[lit-ideas] Re: Dis Traction of August
- From: Andy Amago <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 16:51:23 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
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From: Paul Stone <pas@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Aug 20, 2004 4:39 PM
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Dis Traction of August
>Michael Chase nobly comments on what philosophy can do about it. My
>personal opinion is philosophy can't do much, unless it can answer the
>$64,000 question: distraction from what? Personally, I think the answer
>is buried in one of Ogden Nash poem's, but since I can't formulate in
>words exactly what it is I felt when I read it, I will stop here without
>saying which poem.
It's gotta be the succinct: "Candy is Dandy, but Liquor is Quicker".
A.A. True though it may be, that isn't the one.
P.S. On that note, here's a little
Life is Rife
With sweet distraction
To mollify our
Brain's reactions
A.A. I'm becoming a real admirer of Ogden Nash. Gonna add him to my list with
Bob Fosse and Joseph Campbell.
Andy Amago
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Paul Stone
pas@xxxxxxxx
Kingsville, ON, Canada
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