“The word "souvenir" has, of course, slightly extended itself in meaning until it now denotes almost anything either breakable or useless; but even today, ninety per cent of the items covered by the word are forgettable objects in which cigarettes can be left to go stale.” TodayCoursesLeftObjectsUselessCoveredCentsCigaretteNinetyItemsStaleSouvenirsForgettable Book:Chocolate and Cuckoo Clocks: The Essential Alan Coren Source: Chocolate and Cuckoo Clocks: The Essential Alan Coren
“What is left of the poor? Try to buy a fresh f**king vegetable in West Baltimore. It is a not completely inconceivable scenario in the future, we'll all look like that... Waddling from convenience store to fast food outlet, chewing mindlessly on 99 cent hamburgers.” TryingLooksLeftPoorKingsWestStoresVegetablesCentsOutletsConvenienceScenariosFast FoodHamburgersBaltimoreChewing Author:Anthony Bourdain