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Jack3 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2026 6:34 am I wasn't prepared for this much disagreement with the Pope when he quoted the Bible.

Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition go hand-in-hand.

Highlander wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2026 1:29 pm See, didn't end the sentence with a preposition.

And no split infinities, either.

norwegianblue wrote: ↑Thu Mar 26, 2026 6:43 am

Obi-Wan Kenobi wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2026 7:58 am It's all fun and games until the ship hits the iceberg.

Nobody sees it coming.

That's because it's dressed up as the Spanish Inquisition.

anawim wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2026 11:48 am People in the area can be helpful, but they're not overly friendly. Most are in a personal bubble.

Well, it IS New York, after all.

Jump on in, podner!

Not a Disney musical fan. Phantom doesn't resonate; it grates. I would defend Moulin Rouge, West Side Story, La La Land, Jersey Boys, The Producers, Cabaret, Evita, Grease, Sound of Music, The King and I, and on and on. And I'd leap, so to speak, to defend Show Boat. Sophia Loren was the only reaso...

Highlander wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2026 1:31 pm That is so, so, so, ...... so good.

Whew! I've gotta save this for later.

I love his non-fiction stuff. I hated the one fiction work I read - A Man in Full.

Highlander wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2026 11:51 pm "he described his own voice akin to Coca-Cola bottles being 'crushed under a door"

Glass or plastic?

Anyway, with all due respect, Wikipedia may not be the most reliable source. As an online college tutor, we have a canned comment for papers that use Wiki-citations.

Highlander wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2026 11:17 am Peter O'Toole's singing was dubbed.

You're sure of this? Ebert says otherwise. If it was dubbed, was Howard Keel too busy to do it? I mean, even Audrey Hepburn got Marnie Nixon.

That movie - The Man of La Mancha. Does it still exist? I watched that once, and considered it penance for a wide array of sins. They should remake it, and bury forever that hideous version with Peter O'Toole attempting to sing.

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/man ... ncha-1972

Do you mean you can't go beyond infinity? My grandkids will be sooo disappointed when I explain the error in Buzz Lightyear's catch-phrase.

Highlander wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2026 12:09 pm “Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance.”
— The Open Society and Its Enemies ... Karl Popper

Ah, Karl Popper. One of the few philosophers I understand.

Jtjorden wrote: ↑Tue Feb 24, 2026 2:39 am This is a parody. It is not meant to create controversy or hurt feelings.

Now write it in the style of e.e. cummings.

Nicely done.

Given those substantial objections, which version do you prefer?

That would be early 17th Century Spanish, specifically early Castellano. Yeah, I'm also pretty sure it won't be in Castellano. If translated into modern Spanish, you might have a chance. As fate would have it, I majored in English and Spanish education. Oddly, Cervantes wasn't on the reading list i...

Highlander wrote: ↑Mon Feb 23, 2026 11:32 pm I'd rather discuss the poems of the English Romantics.

Now you're talking! That happens to be my favorite genre. I have collections of Coleridge, Blake, and Wordsworth. It doesn't hurt that I have a degree in English and a master's in literature.

I just use a marble. If it rolls off, something's crooked.

I own an antique copy of this book - in Spanish.

I tried reading it in English years ago. I may attempt to tackle it again someday, but I'm pretty sure it won't be in Spanish. My skill is just not up to it.

p.falk wrote: ↑Wed Feb 04, 2026 1:50 pm You can do what I do... respond to my own posts. Looks like there's traffic then.

If I respond to myself and I don't answer, did I make a sound in the forest?