September 28, 2008
You Oedipus
All of the hackneyed phrases used in our culture really goes over my head. A lot of the sayings do not make any sense. Like "close, but no cigar." What were those people doing when they made that up? Some titles that are derived from derogatory meanings are wrong too. Like peon and brown nosesr. If you were to sit for a while and think about what those could mean your mind might wonder into a very pessimistic place. Well I just wanted to post a blog about this because it was on my mind, because that is what blogs are for right..?
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completing thompson's assignment and expressing your emotions, why you just killed two birds with one stone.
that is another saying too...its so weird the only way that could happen is if you lined up to birds and through a rock at them. I am pretty sure that a normal person would let that happen, but i guess someone that wasn't so normal would. hmm...
I'm no philosopher but I think "close but no cigar," came from back when they used to give you cigars for hitting the bell with the hammer at carnivals. Now, analogously, whenever you try to do something and you just, almost make it but you don't quite accomplish what you set out to do in the first place, someone might say, "Ouch! Close but no cigar!" and small men may utter tiny little laughs to themselves, but what have they done besides poke fun at someone in a situation they themselves were in not too long ago?
Besides that though, I think some of these phrases served some sort of purpose long ago that only seems irrelevant now. Or, maybe they still do. Because I don't remember ever being good at those sort of carnival games...
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