tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411104.post111069244101851447..comments2024-03-24T15:11:59.233+05:30Comments on A simple desultory Philippic: Ho humJ. Alfred Prufrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16446127543417759542noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411104.post-1111665693512672732005-03-24T17:31:00.000+05:302005-03-24T17:31:00.000+05:30"If' is apparently the most re-printed poem in the..."If' is apparently the most re-printed poem in the English language. I like it, but it's not one of my favourites. Too preachifying.<BR/><BR/>Look, if we're to discuss our secret lusts in literature, take it to the mattresses (cf: The Godfather, which is another man thing. I'm yet to meet a woman whom the movie stirs the way it stirs most men)<BR/><BR/>I hereby declare this discussion line closed. We do, however, have a special help-line for the literature junkie at another (dot) prufrock (at) gmail (dot) com.<BR/><BR/>Look forward to counselling your cold turkey.<BR/><BR/>J.A.P.J. Alfred Prufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16446127543417759542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411104.post-1111660107314973092005-03-24T15:58:00.000+05:302005-03-24T15:58:00.000+05:30Does being an Honorary Guy have benefits? Can I be...Does being an Honorary Guy have benefits? Can I be boorish (oh please say i can!) and uncouth? I might consider the title then :)<BR/><BR/>I don't know how much Wodehouse you can find on the net (I prefer good old fashioned books m'self) but yes, Wodehouse is wonderful.<BR/><BR/>I haven't read a lot of Kipling...just "If". I think it's one of those poems which makes you want to have a son just so that you can read it to him...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411104.post-1111588361392001732005-03-23T20:02:00.000+05:302005-03-23T20:02:00.000+05:30Dorothy Parker, too? Mayhap Bill Bryson as well? A...Dorothy Parker, too? Mayhap Bill Bryson as well? And very pleasingly consanguinary. I think you can be an Honorary Guy. Unless you'd rather stay a Hoyden.<BR/><BR/>L'Amour, Dorothy's despatches and such-like (how about Kipling and Wodehouse?) can of course be found on the Net. But yes, nice to discuss these pleasures. Perhaps over e-mail or on caferati or whatever.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the priceless DP verses.<BR/><BR/>J.A.P.J. Alfred Prufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16446127543417759542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411104.post-1111558668281144372005-03-23T11:47:00.000+05:302005-03-23T11:47:00.000+05:30Equal Rites:It's a short, fun read. The story revo...Equal Rites:<BR/><BR/>It's a short, fun read. The story revolves around Eskarina Smith, who is destined to become a wizard by virtue of being the eighth son of an eight son...only, she's a daughter. Wizardry on discworld, however, is only for men (women+magic=witches...apparently). <BR/><BR/>I guess i liked it more because of the feminist aspect, but aside that, it *is* fun.<BR/><BR/>My dissapointment: Worded *perfectly* by Dorothy Parker<BR/> <BR/>Song of Perfect Propriety <BR/><BR/>Oh, I should like to ride the seas,<BR/> A roaring buccaneer;<BR/>A cutlass banging at my knees,<BR/> A dirk behind my ear.<BR/>And when my captives' chains would clank<BR/> I'd howl with glee and drink,<BR/>And then fling out the quivering plank<BR/> And watch the beggars sink.<BR/><BR/>I'd like to straddle gory decks,<BR/> And dig in laden sands,<BR/>And know the feel of throbbing necks<BR/> Between my knotted hands.<BR/>Oh, I should like to strut and curse<BR/> Among my blackguard crew....<BR/>But I am writing little verse,<BR/> As little ladies do.<BR/><BR/>Oh, I should like to dance and laugh<BR/> And pose and preen and sway,<BR/>And rip the hearts of men in half,<BR/> And toss the bits away.<BR/>I'd like to view the reeling years<BR/> Through unastonished eyes,<BR/>And dip my finger-tips in tears,<BR/> And give my smiles for sighs.<BR/><BR/>I'd stroll beyond the ancient bounds,<BR/> And tap at fastened gates,<BR/>And hear the prettiest of sound-<BR/> The clink of shattered fates.<BR/>My slaves I'd like to bind with thongs<BR/> That cut and burn and chill....<BR/>But I am writing little songs,<BR/> As little ladies will.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Tomboy: more hoyden actually <BR/><BR/>P.S. I've finished Guards! Guards! and started with Coat of Arms :)<BR/><BR/>P.P.S Tell me about L'Amour?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411104.post-1111425641189148412005-03-21T22:50:00.000+05:302005-03-21T22:50:00.000+05:30So tell me about Equal Rites. And your disappointm...So tell me about Equal Rites. And your disappointment. Tomboy?<br /><br />J.A.P.J. Alfred Prufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16446127543417759542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411104.post-1111413816019101612005-03-21T19:33:00.000+05:302005-03-21T19:33:00.000+05:30J.A.P, *I'm* dissapointed that i'm not a boy/man.G...J.A.P, *I'm* dissapointed that i'm not a boy/man.<BR/><BR/>Guilty as charged, i do NOT read L'Amour. To be honest, I've never heard of it/him.<BR/><BR/>Tom Pinkerton has no deep dark origin. I happened to be working on some Adobe software and looking for a name to hide behind at the same time...Tom Pinkerton is one of names that shows up when you start it...<BR/><BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411104.post-1111411915190123852005-03-21T19:01:00.000+05:302005-03-21T19:01:00.000+05:30The one I mean is Men at Arms. So titled because S...The one I mean is Men at Arms. So titled because Sam V is forced to get a coat-of-arms. Feet of Clay is good, but Guards! Guards! is still my favourite. Have you read The Fifth Elephant?<br /><br />Disappointed that you're not a boy / man, because that probably means you don't read L'Amour. So would you explain the Tom Pinkerton?<br /><br />J.A.P.J. Alfred Prufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16446127543417759542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411104.post-1111381932816998882005-03-21T10:42:00.000+05:302005-03-21T10:42:00.000+05:30Hey! I picked up Guards! Guards! on saturday and I...Hey! I picked up Guards! Guards! on saturday and I'm having a wonderful time with it.<BR/><BR/>I think you're talking about Feet of Clay although i seem to remember that it was Nobby discovering his royal lineage and not Sam Vimes.<BR/><BR/>And uhhh J.A.P? I'm not a man/boy...are your arms still open? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411104.post-1111170611720257462005-03-19T00:00:00.000+05:302005-03-19T00:00:00.000+05:30Can't recall Equal Rites. My favourite so far is G...Can't recall Equal Rites. My favourite so far is Guards! Guards! ... and which was the one where poor Sam Vimes is a Lord?<BR/><BR/>Be that as it may, it's good to find a man who appreciates Terry P. (And perhaps likes the Old West as well? Rather L'Amour than J.T. Edson?)<BR/><BR/>Come to my arms, my beamish boy!<BR/><BR/>J.A.P.J. Alfred Prufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16446127543417759542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411104.post-1111123670689631732005-03-18T10:57:00.000+05:302005-03-18T10:57:00.000+05:30(1)literate - check(2) articulate - moderately(3)e...(1)literate - check<BR/>(2) articulate - moderately<BR/>(3)entertaining - when drunk silly <BR/>(4)provocative - when drunk silly <BR/>(5)young - not any more<BR/>(6)people - singular<BR/><BR/>and i'm not a blogger either, but i *have* read Terry Pratchett. As far as comparisons go, for a re-read, I'd pick up a Terry Pratchett over Douglas Adams anyday...so, no JAP, you are not alone :)<BR/><BR/>I wish i'd know that there was a sequence to the books though...I started with Equal Rites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11411104.post-1110782964942663232005-03-14T12:19:00.000+05:302005-03-14T12:19:00.000+05:30whats wrong with a deBraj sahay? last names are ov...whats wrong with a deBraj sahay? last names are over-rated and an outdated conceptAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com