Stephen, this is great - the first segment reminds me a little of George
Carlin.
>Handle Shop. A shop with nothing but handles and knobs. Cabinets, windows,
>drawers, doors inside, outside. The handle metaphor. What is the handle
>metaphor? To get the hand on something. To grip a grip. To get a hold. To
>open. To open part way. To open full. To close. To close lightly. Softly.
>Firmly. The situation in which one takes out part of onešs goods. Onešs
>clothing. Onešs dishes. Onešs tools. The storage held in preparation. To
>clothe. To eat. To join. To work:
>
>The handle in. The handle out. Or larger yet. To hold on. To make a
>temporary hold. To hold oneself, onešs family, onešs people in place. Or,
>the contrary. To steal someonešs handle. To hold them up. To break their
>grip. Their time.
>
>Can you handle it? Itšs too hot. Too cold. Too sticky. Too off-putting. A
>waste of time. To handle. Can you handle him? Can you handle her?
>Whošs got the handle? Whošs going to get a handle? Handle this. Handle
>that.
>A big dark shade. A thin silver handle. The moon. Last night. What a
>mother.
>What a father. What a dream. The metal. Aluminum. Paint it black. Paint it
>silver. The moon again. Handle. Lots of luck.
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