tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post1196509129171932613..comments2024-03-28T00:23:01.632-04:00Comments on Lem's Levity: Scaramucci: I've seen Trump throw a dead spiral through a tire.Trooper Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-42224989990821137012017-07-23T07:41:55.278-04:002017-07-23T07:41:55.278-04:00Yeah, well maybe this Scaramucci guy has seen Trum...Yeah, well maybe this Scaramucci guy has seen Trump throw a dead spiral and all that, but I've heard of this guy who has seen things we all wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. That sort of thing.<br /><br />Eric the Fruit Bathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003976042428037836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-21898168626692663002017-07-23T05:53:15.241-04:002017-07-23T05:53:15.241-04:00Old Sabatini novel ("Captain Blood", etc...Old Sabatini novel ("Captain Blood", etc), "Scaramouche", similar to "The Scarlet Pumpernickel".<br /><br /><i>I have seen this guy throw a dead spiral through a tire. <br />he’s hitting foul shots and swishing them.</i><br /><br />dead spiral - football thrown like a bullet from a rifle<br /><br />swish - nothin' but net<br /><br />key - usually painted area beneath the basket; for the NBA it is 16 feet (4.9 m) wide, primarily used to prevent players from staying beneath the basket of the opponents' team for long periods (maximum three seconds).<br /><br />edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-14759362154145686112017-07-23T01:39:11.278-04:002017-07-23T01:39:11.278-04:00Reminds me of a James Bond villain named Scaramang...Reminds me of a James Bond villain named Scaramanga. He had an extra nipple.Lem the artificially intelligent https://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-24683399524016638922017-07-23T01:13:51.261-04:002017-07-23T01:13:51.261-04:00I have no idea what a "key" is either, a...I have no idea what a "key" is either, as relating to Madison Square Garden. And internet is not helpful.<br /><br />For me, this is the most confusing paragraph I encountered all week. And apparently each sentence makes perfect sense. It's like a bizarre coded message. <br /><br />This is what Brooks was talking about. It's an example of how elites use words and phrases, in this case, ordinary words from the same language, arranged differently and imbued with different meanings for the purpose of separating themselves from and alienating other classes. I makes me feel left out. Because I <i>am</i> left out. It took me forever to decode it. Meanwhile the meeting broke up and everyone departed and I'm left standing there puzzling over what I just heard. <-- I'm kidding, almost. Chip Ahoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597726289890879627noreply@blogger.com