- A Pot Shot from Asheligh Brilliant
I was looking for a quote in one of the many online quotesites when I came across several attributed to someone called Ashleigh Brilliant, a name I had never heard. Many of his quotes made me chuckle and some had an Oscar Wilde-ish bite. For instance:
My play was a complete success. The audience was a failure.
Looking him up, I discovered he is a British-born epigrammist (yes, I said epigrammist) living in Santa Barbara who has a syndicated feature called Pot-Shots, described as “Brilliant thoughts in 17 words or less“, which features his clever epigrams and line drawings in a small postcard shaped box. His website features many of his best works ( and some not so) for sale in many forms. Mugs. T-shirts. Postcards. Placemats.
Placemats?
In other words, the guy is a character who is not afraid to market his unique personality. Good for him. Take a moment and check out his site. It’s entertaining and has a real human feel.
Here’s another of his bon mots:
I waited and waited, and when no message came, I knew it must have been from you.
Redtree Times 
Placemats? Red Tree Placemats? That’s something you should think about!
Go Yanks!
Oven mitts, too.
Good game tonight. Cliff Lee pitching for the Mariners.