stresses

syllabic stresses

sometimes give me solutions--

un-stress-related

You can say so much with stresses:

"I didn't eat that burger."
This implies that someone else ate that burger. You may also coyly be saying that you know who did.

"I didn't eat that burger."

This is mere defense, saying that you're not lying about what you've just stated; this type of stressed sentence might follow an accusation like "You ate that burger, you jerk."

"I didn't eat that burger."

This implies that you did something else to the burger, like disposed of it, or put it in a blender and drank it instead.

"I didn't eat that burger."

This stress implies that you ate another burger altogether, perhaps one in the past, perhaps a burger belonging to someone beside the accuser.

"I didn't eat that burger."

This is my favourite--which implies that you did indeed eat something, but it wasn't the missing bit of bovine. It could have been the fries surronding aforementioned burger that you consumed while your friend was using the bathroom.

I have missed In-N-Out and I think it's about time I stepped up to the plate (or plastic tray in this case) and ordered a double-double. I shudder to think that some have gone so far as a fifteen-by-fifteen.

Out-of-towners, this means...a hunk of bovine: 15 patties, 15 slices of cheese.

Nowadays, I hear to ensure the truth of their mantra, "Quality You Can Taste", they only serve double-doubles, 3 x 3, and 4 x 4's.

My mouth is watering as we speak for a tasty double-double cheeseburger and a neopolitan shake.

Not a man. Not a myth. Not a legend. Just a 20 x 20.