By: sonascope
Ugh, two "reluctants" in one sentence. Obviously I'm writing off the cuff.
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The anti-French toaster was only one of the two toasters who followed the original, a reluctant scion of a lost romantic who only reluctantly took on the task. I know something, but can only...
View ArticleBy: ricochet biscuit
I read the fpp, and could only think, "that's one huge toaster". Funny, I read it and think, "frakkin' toaster!"
View ArticleBy: kinnakeet
Soon we will live in a world where mystery will no longer exist, where there are no unanswered questions, only security-cam grabs and blunt blog revelations. It will be a sadder place, a place where...
View ArticleBy: Sticherbeast
The second toaster ruined it himself. Notes rooting for the superbowl? Criticizing France for not believing in Iraqi WMDs? Oh, man, I forgot about that. Ungh. Way to screw it up, duder.
View ArticleBy: Atom Eyes
That short was wonderfully animated and well-deserving of its Academy Award nomination. It's a bit of a shame, however, that it was merely "based on" the Poe work, and thus excised much of the...
View ArticleBy: cjorgensen
These links are too sad to click. If I lived anywhere near Baltimore I would be taking up this tradition.
View ArticleBy: John Kenneth Fisher
The second toaster ruined it himself. Notes rooting for the superbowl? Criticizing France for not believing in Iraqi WMDs? That wasn't what this was supposed to be. I'm glad he stopped. I just wish he...
View ArticleBy: blucevalo
HumanComplex: My hat's off to you for remembering the good man's birthday. Thanks. And an animated short of "The Tell-Tale Heart" narrated by James Mason? Be still my heart!
View ArticleBy: Gungho
Once a quaint little tradition turned into a spectacle like Groudhog Day I don't blame the mysterious visitor ( or his descendants) from abandoning it.
View ArticleBy: robocop is bleeding
Well, I'm glad some impostors showed up at least. Zombie Poe Needs Cognac.
View ArticleBy: Civil_Disobedient
One day I shall come back… yes, I shall come back. Until then, there must be no regrets, no tears, no anxieties. Just go forward in all your beliefs, and prove to me that I am not mistaken in mine....
View ArticleBy: K'an
I'm guessing he found Snooki in the New York Times best sellers and immediately killed himself.
View ArticleBy: maud
On the same subject, here's a great essay -- with photos of four impostor Poe Toasters -- by A.N. Devers, who staked out the graveyard all night.
View ArticleBy: Sticherbeast
I like the idea that the Poe toaster came and went from this world. Turning him into the Dread Pirate Roberts is a romantic idea, but in a way, I'm satisfied that his work is done.
View ArticleA low, dull, quick sound, such as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton
Well, the Poe toaster didn't show for the second year in a row (previously). Fear not, here's a lovely and disturbing animated short film of The Tell-Tale Heart from 1953, narrated by James Mason....
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