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  • J Online
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    jon-nyc
    wrote on 16 Apr 2024, 11:12 last edited by jon-nyc
    #107

    The night was dark, the moon was high
    We were alone, just she and I
    Her hair was soft, her eyes were blue
    I just knew what I had to do.
    I placed my hand upon her breast
    I did it well, I did my best
    I felt the thumping of my heart, as slowly her legs spread apart
    It’s over with, it’s done now
    My first experience, milking a cow.

    Only non-witches get due process.

    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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      Mik
      wrote on 25 Apr 2024, 00:21 last edited by
      #108

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      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        Aqua Letifer
        wrote on 25 Apr 2024, 01:52 last edited by
        #109

        👏

        Please love yourself.

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          George K
          wrote on 4 May 2024, 11:43 last edited by
          #110

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          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            4 May 2024, 11:43

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            Aqua Letifer
            wrote on 4 May 2024, 13:40 last edited by
            #111

            @George-K said in The poetry thread:

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            Why did they choose Emily Dickinson I wonder? Lots of poets used that meter at the time, it was very common.

            And it came from music.The meter came from music. It's not a coincidence, there's a direct and intentional connection.

            Please love yourself.

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              Doctor Phibes
              wrote on 5 Jun 2024, 15:05 last edited by Doctor Phibes 6 May 2024, 15:07
              #112

              A favourite from my childhood...

              Matilda, Who Told Lies and Was Burned to Death (1907)

              Matilda told such Dreadful Lies,
              It made one Gasp and Stretch one's Eyes;

              Her Aunt, who, from her Earliest Youth,
              Had kept a Strict Regard for Truth,
              Attempted to Believe Matilda:
              The effort very nearly killed her,
              And would have done so, had not She
              Discovered this Infirmity.

              For once, towards the Close of Day,
              Matilda, growing tired of play,
              And finding she was left alone,
              Went tiptoe to the Telephone
              And summoned the Immediate Aid
              Of London's Noble Fire-Brigade.

              Within an hour the Gallant Band
              Were pouring in on every hand,
              From Putney, Hackney Downs, and Bow
              With Courage high and Hearts a-glow
              They galloped, roaring through the Town
              'Matilda's House is Burning Down!'
              Inspired by British Cheers and Loud
              Proceeding from the Frenzied Crowd,
              They ran their ladders through a score
              Of windows on the Ball Room Floor;
              And took Peculiar Pains to Souse
              The Pictures up and down the House,
              Until Matilda's Aunt succeeded
              In showing them they were not needed;
              And even then she had to pay
              To get the Men to go away!

              It happened that a few Weeks later
              Her Aunt was off to the Theatre
              To see that Interesting Play
              The Second Mrs Tanqueray.
              She had refused to take her Niece
              To hear this Entertaining Piece:
              A Deprivation Just and Wise
              To Punish her for Telling Lies.

              That Night a Fire did break out-
              You should have heard Matilda Shout!
              You should have heard her Scream and Bawl,
              And throw the window up and call
              To People passing in the Street-
              (The rapidly increasing Heat
              Encouraging her to obtain
              Their confidence)-but all in vain!
              For every time She shouted 'Fire!'
              They only answered 'Little Liar'!
              And therefore when her Aunt returned,
              Matilda, and the House, were Burned.

              I was only joking

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              • D Doctor Phibes
                5 Jun 2024, 15:05

                A favourite from my childhood...

                Matilda, Who Told Lies and Was Burned to Death (1907)

                Matilda told such Dreadful Lies,
                It made one Gasp and Stretch one's Eyes;

                Her Aunt, who, from her Earliest Youth,
                Had kept a Strict Regard for Truth,
                Attempted to Believe Matilda:
                The effort very nearly killed her,
                And would have done so, had not She
                Discovered this Infirmity.

                For once, towards the Close of Day,
                Matilda, growing tired of play,
                And finding she was left alone,
                Went tiptoe to the Telephone
                And summoned the Immediate Aid
                Of London's Noble Fire-Brigade.

                Within an hour the Gallant Band
                Were pouring in on every hand,
                From Putney, Hackney Downs, and Bow
                With Courage high and Hearts a-glow
                They galloped, roaring through the Town
                'Matilda's House is Burning Down!'
                Inspired by British Cheers and Loud
                Proceeding from the Frenzied Crowd,
                They ran their ladders through a score
                Of windows on the Ball Room Floor;
                And took Peculiar Pains to Souse
                The Pictures up and down the House,
                Until Matilda's Aunt succeeded
                In showing them they were not needed;
                And even then she had to pay
                To get the Men to go away!

                It happened that a few Weeks later
                Her Aunt was off to the Theatre
                To see that Interesting Play
                The Second Mrs Tanqueray.
                She had refused to take her Niece
                To hear this Entertaining Piece:
                A Deprivation Just and Wise
                To Punish her for Telling Lies.

                That Night a Fire did break out-
                You should have heard Matilda Shout!
                You should have heard her Scream and Bawl,
                And throw the window up and call
                To People passing in the Street-
                (The rapidly increasing Heat
                Encouraging her to obtain
                Their confidence)-but all in vain!
                For every time She shouted 'Fire!'
                They only answered 'Little Liar'!
                And therefore when her Aunt returned,
                Matilda, and the House, were Burned.

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                Aqua Letifer
                wrote on 5 Jun 2024, 15:17 last edited by
                #113

                @Doctor-Phibes said in The poetry thread:

                A favourite from my childhood...

                Matilda, Who Told Lies and Was Burned to Death (1907)

                Classic. Always loved that one, too.

                Please love yourself.

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                  Mik
                  wrote on 5 Jun 2024, 15:20 last edited by
                  #114

                  There's a fairy tale for that y'know. The boy who cried wolf.

                  But Matilda's is a better mental picture.

                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                    Aqua Letifer
                    wrote on 5 Jun 2024, 15:25 last edited by
                    #115

                    Here's something that's interesting. This is from Lokasenna (Loki's Argument). Here's the original:

                    Veit ek, ef fyr útan værak,
                    svá sem fyr innan emk,
                    Ægis höll of kominn,
                    höfuð þitt bæra ek í hendi mér;
                    lykak þér þat fyr lygi.

                    Snjallr ertu í sessi,
                    skal-at-tu svá gera,
                    Bragi bekkskrautuðr;
                    vega þú gakk, ef þú vreiðr séir;
                    hyggsk vætr hvatr fyrir.

                    Yes yes I know "what the fuck etc." Here's a translation:

                    Bragi said:
                    If we were outside, and you had not come inside Aegir's hall, I would be holding your severed head. I'd pay you back that way for all your lies.
                    Loki said:
                    You're brave while you're sitting. But you wouldn't do that, Bragi, the benchwarmer. Go ahead and strike me, if you're so angry. A brave man wouldn't be afraid to do it.

                    "Benchwarmer" is an epithet that's about a thousand years old. Has a slightly different meaning now but that's how far back it goes. It's an old, old kenning.

                    Please love yourself.

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                    • MikM Away
                      MikM Away
                      Mik
                      wrote on 5 Jun 2024, 15:44 last edited by
                      #116

                      Do tell..benchwarmer? I couldn't find anything over a couple googles..

                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

                      Aqua LetiferA 1 Reply Last reply 5 Jun 2024, 18:04
                      • MikM Mik
                        5 Jun 2024, 15:44

                        Do tell..benchwarmer? I couldn't find anything over a couple googles..

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                        Aqua Letifer
                        wrote on 5 Jun 2024, 18:04 last edited by
                        #117

                        @Mik said in The poetry thread:

                        Do tell..benchwarmer? I couldn't find anything over a couple googles..

                        Yeah, y'know, someone on the team who doesn't play in the games.

                        In this context, it means that you're on the boat for the raiding party (they'd bring benches with them on the longboats to double as a storage locker and a seat for rowing), but you don't get out to fight, you just sit there.

                        Please love yourself.

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                        • MikM Away
                          MikM Away
                          Mik
                          wrote on 5 Jun 2024, 19:33 last edited by
                          #118

                          Makes sense, in a Viking sort of way.

                          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                          • MikM Away
                            MikM Away
                            Mik
                            wrote on 13 Jun 2024, 13:39 last edited by
                            #119

                            Man, does this resonate today.

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                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                              Aqua Letifer
                              wrote on 13 Jun 2024, 14:16 last edited by
                              #120

                              Yeats could certainly see what others couldn't.

                              Please love yourself.

                              MikM 1 Reply Last reply 13 Jun 2024, 17:40
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                                Horace
                                wrote on 13 Jun 2024, 14:34 last edited by
                                #121

                                Lions are orange.

                                Education is extremely important.

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                                • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer
                                  13 Jun 2024, 14:16

                                  Yeats could certainly see what others couldn't.

                                  MikM Away
                                  MikM Away
                                  Mik
                                  wrote on 13 Jun 2024, 17:40 last edited by
                                  #122

                                  @Aqua-Letifer said in The poetry thread:

                                  Yeats could certainly see what others couldn't.

                                  "The best lack all conviction
                                  While the worst are full of passionate intensity"

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    Horace
                                    wrote on 13 Jun 2024, 18:16 last edited by
                                    #123

                                    yeah that line hits with some resonance of truth.

                                    Education is extremely important.

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                                    • MikM Mik
                                      13 Jun 2024, 13:39

                                      Man, does this resonate today.

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                                      Aqua Letifer
                                      wrote on 13 Jun 2024, 23:57 last edited by
                                      #124

                                      @Mik said in The poetry thread:

                                      Man, does this resonate today.

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                                      I didn't realize—today's the old man's birthday!

                                      Please love yourself.

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                                      • MikM Away
                                        MikM Away
                                        Mik
                                        wrote on 2 Nov 2024, 13:47 last edited by
                                        #125

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                                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                          Aqua Letifer
                                          wrote on 2 Nov 2024, 14:32 last edited by
                                          #126

                                          Yeah. Appropriate for the season and one of my favorites, @Mik .

                                          Please love yourself.

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