Unfortunately for me, I saw the mama again a couple of days ago. I hoped to do the nod-half smile quick getaway but he started talking, “I will give you my address in Chennai. When you visit Chennai you must come and visit. I will be able to advice you. Free advice, ha ha ha”. On what? How to be a narrow minded pompous ass? Gee, I wouldn’t pass that up for the world!
The Simon & Garfunkel song, 7 O'Clock News/Silent Night was playing and the lyrics caught my attention. The format being a newscaster reading the (what else?) news. The last few lines was pure déja vu...
“Former vice-president Richard Nixon says that unless there is a substantial increase in the present war effort in Vietnam, the U.S. should look forward to five more years of war.
In a speech before the convention of the veterans of foreign wars in New York, Nixon also said opposition to the war in this country is the greatest single Weapon working against the U.S.”
This is what Dubya has been saying except he is talking about Iraq. My favourite part being that opposition to the war means playing into the hands of the Enemy and supporting the Enemy and is Unpatriotic! This in the land where the first amendment to the Constitution safeguards the freedom of speech!
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A snake-charmer and his noseless wife,
snake in hand, walk carefully
trying to read omens for a son's wedding
but they meet head-on a noseless woman
and her snake-charming husband,
and cry "The omens are bad!"
His own wife has no nose;
there's a snake in his hand.
What shall I call such fools
who do not know themselves
and see only the others,
O lord of the meeting rivers!
(vacana by Basavanna. from Speaking of Siva translated by A.K Ramanujan)
snake in hand, walk carefully
trying to read omens for a son's wedding
but they meet head-on a noseless woman
and her snake-charming husband,
and cry "The omens are bad!"
His own wife has no nose;
there's a snake in his hand.
What shall I call such fools
who do not know themselves
and see only the others,
O lord of the meeting rivers!
(vacana by Basavanna. from Speaking of Siva translated by A.K Ramanujan)
I’d rather be a forest than a street,
I’d rather feel the earth beneath my feet.
Would I lay down my life to save my brother? No, but I would to save two brothers or eight cousins.
(J.B.S Haldane)
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Le Jaberoque
Il brilgue: les tôves lubricilleux
Se gyrent en vrillant dans le guave,
Enmîmés sont les gouge bosqueux,
Et le mômerade hosgrave.
(French translation of Jabberwocky from the Annotated Alice)
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