Joodles
I have also been reminded recently of the notion of 'It' being the
target of 'ontological dumping' in that we turn 'It' into Something
Other Than It, God is a Good Example of That.
Best
(Smiles, glad I give you a laff. I've discovered that many people have
been brought up in Birmingham, the poor sods, I must admit though that
the iridescent colours of pollutants on the canal-skim surfaces did
represent a kind of optical gorgeousness to me as a kid)
Best
Dave
2009/2/3 Judy Prince <[log in to unmask]>:
> There must be a message in this, Dave. What does 'It' represent: watching
> the film, being with your first prolonged love, or HOLDING HANDS? Are you
> sure that you didnae climb into your bed at age 3 as a self-initiating
> Contraceptive Device, you precocious divvil.
> BTW, we have discovered that AE Housman was brought up in Birmingham. !!!!!
>
> Best, and thanks for the laffs,
>
> Judy
>
> 2009/2/3 David Bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]>
>
>> I remember one evening when I was eighteen, several centuries ago,
>> sitting with my first +serious+ girlfriend and my then i.e. deceased
>> mom and dad on the same settee watching that film and said distant
>> parents, who barely spoke, and hadn't slept in the same bed alone
>> together since before my conscious memories (I do recall them being in
>> the same bed when I was about three but they put me in the middle as a
>> contraceptive device) watching that film, with me and my first
>> prolonged love, and HOLDING HANDS.
>>
>> It was a shock to me, and probably to my dad, as he dropped dead a few
>> weeks after.
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>> 2009/2/3 Jeffrey Side <[log in to unmask]>:
>> > New blog post:
>> > "Looking at the barrage of overrated and over-produced contemporary films
>> it is easy to forget that film once aspired to be an art form. One such film
>> is William Wyler's 1939 underrated version of Emily Bronte's novel Wuthering
>> Heights which ..."
>> > http://jeffreyside.tripod.com/
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> David Bircumshaw
>> Website and A Chide's Alphabet
>> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/
>> The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html
>> Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk
>>
>
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David Bircumshaw
Website and A Chide's Alphabet http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/
The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html
Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk
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