[Nidhogg]

Originally Posted by Nidhogg

Jovial lyrics, anyone?

Originally Posted by Merton

From T.S. Eliot Four Quartets, Part I:

Just what I was looking for.

http://vocaroo.com/?media=vQ4tJDTDUf2rVhcZ8

And now I see you brought me even more festivity. Sweet.

Edit: And riiiiiight on cue my cat cets into a brawl outside. Be right back.

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What? Nole fans doing the tour of honour? Never in doubt

[Nidhogg]

There. Cat's inside and in one piece.

Originally Posted by Merton

Happy to oblige This is King Demetrius, relatively unknown masterpiece from Constantine Cavafy:

Not quite what I had set my mind on, but interesting nonetheless. I enjoy just about all sorts of documentation of the past there is to find. In many ways we are wiser now than what we used to be, but in many other ways we think about and ask ourselves just the same questions which we did many thousands of years ago.

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Originally Posted by Merton

Happy to oblige This is King Demetrius, relatively unknown masterpiece from Constantine Cavafy: http://www.cavafy.com/poems/content.asp?id=213&cat=1

His Macedonian troops forsaking him,
and manifest their preference for Pyrrhus, —
Demetrius the King (a great-souled man
he was) did not at all, so people said,
act like unto a King. For he then went
and took off the majestic dress he wore
took off the purple shoes; and hastily
slipped into plain attire, and stole away:
behaving as behaves a common player,
who, having played his part upon the stage,
changes his dress and leaves the theatre.

So, Shakespeare just stole all that stuff from the Greeks, huh?

Originally Posted by Merton

Brilliant, just brilliant Thanks for that Why does the book end at 1815? The end of the Napoleonic wars?

I knew you would love that one. I was saving it for your appearance.

1815 is perhaps arbitrary. I'm not sure. But it does fit in with the early nation forming quite well in that it was when the European powers backed off. So far we are dealing with the Jeffersonian revolution and republicanism. It's not chronological but is organized around topics.

I was shocked and overwhelmed during my first winter in Pittsburgh. I still am Mind you, Madison and Chicago were even worse

Understandable coming from the perfection of the Greek Isles.

She called it since DC I think

Linda

Originally Posted by acionescu

What? Nole fans doing the tour of honour? Never in doubt

ME! ME!

[Nidhogg]

I'll try to find Keller's The Story of My Life to read soon. It should be interesting to see her own take and perspective on her childhood.

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I wonder if Nole has a Ajde brigade already

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The DC tie is going to be in Novi Sad. Maybe you can go.

Nole won't be there.

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who are they playing?

[-Evita-]

Andreea, do you want to do the picks now?

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Originally Posted by acionescu

who are they playing?

India

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yes => KOC

[Getta]

Originally Posted by l_mac

Originally Posted by acionescu

And I, who thought that I already did that...

i have to pee right now but i feel quite comfy here so i'll hold it.

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Originally Posted by Nidhogg

There. Cat's inside and in one piece.

I don't think we've ever categorized your cat.

I would like it to be a Norweigan Forrest Cat, but I'm open to other types too.

Also isn't it a bit cold up there for your cat to be out at night? Aysha has only deigned to set a paw outside in the last 3 weeks.

So here's the list:
Name
Gender (I say this only to piss off WG because gender is really just a cultural construct. )
Breed/short/longhair
coloring, be specific
eye color
number of years the cat has owned you.

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I'm wathcing Les rivières pourpres