Ha! Thank you for this. This is how to survive, no matter what happens.
Made me think of what James Joyce wrote, which has stayed in my mind since I first read the words in 1967-1968 as a freshman in college: "History is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake."
Thanks for the link to the ballad. Many years ago I used it in a heated debate with my tutor who would not believe that in proper Irish English, we do say "amn't I" and that it was not a grammatical error.
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Ha! Thank you for this. This is how to survive, no matter what happens.
Made me think of what James Joyce wrote, which has stayed in my mind since I first read the words in 1967-1968 as a freshman in college: "History is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake."
And this:
https://jamesjoyceproject.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/the-ballad-of-joking-jesus/
Very nice! Wish it didn't have to exist.
Thanks for the link to the ballad. Many years ago I used it in a heated debate with my tutor who would not believe that in proper Irish English, we do say "amn't I" and that it was not a grammatical error.
Love watching that video! Made our morning here. Good to laugh, it helps to rise above the despair we feel.
Always curious. Is this how you would pronounce it?
https://vimeo.com/197482701
The second, longer one.
Fun.
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