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Wednesday, March 19. 2008

Rainbows

Last night, a young relation observed that "Writing college application essays is like trying to shit rainbows out your ass."

Mrs. B. commented "If Obama can do that, so can you."

Posted by The Barrister in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 08:00 | Comments (14) | Trackbacks (0)

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Amen to that..but wait there's more. Act now and we'll doubt the Obama lies and deceit.

The Real Agenda of Black Liberation Theology
By Jeffrey Schmidt
Now, suddenly, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright is misunderstood. Suddenly, so-called black liberation theology is misunderstood.

Wright's successor at Trinity United Church of Christ, the Reverend Otis Moss III, won't bow to the wishes of "they" to shut up. It begs the question: "Who are they?" The larger white cultural? Or liberals and Democrats who see all this unfavorable publicity hurting the election chances of Barak Obama?

The sad truth is that neither the Reverend Wright nor black liberation theology is being misunderstood. Both, thanks to the candidacy of Barack Obama, are being exposed. God, in fact, works in mysterious ways. And unless it's the aforementioned liberals and Democrats who are trying to hush up Wright, Moss and others of their ilk, sensible Americans want to hear more, for knowledge is power, the power to combat hate.

more http://tinyurl.com/2ohvod
American Thinker
#1 Habu on 2008-03-19 08:25 (Reply)
Saw a rainbow yesterday.

The pot at the end of the rainbow pic is here...

http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/2960839720082249296BwUFMf
#2 Patina on 2008-03-19 10:58 (Reply)
Such pygmalion words, and so scatological! I love colorful language, (although I may never look at rainbows the same way again). The patois of South Eastern New Hampshire and Down East Maine paint the tableau of my imagination with unsubtle language. In fact any expletive laden oath or declaration informs my speech. (Barring the courtesy of censorship for more delicate social arrangements). Huzzah! Huzzah to the full spectrum of linguistic wonders!

And Patina thanks for cementing the image of an ass passing and fracturing white light in my mind with your link. What an excellent find! (Really, I’m quite envious).

As for Mrs. B. Bravo! Bravo! You’ve given us a fine example of rapier wit. The B— will of course buy you flowers for reminding him of how your gifts enrich his life.

Wonderful!
#3 Jephnol on 2008-03-19 11:41 (Reply)
Well, since you didn't ask, I'll critique the writing on 'writing'.

I think "Writing college application essays is like trying to shit rainbows out your ass" should amend to "Writing college application essays is like trying to shit rainbows."

IMHO, epigrams need to be as terse as possible, and since the comic effect is in the juxtaposition of verb 'shit' and noun 'rainbow', the last phrase is redundant and thus dilutive.
#4 buddy larsen on 2008-03-19 11:43 (Reply)
OK, Mr. Strunk and White.
#4.1 BD on 2008-03-19 11:57 (Reply)
Right. Terse.
#4.1.1 buddy larsen on 2008-03-19 12:18 (Reply)
Buddy,

You kill me. Hoot! (I love to read your comments).

The language in question is a direct quote and you have to admit, speech is a separate category from the written form. The art of the spoken word in casual conversation is gloriously liberated from restrictive conventions, (all standards of elocution aside). It’s free form. Expressive. Felt more than known. So perhaps the tautology was intentional; the addition of the redundant expletive added to the sense of frustration the speaker intended to convey.

Sometimes you just have to let art flow over you.
#4.2 Jephnol on 2008-03-19 13:18 (Reply)
Better said than I ever could, J. But I still enjoy the grammatical comments.
#4.2.1 The B. on 2008-03-19 13:21 (Reply)
"Sometimes you just have to let art flow over you"

...or in this case 'out' of you.
#4.2.2 buddy larsen on 2008-03-19 13:48 (Reply)
In as much as, trying to produce rainbows in fashion suggested, is is not a possibilty, writing college applications is not like it at all.
#5 Leag on 2008-03-19 13:21 (Reply)
leag, LSD is 'spose to be just for occasional use; too much of it and rainbows lose that metaphorical quality.
#5.1 buddy larsen on 2008-03-19 17:09 (Reply)
I must submit to y'all's superior knowledge on that subject, boo.
#5.1.1 Leag on 2008-03-20 09:21 (Reply)
"...is is not a possibilty, writing college applications is not like it at all."

Oh, Leag, he was not trying to make a rainbow. He was trying to complete his college application. Now if you could get the pot o' gold out, you might be able to finish yours.
#6 Meta on 2008-03-19 16:53 (Reply)
Me thinks the youngster's essay wasn't all that trying as to be impossible like rainbow production.

Me self has no problem producing rainbows with pots o gold and never had need to consult me burro's considerable abilities at it.
#7 Leag on 2008-03-19 17:16 (Reply)

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