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Nutty - Jan 03, 2007 6:27:45 am PST #1774 of 28166
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

Can I beg some research assistance? I am trying to track down an association I picked up someplace, involving the phrase "The Devil is sweet." I think it is related to Biblical metaphor, but I can't quite place it.

(The only Biblical hit that seems anywhere appropriate is Proverbs 27:7, about how to a starving soul even the bitter honeycomb may taste sweet.)

No thanks to Google, I know I am not looking for the song by Ayatollah nor the lyrics by Laura Nyro. Anybody got a secret Boolean idea, or the right variation on the concept of devil, that would help me out?

flea - Jan 03, 2007 7:12:45 am PST #1775 of 28166
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Google tells me that Stephen King wrote, "The devil's voice is sweet to hear." Perusing several actual quotation books under "devil" and "sweet" got me nothing except a lot of really cool quotes about the devil that are not relevant to your search.

megan walker - Jan 03, 2007 7:23:03 am PST #1776 of 28166
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I tried googling in French, which turned up nothing of note.

Nutty - Jan 03, 2007 7:27:13 am PST #1777 of 28166
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

I suspect that King is picking it up from the Grateful Dead, who seem to have had a song by that title as well.

Please do post any really cool devilicious quotes, in French or English (or Latin!) as you desire.

-t - Jan 03, 2007 8:14:13 am PST #1778 of 28166
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I suspect that King is picking it up from the Grateful Dead, who seem to have had a song by that title as well.

I don't think so. At least, I don't know of such a song and I can't find it in The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics, where I went looking for a source.

Amy - Jan 03, 2007 8:18:29 am PST #1779 of 28166
Because books.

Yeah, there's "Friend of the Devil," but I don't recall a song (title, at least) where the devil is referred to as "sweet".

sj - Jan 03, 2007 9:21:37 am PST #1780 of 28166
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Does anyone have any suggestions for any recently published books that an 11 year old boy might like? My nephew's birthday is coming up.

Topic!Cindy - Jan 03, 2007 9:47:49 am PST #1781 of 28166
What is even happening?

I tried googling in French, which turned up nothing of note.

Sometimes, I just love it here.

Amy - Jan 03, 2007 9:51:06 am PST #1782 of 28166
Because books.

Does anyone have any suggestions for any recently published books that an 11 year old boy might like?

Does he like vampires/horror/paranormal stuff? Darren Shan's Cirque du Freak series was enormously popular with Jake (who was a bit older when he started them, but I don't think the reading level would be too difficult). They might be a tad too "grownup" depending on the kid, though.

Andrew Clements books are also wonderful, and I know there's a newish one out, although I forget what it's called. They're real-world, real-kids stories, and they're really good.

sj - Jan 03, 2007 11:09:58 am PST #1783 of 28166
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Thanks, AmyLiz! He goes back and forth on horror type things, he either loves them or they freak him out. I'll look at the Clements books.

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