Quote: Cease to brag to me of America, and its model institutions and constitutions. To men in their sleep there is nothing granted in this world: nothing, or as good as nothing, to men that sit idly caucusing and ballot-boxing on the graves of their heroic ancestors, saying, “It is well, it is well!” Corn and bacon are granted: not a very sublime boon, on such conditions; a boon moreover which, on such conditions, cannot last!—No: America too will have to strain its energies, in quite other fashion than this; to crack its sinews, and all but break its heart, as the rest of us have had to do, in thousand-fold wrestle with the Pythons and mud-demons, before it can become a habitation for the gods. America’s battle is yet to fight; and we, sorrowful though nothing doubting, will wish her strength for it. New Spiritual Pythons, plenty of them; enormous Megatherions, as ugly as were ever born of mud, loom huge and hideous out of the twilight Future on America; and she will have her own agony, and her own victory, but on other terms than she is yet quite aware of.
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Nostrodamus Thomas Carlyle, 1850. Make of it what you will.
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Came across an interesting item tucked within hamletworks.org, titled: Visual Representations of Hamlet, 1709-1900. Check it out. Meanwhile, by way of augmentation, a quick search reveals: Hamlet on the Ramparts’ Art and Production Stills, Hamlet lantern slides, Delacroix’s Lithographs of Hamlet, The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Hamlet page, NYPL Hamlet, Wikimedia Hamlet, The Folger Shakespeare Library, and Shakespeare in pictures.
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Came across the site Branded in the 80’s which has among its offerings a pretty dynamite collection of nostalgic stickers for your viewing pleasure. And no, they don’t all depict monsters, despite the two I decided to feature above.
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In honor of Mr. Carlin, whose work I enjoyed. And a larger version for genral use.
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Quote: The monkey is the only animal, except man, that practices this science; hence he is our brother; there is a bond of sympathy and relationship between us. Give this ingenious animal an audience of the proper kind, and he will straightway put aside his other affairs and take a whet; and you will see by the contortions and his ecstatic expression that he takes an intelligent and human interest in his performance.?
-Mark Twain, from his speech, Some Thoughts on the Science of Onanism, 1879.
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Dearest Fingers. The typewriter, after centuries of dedicated service, is fading fast from the memory of men. These noble machines, once the trusted friend of novelist, philosopher, poet, lover, spy, and bureaucrat alike, have fallen on hard times. Today they sit in attics and shadowy back-rooms, confused and lonely. They know they still have so much to give, so much romance to kindle, so much tactile pleasure in their keys and mechanisms! But alas, Man is fickle. Man is thoughtless. Man is… cruel. If you listen closely you can almost hear them, softly clacking their final words, as the dust grows ever thicker… “Dearest Fingers, I’m lost without you.”
This design (see below for larger image) ought to look good on most apparel colors, light and dark. Check out all of your options for this Tee here, or see all the Nonist’s products here.
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Thunder… Thunder… Thundereggs!
Quote: According to ancient Native American legend, when the Thunder Spirits living in the highest recesses of snowcapped Mount Hood and Mount Jefferson became angry with one another, amid violent thunder and lightning storms they would hurl masses of these spherical rocks at each other. The hostile gods obtained these weapons by stealing eggs from the Thunderbirds’ nests, thus the source of the name “Thundereggs.” -
Rock Hounding.
In 1965, the thunderegg (proud owners, one and all, of the greatest name ever bestowed on a rock by we fleshy types) was designated as the Oregon state rock. More info: 1, 2, 3, 4. More images: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
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AHHHH
CHOOO!
Quote: The Romans saluted the
sneezer with salve, or wished him health. With the Hindus
sneezing is connected with demoniacal Influence — a spirit entering or leaving the nose, or being expelled from it. With Muhammadans it is customary to wash the nose out with water because the devil visits it at night. In certain cases in Hindu belief
sneezing is ominous; if one is beginning work and hears another
sneeze, it is necessary to begin over again.
Sneezing at a threshold is unlucky. In mediieval and later folk-custom in different parts of Europe
sneezing was sometimes regarded as a momentary palsy. -
Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics (pg. 398) 1917.
Gesundheit.
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Well, I see a slightly deformed pelvis, soaked in pomegranate juice and then smeared with wasabi. Whatever that means.
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Today at the Nonist proper, I posted a piece on being an atheist in a world of Religious profanity, with special consideration for so-called minced oaths. I was hoping, with your help, to compile a running list of exclamations which eschew the usual “God!” “Christ!” “Holy whatever!” conventions that come so naturally. I’m interested in those oaths actually in-use, those inherited and particular to family or friends, as well as invented non-sequiturs coined for nothing more than comic effect. What say ye? Leave your contribution in comments, and if you can’t think of any… feel free to smash your thumb with a hammer… and then invent one!
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