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Hi, Elizabeth (nice name!  ) What does this mean (in a context)? I can't quite parse it: "Better far than a metaphor could ever, ever be..."
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Elizabeth, the answer to that question and many others (although sadly not the important ones, "why the sea is boiling hot and whether pigs have wings"), can be found on Jo's Hints page, currently on show, for a prolonged season, at http://maxqnz.com/Hints.html
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and if you are like most of us, and don't have a 23 inch monitor, you might want to change your preferences to TOP in Profile preferences. (for post heading) default is side.
Most here take care not to include long links that cause the screen to 'go wide'--ie, be forced larger, so that you have scroll left to right to read, but by putting your name, and posting heading info on top of the post (as opposed to the left side,) you gain a dozen or so extra characters per line.. sheer heaven if you have a small monitor!
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Well, I only have a 17-inch monitor, set to 1024*768, but I am perfectly comfortable with the default side setting. It looks so much cleaner and less cluttered than the top-setting, and my chosen font (default -1) is of a size that means I see enough of the screen without resorting to the aesthetic abomination of the top-setting.
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13"; 1024*768; side 
formerly known as etaoin...
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It's from the musical The Fantasticks...the song "Metaphor"...Matt is describing his love, Luisa. TI is honsetly THE BEST musical EVER!!!!! Longest running musical on Broadway, you know.
"Better far than a metaphor could ever, ever be..."
In Him,
Elizabeth
"Better far than a metaphor could ever, ever be..."
In Him,
Elizabeth
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I see. Thanks. I'm a little embarrassed that I didn't figure it out.
"Better far than a metaphor could ever, ever be..."
In Him,
Elizabeth
"Better far than a metaphor could ever, ever be..."
In Him,
Elizabeth
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No need for embarrassment, ET. You're a stranger in a strange land but no doubt you'll grok us soon enough  Feel free to private message me or anyone else you feel comfortable with if you have questions. Welcome aBoard.
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>It's from the musical The Fantasticks...the song "Metaphor"...Matt is describing his love, Luisa. TI is honsetly THE BEST musical EVER!!!!! Longest running musical on Broadway, you know. I've always liked the bit about beans in the ears. http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/thefantasticks/neversayno.htm
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What happens if you are considered far more stranger than when you first got here after posting 25 times?
"Greater indeed are pleasures that are shared."
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