Stephen King's Magical Toolbox

[Zgirlie]

One of the things I most love about SK's books is his rather colorful and versatile use of words and phrases. Some of them, I have to admit, had me convulsing on the floor laughing my ass off.

What is YOUR favorite word, or grouping of words, in any of his books? Mine are as follows:

"Fumper-Licker" (LMFAO!) -and I'm having this massive brainfart right now and it's pissing me off, I think this one was from "Blaze" but I can't remember!

"Oh my, there's a penis between us" (Johanna in "Bag of Bones")

I don't want to steal anyone else's thunder here so I'll shut up now. Let 'em fly, kids!

[aptpupil]

Hey Z

You really ought to consult a doctor about those episodes of "convulsing on the floor laughing your ass off".

Girl, it just ain't normal.

[Cowboy]

"Tooter fish sandwiches" -Sai Roland

[cunninghamair]

I laughed out loud a lot while reading "On Writing." Only SK could make grammar funny! Something about adverbs, I think.

[Dani~]

I love that about Stephen's work. I'll just be reading away, on the edge of my seat and suddenly he'll 'say' something that just cracks me up. Or he'll put in some little observation that stops me short and I have to go back and read it two or three times just to try and savour the moment.

I also love the little incidentals he puts in. In The Gingerbread Girl he has two people fighting for their lives in the roiling surf and out of nowhere comes this sentence.

"One small, clueless fish zipped past." I love that!!

[Dani~]

The unspoken humour, the intuitive observations into the human experience, and the smatterings of normality in an otherwise unreal situation are what make it hard to translate his books into movies effectively. Sorry if this is off topic...continue

[Bryan James]

I completely and sincerely (two different things) think that Stephen King just lets a few words hang......from time to time. (Obscure Star Wars reference for which I apologize).

But the first part, no.

I have no idea what sort of moderation goes on here, so I'm going to write despite and not to spite.

You get an idea in yer head, and you want to just jam it out.

Sometimes it works. Sometimes you need to retool it.
Sometimes you need to trash it.

Deify enough plums and they eventually come from their home planet and deify you.

BJS

[tillyn]

Brain Fart for sure , i just finished Dt and there were a ton of them in there!

[Prince of Darkness]

Hi,

From Lisey's Story -- "Incuncks" and "Incunckobilia" and "Bool!"

The latter most of all. I have gone on to use that word daily after reading Lisey's Story. People look at me funny, but I can't be bothered!

Long days and pleasant nights

[cocomajo]

really enjoyed all the mis -spoken words and phrases as a result of the brain injury in Duma Key especially when he's mad at his wife.