2nd childishness 'n mere oblivion (APOD 25, 27 Aug 2008)

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2nd childishness 'n mere oblivion (APOD 25, 27 Aug 2008)

Post by neufer » Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:06 pm

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. As You Like It: II, vii
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JAQUES: At first the infant,
. Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.
. http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080827.html
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. And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel
. And shining morning face, creeping like snail
. Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
. Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
. Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier,
. Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,
. Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
. Seeking the bubble reputation
. Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice,
. In fair round belly with good capon lined,
. With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
. Full of wise saws and modern instances;
. And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
. Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon,
. With spectacles on nose and pouch on side,
. His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
. For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice,
. Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
. And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
. That ends this strange eventful history,
.
. Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
. Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
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Art Neuendorffer

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Post by orin stepanek » Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:03 pm

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Post by emc » Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:07 pm

Babies in space... http://archives.cnn.com/2001/TECH/space ... index.html
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BTW - I googled for Babes in Space but was afraid to click on any of the results... :shock:
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