6.0505 Rs: Severed Heads; Folk Wisdom (2/39)
Elaine Brennan (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Sun, 14 Feb 1993 15:08:49 EST
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 6, No. 0505. Sunday, 14 Feb 1993.
(1) Date: 11 Feb 1993 17:37:25 -0600 (CST) (18 lines)
From: FRAE141@utxvms.cc.utexas.edu
Subject: Re: 6.0501 Rs: PC v. MAC; Quote ID; Eyes (2)
(2) Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1993 10:04:57 +0800 (21 lines)
From: tunwin@uniwa.uwa.edu.au
Subject: Re: 6.0499 Rs: Folk Wisdom or Bunk
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Date: 11 Feb 1993 17:37:25 -0600 (CST)
From: FRAE141@utxvms.cc.utexas.edu
Subject: Re: 6.0501 Rs: PC v. MAC; Quote ID; Eyes (2)
Re severed heads communicating:
It was I think Charlotte Corday (or her head, rather) what was supposed
to have blushed (with shame) after decollation [is that word right?]
and being slapped by the executioner. (Who would blame her?)
--Bob D.
--Bob Dawson
French-Italian, University of Texas, Austin; (512) 471-5531
RDawson@UTxVM [BITNET]
RDawson@UTxVMS.CC.UTexas.Edu [Internet]
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Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1993 10:04:57 +0800
From: tunwin@uniwa.uwa.edu.au
Subject: Re: 6.0499 Rs: Folk Wisdom or Bunk (4/63)
Am I old-fashioned or what? The 1692 attribution of the
*Desiderata* is obviously phoney, but why should that make it bunk? It is
like setting out to prove that *Hamlet* is not worth reading, because it
was not written by Shakespeare himself but another man who happened to be
called Shakespeare.
Just read it! Despite all its sham, it is still a beautiful text.
As for nuns, I am seldom privy to their prayers.
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