I haven't read To Kill a Mockingbird, but I do own it. Love the quote!
Perfect fall pictures too!
You shoooouuuuld! It's such a great book. <3 Lots of humor and heart, for sure.
That quote!! Mr. Ewell sounds like a wonderful character! XD
Makes me laugh every time! He's…actually a terrible person, but you can't tell from that one line. XD
It's been a while since I've read To Kill a Mockingbird, but I think I remember that quote. To Kill a Mockingbird was a great book, I'd like to read it again some time.
What's been making be laugh lately? My little brother, and the Wingfeather Saga books we're reading together!
I need to reread it sometime as well! Have you read Go Set a Watchman? I've been wanting to try it out, though I've heard mixed reviews.
Aww, that's so precious! (I NEED to read Wingfeather Saga soon!!!)
I own Go Set a Watchman, actually, and I think it was worth the purchase. It is a very different book though, since it's set many years after To Kill a Mockinbird, and we see the town and it's people through different eyes now. But it's similar in the sense that Scout matures further and learns more about humanity.
(Yes, you really do!)
Neat! I've been eyeing it every time I spot it in a bookstore. A different, older perspective on the town should be interesting…
(Desperately!)
FOXES AND TREES AND BOOKS!! <3 <3 I'm so excited about fall!
I really enjoyed To Kill A Mockingbird, and I remember Scout and Jem's snowman. Scout is so cute!
Basically my cheer right there. XD Fall is such a lovely time!
I love Scout! She's so precious and spunky. Pretty sure I read the snowman scene aloud to my family, because I HAD to share the humor.
FALL IS COMING.
(I'm excited.)
IT IS. AND I AM TOO. (Though in my case, it's already here. XD)
You can never have enough foxes. XD The weather is gradually cooling down here in the south! At least it isn't 90F anymore. XD
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Agreed! <3 Oooh, hooray for cooling temps! The other day, it was legitimately cool enough to see my breath on the air. o.o
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD THOUGH <3 Also yeeess for Fall weather, I am ready! I mean I'm still defiantly wearing flip-flops and tank tops to try and hold to to summer until the VERY LAST SECOND but somehow I'm still SUPER EXCITED FOR FALL?? Idk how my brain works sometimes
Right?? Bryan Davis was the one who recommended it to me a couple years ago, and I am SO GLAD HE DID.
Gotta hang onto every last scrap of summer, that's for sure! I'm pushing it with the flip-flops myself. XD Honestly, I wish I could just extend September weather all the way until November. Because October and November here are grey and brown and lifeless, most years. 😛
Those foxes are adorable! My brother was hoping to get one as a pet at one point. I can't imagine, though. Fall has hit hard here. Last week it was in the 90s, this week is in the mid-50s. I love fall and fresh, sharp air, but it hurts a little.
I think I read something about domesticating foxes somewhere, but it seems difficult! (I'd love to have one if it were possible, though.)
Yikes, that's a switch! It's getting cooler pretty rapidly here too. *waves goodbye to summer*
This is so fun! I totally snickered at that quote. ONE DAY I'm going to stop being a shameful person and uneducated porcupine and actually READ To Kill a Mockingbird. Seriously, it's just sad I haven't yet! D:
I love that you're enjoying your teachers' quirks. Sounds to me like they're definitely full of character! ^_^
FALLLLL. I AM SO READY FOR FALL. Can you send a little Fall my way? Or can I just come live up there with you? Because it's still in the 90s (Fahrenheit) here and it doesn't look like it's going to cool down any time soon. It's depressing me. I'm ready for cool weather! For now I guess I'll just have to enjoy all the pretty fall pictures. *drools over them* Foxes, trees, and books–LITERALLY MY FAVORITE THINGS.
This whole post was just full of happiness and made me smile. Thanks for sharing with us!
LOL, there are so many classics *I* haven't gotten around to either, so I know the feeling! *sends sidelong glance at Alice in Wonderland* But when you do read TKAM one day, I think you'll like it. 😀
They are! College is making me appreciate my homeschooling days even more, but there are still fun (and quirky) moments to appreciate.
I would if I could! Though maybe I'll keep all the fall to myself…good incentive for you to come up here! ;D And then I'll have to come see YOU in winter sometime when I'm getting tired of the cold!
Yessss, all the autumn things! <3
Aww, thanks, girl!
I like the red fox pins. I'd wanted to see a wild red fox for quite a time (I live in the middle of the woods, so it isn't an unfair aspiration), and I finally saw one several months ago. It was running very fast, and it looked much more orange than red.
I think I've seen a fox only once or twice! They don't show up in town very often. So cool that you got to see one!
To Kill A Mockingbird is The BEST and gah, those pictures are lovely!!!! *squeaks with happy*
Looking forward to the Superhero Post (don't worry! A birdie told me!)!!
Isn't it?? <3 "Squeaks with happy." Haha, I love that!
LOL, hope you enjoy it. ^_^
You linked up you beautiful thing! Thank you! That is a great quotation. It's been a long time since I read TKAM. I read it in Portugal. I remember starting it on the beach and being like "ugh it's far too hot for classics I hate life" but then getting super into it! My clearest memory (or at least one of them) is Scout's ham costume. My mum and I talk about it sometimes …
As a chicken-keeper's daughter, I can't get fully onboard with your fox aesthetic. Foxes are beautiful. But also …
It is getting very autumnal over here! (I love the word autumnal. It just sounds autumnal.) But I did swim in the lake today — swimming season is definitely not over! But I am very much enjoying that it is firmly tights weather, and getting my big green coat out! I got this amazing coat in Kenya. The high street of our town was full of shack shops, ramshackle shops made of bits of wood and fabric with open fronts, selling anything from clothes to mangoes. Lots of the clothes shops were like full of "aid" clothing sent from Britain/America, so they felt like (very disorganised) British secondhand shops — just huge mounds of clothes to sift through! But a few of us on the team got really fun coats. Mine is mabes just above knee length with big shoulders and it's dark green. And the pockets are big enough for a paperback! I've been told it makes me look "arty" and "Oxford" so I'm going with that! XD
But yes, I love autumn clothes! And the leaves changing colour. There is a sadness, but so much beauty, too.
I did! And I'm already looking forward to the next one! Wow, such wonderfully vivid memories of TKAM… In Portugal, no less! Ah yes, that infamous ham costume. I'd actually forgotten about that till now! XD
Understood! Just send me all the pesky foxes that try to steal your chickens, so that I can enjoy staring at them over here. XD
Autumnal IS a lovely word. What, still swimming season! That's a distant memory for me… Today was cold and damp and it rained all day and I soaked my Toms shoes in the puddles on the way home. XD
That coat, though. It sounds like just the sort of thing I would love! Kind of envious of the artiness and Oxfordness of it! I have a greenish/earthy colored coat too, but it's more fitted and its pockets (sadly) do not fit any books. It is kind of artsy, though, so I'm happy. ^_^
Sadness and beauty, yes… I kind of feel like autumn might be the season that sums up an INFJ personality, actually. What do you think?
Loved these pictures. Very autumnish! Foxes, books, and trees are best things to like, in my small opinion. 😉
Also, I liked that quote. For some reason, I've not read To Kill a Mockingbird yet? I've watched the old black and white film and since then have been wanting to read the book.
Teachers do have such hilarious quirks though! XD While my math professor was lecturing, it started raining. About five minutes after it started, she stopped and said, "Really?! If I had known that, I wouldn't have worn white pants!" It was the most random, hilarious thing ever. XD
Thank you, Ashley! Your small opinion is very much in line with mine. 😉
Oh, I've never seen the movie, but I want to! You should definitely try the book if you get a chance. It was by turns amusing, sad, and wise. ^_^
Haha, that's a great story about your math teacher! XDDD Teachers do say the randomest things sometimes. One of my mine had the best line the other day: "If you smell something rotten, it's either a dead fish, a dying fish, or something rotten!"
Thanks for hosting such a fun linkup!
This post made me smile – in a good way 🙂 Loved it 🙂
Aww, that's great, Keturah! Good to "see" you again! 🙂
You, too 😉