absurd story

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  • absurd story — Cock and bull story, fiddle faddle, neither rhyme nor reason, old wives tale, pure drivel …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • Absurd — Ab*surd ([a^]b*s[^u]rd ), a. [L. absurdus harsh sounding; ab + (prob) a derivative fr. a root svar to sound; not connected with surd: cf. F. absurde. See {Syringe}.] Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Story of a Prostitute — Infobox Film name = Story of a Prostitute caption = director = Seijun Suzuki producer = Kaneo Iwai writer = Hajime Takaiwa Taijiro Tamura (Novel) starring = Tamio Kawachi Yumiko Nogawa music = Naozumi Yamamoto cinematography = Kazue Nagatsuka… …   Wikipedia

  • cock-and-bull story — Absurd story, exaggerated tale, canard …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • Theatre of the Absurd — The Theatre of the Absurd (French: Théâtre de l Absurde ) is a designation for particular plays written by a number of primarily European playwrights in the late 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, as well as to the style of theatre which has evolved from… …   Wikipedia

  • The Renegade (Camus short story) — The Renegade (Fr. Le renégat ) is a short story written in 1957. It is the second short story published in the volume Exile and the Kingdom by Albert Camus.Plot summaryThe Renegade is one of the most obscure and confusing of the short stories… …   Wikipedia

  • cock-and-bull story — noun an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse • Syn: ↑fairytale, ↑fairy tale, ↑fairy story, ↑song and dance • Hypernyms: ↑fib, ↑story, ↑tale, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Arena (An Absurd Notion) — Infobox music DVD Name = Arena Type = Music video Artist = Duran Duran Released = VHS start date|1985|3 DVD start date|2004|4|5 Recorded = 1984 Rating = Genre = Dance New Wave Region = Length = 124 min 42 sec (DVD) Label = PMI Director = Russell… …   Wikipedia

  • Shaggy dog story — In its original sense, a shaggy dog story is an extremely long winded tale featuring extensive narration of typically irrelevant incidents, usually resulting in a pointless or absurd punchline. These stories are a special case of yarns, coming… …   Wikipedia

  • Critical Mass (short story) — Critical mass Author Frederik Pohl and Cyril M. Kornbluth Country  USA Language …   Wikipedia

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