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Sophia Brooks - Feb 27, 2004 10:20:16 am PST #6854 of 9843

Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I love Yeats and Eliot, but Eliot a bit more, I think.

Doesn't the Mermaids singing bit come from John Donne:

Go and catch a falling star,

Get with child a mandrake root,

Tell me where all past years are,

Or who cleft the Devil's foot,

Teach me to hear the mermaids

singing,

Or to keep off envy's stinging,

And find

What wind

Serves to advance an honest mind.

Deena - Feb 27, 2004 12:11:58 pm PST #6855 of 9843

How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

In The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock there's one stanza that goes:

Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach?
I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.

It's my understanding that the mermaids are supposed to sing to passersby, to sailors, but they sing to one another, not to him.

Sophia Brooks - Feb 27, 2004 2:36:58 pm PST #6856 of 9843

Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Oh-- I was unclear-- i though Eliot was riffing off the Donne, and all the "mermaid singing" book titles were riffing off the Eliot.

evil jimi - Feb 27, 2004 8:54:51 pm PST #6857 of 9843

Lurching from one disaster to the next.

can I just break into this 20th Century Poet Deathmatch to say moonlit is a legend!

Eliot and cummings rule!

As does Sorley McLean!

Deena - Feb 27, 2004 10:02:48 pm PST #6858 of 9843

How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

Sophia, and if I'd been paying more attention, I would have known you meant that. As for whether it's true or not, I have no clue. The idea of mermaids has been around for a long time. I don't see a specific reference to Donne's mermaids, but I'm a long time away from my school days and I've gotten awfully rusty.

Fred Pete - Mar 01, 2004 3:31:11 am PST #6859 of 9843

Ann, that's a ferret.

Happy St. David's Day to all Welsh Buffistas!

Leeks and daffodils to all!

Frankenbuddha - Mar 01, 2004 7:51:08 am PST #6860 of 9843

"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Heh, my boss (or one of my bosses) is dressed up for St. David's day: a cap with Wales on it and a scarf.

evil jimi - Mar 05, 2004 4:28:23 am PST #6861 of 9843

Lurching from one disaster to the next.

If any Aussies want to see Lex Luthor with hair -- and as a goofy dude -- check out Zoe on Seven at around 2AM on Friday mornings. Oh and it also stars Selma Blair as Zoe.

eta: according to ebroadcast.com.au, the show is also on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings and is screened at 1:30AM.

evil jimi - Mar 05, 2004 4:53:00 am PST #6862 of 9843

Lurching from one disaster to the next.

Shit! Just found out that the Angel Season 4 release date has been pushed back to April 28, while Buffy Season 7 won't be out until May 12.

Fox blow!

plasmo - Mar 09, 2004 9:59:46 pm PST #6863 of 9843

{[-_-]}

Selma Blair? thanks for the tip!

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