Notes On The Pest (1967)
Story (1967)
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Notes On The Pest
Pest, n. (Fr. peste, from L. pestis, a plague, a pest (whence pestilent, pestiferous): same root as perdo, to destroy (PERDITION).) A plague, pestilence, or deadly epidemic disease; anything very noxious, mischievous, or destructive; a mischievous or destructive person. the pest, in a sense, is a very superior being to us: he knows where to find us and how -- usually in the bath or in sexual intercourse or asleep. he is also very good at catching you in the crapper about halfway through a bowel-movement...
Appears in Books
- Tales of Ordinary Madness - 1983, pg. 194
- Erections, Ejaculations and General Tales of Ordinary Madness - 1972, pg. 434