Still thinking of surviving last stands here....
Say there's a criminal who's surrounded by police. Rather than surrender, the criminal makes a "last stand" to avoid capture. Say he get's captured anyway and thrown in jail, ending his criminal career.
I
think
you could call this a last stand, because it put an end to his criminal activity.
Thoughts?
Also, say an army makes a "last stand". Not everyone is killed but that army no longer exists as a cohesive fighting force. I think you could call this the army's last stand, no?
I think if you live through a last stand, then it isn't a last stand anymore, you just THOUGHT you were making a last stand.
Does that mean a last stand can only refer to a past event? You can't say "That's where we'll make our last stand." Couldn't a last stand mean the expectation of defeat due to overwhelming odds?
If you die and come back to life? Last stand? Some people are trying to disqualify Gandalf...
I think it best if we just don't use the phrase.
I think I need another nap. I forgot how much more important it is that people respond to emails when I am working from home.
I think it best if we just don't use the phrase.
So is this the last stand of our last stand discussion?
I think of a last stand as the last option, in which if you're defeated, you have no more moves to make. In a battle, you might die or be taken prisoner.
Some people are trying to disqualify Gandalf...
Gandalf the Grey's Last Stand...leaving Gandalf the White to have more Stands...?
So, in reading about Miley Cyrus and the littler Hemsworth getting engaged, I learned that the bigger Hems is married to a 35 year old! Which...gives me hope?
The Hemsworths just had a little girl about a month ago, too.
Today's Google widget is nifty, it's about drive-in movies.
