Dastardly careers and malodorous rooms

[ladyofastolat]

I saw a new children's book today, called "Pirates and Smugglers." "Plus web links and further reading; career paths and places to visit", it said on the cover.

I was most disappointed to open it up and discover that it did not tell me what A-Levels I had to do if I wanted to become a pirate captain, sailing on the seven seas. (GCSE in Timber Shivering, anyone?)

Also, I was given a story today, written by a girl who uses one of our libraries. I was delighted to discover that it did indeed start, "It was a dark and stormy night." On the said night, a girl is going out to meet her best friend in "the malodorous room of terror" in a local castle, while a murderer is at large in the area. Possibly not a good idea, then...

I fully intend to use the lovely phrase "malodorous room of terror" in daily conversation from now on, though I have to admit that I can't think of too many appropriate contexts for it.

Comments

[bunn.livejournal.com]

I'd have thought any job that involved a lot of interviews would provide ample opportunity for use of 'malodorous room of terror'. Actually, I can see how I could have used it when I was IT training too - some of my trainees were pretty whiffy...

[evilmissbecky.livejournal.com]

It sounds like one of the lower-level rooms of a Dark Lord's tower. Something he named when he was still just a Dark Underling. But as he got better, he was able to come up with spiffier names.

[chainmailmaiden]

Several of the rooms in our new house could have been appropriately described as malodorous rooms of terror before we got to work on them with strong cleaning products.

[ladyofastolat.livejournal.com]

Oh, hello! Welcome back! I hope the house is no longer too malodorous, or terrible.