Re: green snow

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On Sat, Dec 18, 1999 at 06:01:53PM +0000, Scottie Bowman wrote:
 
>     When Stephen picked up the hammer in his smithy 
>     he certainly forged that particular piece of MY uncreated 
>     conscience.  I expect it belongs to all of us now - even 
>     those fortunate enough to have escaped the Celtic curse.  
>     I'm very grateful to Tim for its recall.
> 
>     However, as an example of poetic truth telling an awful lie 
>     it could hardly be bettered.
> 
>     Not this side of the Great Glaciation has snow fallen 
>     '... general all over Ireland ...';  

I wondered about that.  I was in Kerry for about 10 days just a couple
of years ago, and it was like spring, though it rained almost every day,
sometimes in vast splashes.  My raincoat saw a lot of use.

Ummm, even though Joyce embellished (as any good Celt must), I have to
thank you, Scottie, for what was (to my eyes) one of the more elegant
posts in a long time.

>     (Incidentally, I think Max was right about that 'orgiastic'
>     - though 'orgastic' is worse.  The orgiastic future?  
>     That's an elegiac sentence.  Wouldn't you want to avoid
>     DeMille connotations?)

I'd rather avoid swimming pools (viz. _Gatsby_).

--tim

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