As has been very justly remarked, we cannot properly regard these cells as secretories.

The ship we moor on these obscure abodes; Disbark the sheep, an offering to the gods

Wasik's motivation, he claimed in 2006 and later, was to spoof the hipsterism and scenesterism that he found rampant in New York City by creating an artificial and allegedly hip new trend.

The silver ore of pure Charity is an expensive article in the catalogue of a man's good Qualities—whereas the sentimental French Plate I use instead of it makes just as good a shew—and pays no tax.