"There was a young woman from Ealing...
Who had a peculiar feeling.
She lay on her back and opened her crack...
And pissed all over the ceiling."
Ode to Spot
by Lieutenant Commander Data
Felis catus is your taxonomic nomenclature,
An endothermic quadruped, carnivorous by nature.
Your visual, olfactory, and auditory senses
Contribute to your hunting skills and natural defenses.
I find myself intrigued by your subvocal oscillations,
A singular development of cat communications
That obviates your basic hedonistic predilection
For a rhythmic stroking of your fur to demonstrate affection.
A tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents.
You would not be so agile if you lacked its counterbalance.
And when not being utilized to aid in locomotion,
It often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion.
Oh Spot, the complex levels of behavior you display
Connote a fairly well-developed cognitive array,
And though you are not sentient, Spot, and do not comprehend,
I nonetheless consider you a true and valued friend.
"- Humpty Dumpty: cea mai pura reprezentare a conditiei umane. Ascultati-ma cu atentie, domnule. Ce este un ou? Este ceea ce nu s-a nascut inca. Un paradox, nu-i asa? Caci cum poate Humpty Dumpty sa fie viu, daca nu s-a nascut inca? Si cu toate acestea, este viu - nu incape nicio indoiala. Stim asta pentru ca poate vorbi. Mai mult chiar, Humpty Dumpty este un filosof al limbajului. 'Cand eu folosesc un cuvant, spuse Humpty Dumpty pe un ton destul de batjocoritor, acel cuvant nu inseamna decat ceea ce vreau eu sa insemne - nici mai mult, nici mai putin. Intrebarea este, spuse Alice, daca poti face ca aceste cuvinte sa insemne atatea lucruri diferite. Intrebarea este, spuse Humpty Dumpty, cine este stapanul - asta-i tot' .
(...) Este mai mult decat interesant, domnule. Este crucial. Ascultati-ma cu atentie si poate ca veti invata ceva. In scurtul sau discurs in fata lui Alice, Humpty Dumpty schiteaza viitorul sperantelor oamenilor si ofera indiciul salvarii noastre: sa devenim stapanii cuvintelor pe care le vorbim, sa facem limbajul sa corespunda nevoilor noastre. Humpty Dumpty este un profet, un om care care spunea adevaruri pentru care lumea nu era inca pregatita.
- Un om?
- Scuzati-ma. O scapare verbala. Vroiam sa spun un ou. Dar scaparea este plina de invataminte si ma ajuta sa-mi demonstrez ideea. Caci toti oamenii sunt oua, la o adica. Existam cu totii, dar nu am atins inca acea forma care este destinul nostru. Suntem potential in stare pura, un exemplu de urmeaza-sa-fie.
Intrucat omul este o fiinta cazuta - stim asa din Facere. Humpty Dumpty este si el o fiinta cazuta. El cade de pe zidul sau, iar nimeni nu-l mai poate face la loc - nici regele, nici caii regelui si nici oamenii sai. Dar tocmai aceasta trebuie sa ne straduim cu totii sa facem acum. Este datoria noastra ca fiinte umane: sa punem laolalta bucatelele oului. Caci fiecare dintre noi este Humpty Dumpty. Iar ajutandu-l pe el, ne ajutam, de fapt, pe noi. "
(Paul Auster - Orasul de sticla)
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The Hokey Pokey - Original Form
Put your left foot in,
Your left foot out,
Your left foot in,
And shake it all about.
You do the hokey pokey
And turn yourself around
That's what it's all about.
The Hokey Pokey - Shakespearean Form
O proud left foot, that ventures quick within
Then soon upon a backward journey lithe.
Anon, once more the gesture, then begin:
Command sinistral pedestal to writhe.
Commence thou then the fervid Hokey-Poke.
A mad gyration, hips in wanton swirl.
To spin! A wilde release from heaven's yoke.
Blessed dervish! Surely canst go, girl.
The Hoke, the poke -- banish now thy doubt.
Verily, I say, 'tis what it's all about.
The Hundertwasser House Vienna is an apartment house in Vienna, Austria, designed by Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
The house was built between 1983 and 1986 by architects Univ.-Prof. Joseph Krawina and Peter Pelikan. It features undulating floors ("an uneven floor is a divine melody to the feet"), a roof covered with earth and grass, and large trees growing from inside the rooms, with limbs extending from windows. Hundertwasser took no payment for the design of the house, declaring that it was worth it, to prevent something ugly from going up in its place.
Within the house there are 52 apartments, four offices, 16 private terraces and three communal terraces, and a total of 250 trees and bushes. The Hundertwasser House is one of Vienna's most visited buildings and has become part of Austria's cultural heritage.Autoportretul lui Dumnezeu, Cristian Gava
"Un estet ar spune ca fundul ei e prea voluminos si usor lasat, ceea ce-l face cu atat mai stanjenitor cu cat sufletul ei tinde spre inaltimi. Dar tocmai in aceasta contradictie e concentrata, dupa mine, toata conditia umana: capul plin de vise, fundul aidoma unei ancore ce ne tine la sol!"
(Milan Kundera - Nemurirea)
"Esenta libertatii omenesti consta in posesia unui closet."
(Patrick Suskind - Porumbelul)
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Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.
Margaret Thatcher
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