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the film is deliberately fragmented and surreal
Which is quite true to the novel itself, large pieces of it having gone missing.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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First glance: ?????? Then I took it apart and started chuckling... Gracias privilegiodedestribuirmierda... he he he he ;0)
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privilegiodedestribuirmierda LLOL!!!
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the film is deliberately fragmented and surreal
Which is quite true to the novel itself, large pieces of it having gone missing. Aha. Off topic, great movies, the Fellini ones.
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mutatis mutandis was one of William F. Buckley Jr.'s favorite locutions. I always figgered it meant "all things being equal."
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"all things being equal." That would be ceteris paribus ( link). OTOH, mutatis mutandis (i.e., the inverse meaningwise "with the necessary changes", link) is a whole 'nother thing. The two words are different forms of the Latin verb muto (whence also English mutant) 'to modify, change'.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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heh! something seems to have prodded ol' max into action. - joe (a nudge 's good as a wink) friday
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something seems to have prodded ol' max into action
And he's using it as his avatar on another word board that persiflage and protocol prohibit me from mentioning.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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Upon reading the discussion of the Pierian Spring, Piers Plowman popped into mind. Now that I've looked it up, I realize that it's one of those important literary works that I might have been able to identify on a test but didn't read. It actually sounds interesting. All right, time warp time!
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Perian + sip + -ist] a dabbler in learning: one who learns a little about many subjects, or 'sips' from the Pierian spring (a source of knowledge and inspiration, from the Muses) "A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring; For shallow draughts intoxicate the brain And drinking largely sobers us again" - Alexander Pope, Essay on Criticism For a detailed discussion see: http://www.wpuniverse.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26928&perpage=10&pagenumber=1
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