Bagumbawalla
G.O.A.T.
Home is where the the hearth is, the heart is, you are, I lay my hat, a feeling, where I want to be for the holidays.
Yet another word game
- Thread starter Rafa.the.Magnificent
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Bagumbawalla
G.O.A.T.
Employees at hospitals may be scheduled to work, but let's face it you are not going to get
the best service on Christmas day as you might on a Tuesday in August.
the best service on Christmas day as you might on a Tuesday in August.
naturalexponent
Hall of Fame
August slipped away into a moment in time
Bagumbawalla
G.O.A.T.
Bounds and leaps, improving is your game.
Bagumbawalla
G.O.A.T.
Serena has a nice, fluid serve that served her well.
naturalexponent
Hall of Fame
Well water should be treated before drinking.
Mike Bulgakov
G.O.A.T.
"Drinking Alone Under the Moon" is a famous Li Bai poem.
I pour myself a drink, no loved one near.
Then raising my cup, I invite the bright moon
and turn to my shadow. We are now three.
But the moon doesn’t understand drinking,
and my shadow follows my body like a slave.
Still, for a time they will be my companions,
a passing joy that should last through the spring.
I sing and the moon just wavers in the sky;
I dance and my shadow whips around like mad.
While lucid still, we have such fun together!
But stumbling drunk, each staggers off alone.
Though bound forever, unfettered we roam
till we meet on yonder river of stars.
—translated by David Bowles
“Drinking Alone under the Moon” by Li Bai
Among the blossoms waits a jug of wine.I pour myself a drink, no loved one near.
Then raising my cup, I invite the bright moon
and turn to my shadow. We are now three.
But the moon doesn’t understand drinking,
and my shadow follows my body like a slave.
Still, for a time they will be my companions,
a passing joy that should last through the spring.
I sing and the moon just wavers in the sky;
I dance and my shadow whips around like mad.
While lucid still, we have such fun together!
But stumbling drunk, each staggers off alone.
Though bound forever, unfettered we roam
till we meet on yonder river of stars.
—translated by David Bowles
Bagumbawalla
G.O.A.T.
Li Bai poem(s) were an influence to Beat poets like Gary Snyder and are mentioned (if I remember correctly)
in Kerouac's novel, Dharma Bums.
in Kerouac's novel, Dharma Bums.
Larry Duff
Legend
Burns night is a national celebration in Scotland celebrating Robert Burns the poet.
Mike Bulgakov
G.O.A.T.
Poets in pre-Christian Ireland were called filidh and were believed to be seers with mystical powers.
Bagumbawalla
G.O.A.T.
Powers possessed by comic book super heroes and villains, most often seem to go counter to the known laws of physics.
Larry Duff
Legend
Physics always baffled me as a schoolboy
Mike Bulgakov
G.O.A.T.
Schoolboy cookies (Petit Écolier) and wine is an interesting pairing.
French schools once prized the nutritional value of wine. So commonly was it served to children that in 1956 the government banned wine in school canteens—and even then, only for the under-14s. France was the world’s biggest wine producer last year. A bottle of wine has long been to the French meal what fast driving is to the German motorway: a humdrum habit, national right and personal pleasure.
https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/03/27/why-the-french-are-drinking-less-wine
French schools once prized the nutritional value of wine. So commonly was it served to children that in 1956 the government banned wine in school canteens—and even then, only for the under-14s. France was the world’s biggest wine producer last year. A bottle of wine has long been to the French meal what fast driving is to the German motorway: a humdrum habit, national right and personal pleasure.
https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/03/27/why-the-french-are-drinking-less-wine
Bagumbawalla
G.O.A.T.
Pairing wine and chocolate is something I have tried, and it is not bad.
Larry Duff
Legend
Name that tune
Bagumbawalla
G.O.A.T.
Tune up your game through well planned and executed practice.
Larry Duff
Legend
Practice makes perfect
Bagumbawalla
G.O.A.T.
Perfect(ion), or the pursuit of it, requires practice.
Bagumbawalla
G.O.A.T.
Suckers are gullible, easy to swindle, willing to send money to a ten-year-old nephew
who's car broke down in Mexico.
who's car broke down in Mexico.
Bagumbawalla
G.O.A.T.
Wall, a fall from the wall, a fall from grace down to this place- yes this plaque
commemorates Humpty Dumpty's splatacular death.
commemorates Humpty Dumpty's splatacular death.
Larry Duff
Legend
Death is not the end
Mike Bulgakov
G.O.A.T.
Hells Angels didn't enjoy everything Hunter Thompson wrote in his book
Bagumbawalla
G.O.A.T.
"Book em Danno", is a phrase you might still find printed on a T-shirt if you are visiting Hawaii.
Larry Duff
Legend
Hawaii is famous for sun but only once, in 1931, did they reach 100 degrees.
Honolulu, Hawaii, Has Set More Than a Dozen Record Highs in the Past Month
Hawaii has been toppling record highs since mid-May even though temperatures aren't exceedingly far above average.
www.wunderground.com
Bagumbawalla
G.O.A.T.
Degrees of achievement in the martial are indicated by belt color
AntonZweck
Rookie
10th degree black belt
Bagumbawalla
G.O.A.T.
Kuiper Belt
Rafa.the.Magnificent
G.O.A.T.
Belt buckles in plate style can have designs that are quite intricate.
Mike Bulgakov
G.O.A.T.
Intricate plots in movies require a somewhat attentive audience to be understood and appreciated, which is seen as problematic by Hollywood studios in an era of shorter attention spans and smartphones.
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Bagumbawalla
G.O.A.T.
Times, they are a-changin'- most likely, but for better or worse, fast or slow, it's hard to say.
Rafa.the.Magnificent
G.O.A.T.
Say what you will about its redeeming features, artificial intelligence still gives me a fright.
milk of amnesia
Legend
Fright Night is a cult classic that I've never seen.
Bagumbawalla
G.O.A.T.
Future, as depicted in books and movies, almost always seems a fairly uncomfortable place to live.
Larry Duff
Legend
Live and let die.
AntonZweck
Rookie
Let die involves witholding care or other forms of inaction.
Bagumbawalla
G.O.A.T.
"Inaction" might describe a couch-potato while "in action" means pretty much the opposite.
AntonZweck
Rookie
Opposite Day is a pretend play by children played by children.
milk of amnesia
Legend
Children are usually more interesting than adults.
