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[hotwords229_A]

I heard this said recently, and I think it may be the truest thing I've heard in a very long time.

"For many people, the truth is simply what it needs to be."


I find this . . . rather sad.

But couldn’t this be said about all of us?

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

I heard this said recently, and I think it may be the truest thing I've heard in a very long time.

"For many people, the truth is simply what it needs to be."


I find this . . . rather sad.

I don’t know the context of the quote but I don’t think it is sad. I think it’s part of what makes being a human different. I think there’s a lot of things that may be knowable in some theoretical way, but practically, one is never going to know what the the truth is, so one makes the choice they need to make at the time. And justifies it however they need to.

I also think there’s plenty of times where the truth is that you certainly won’t or can’t win, but you still need to keep fighting. If that delusion is the thing that keeps you going, that’s not a bad thing.

 

[Mei5ter]

I always assumed anthropodermic bibliopegy was confined to eighteenth century medical treatise and fictional items in horror movies.

As a binding for erotica?

Or, in William Corder's case, two accounts of his trial.

 

[investor2020]

As my July included a 2-wk vacation, plus another week out of pocket, I return to this thread to see what I missed . . . Enny and her friends are a constant source of enlightenment.

“A happy life consists in tranquility of mind.” . . . obviously Cicero did not get out much !

"ataraxia" - "The concept of ataraxia remains relevant today as a reminder to focus on internal well-being and develop resilience to the inevitable challenges of life." - why can't we just modify the term to "resilience" ? Tough having to look up all those strange Greek words.

"anthropodermic bibliopegy" - If it's no skin off my back, who cares ?

"For many people, the truth is simply what it needs to be." - in other words, if I feel the world is totally against me because nothing ever works out for me, then truthfully the world is truly against me ?

Yikes, I may need another vacation.

 

[Endless_Night]

Well, this went deep!

Excellent points.

I wish I had been here, but I was off getting pampered.


I was speaking less to facts, theoretical or otherwise, and more to situational personal interactions where people choose to repeat patterns rather than take charge of see their own culpability in their unhappiness.

 

[Endless_Night]

Or, in William Corder's case, two accounts of his trial.

This is possibly the most bizarre after death request ever made.

 

[Endless_Night]

So, I was working outside today. (Surprise! )

At just about the finish point the SO wandered out. He watched for a couple of minutes, then said: Why are you standing in poison ivy?




I'm not particularly susceptible, but I am now wondering how to make a deal with Demeter to spare me the consequences of my sins. Or maybe Dionysus. I feel like he's associated with ivy.

 

[investor2020]

I'm not sure Demeter is the proper choice . . . Demeter is the goddess who presides over the cultivation of crops, ensuring bountiful harvests and the prosperity of the land." . . . I am unaware of her capability of preventing you from standing in poison ivy.

Now Dionysus on the other hand . . . "Dionysus was primarily known as the Greek god of wine, but he was also associated with festivals, theater, madness, and ecstasy. He embodied the untamed aspects of nature and human behavior, including the power of wine to inspire both joy and frenzy. He was also associated with fertility, vegetation, and the grape harvest. " . . . again, not likely to prevent you from standing in poison ivy, but with wine, joy, frenzy, and fertility, who cares about a little itch on the ankles !

 

[investor2020]

Enny, as always, the universal source of information (be if fact or fiction, truth or untruth). . . i.e. the internet . . . provides you with a number of choices to resolve the poison ivy issue . . .

"Many different mythologies feature gods and goddesses associated with healing, some of whom specifically relate to plants or remedies. Here are a few figures that could be considered in the context of curing poison ivy:

• Asclepius (Greek/Roman): God of medicine and healing. His staff with a snake wrapped around it remains a symbol of medicine today.
• Hygieia (Greek/Roman): Goddess of cleanliness and good health, associated with preventive medicine. Her name is the origin of the word "hygiene".
• Iaso (Greek): Goddess of cures and remedies.
• Panacea (Greek): Goddess of universal remedies and "cure-alls". Her name gives us the word panacea.
• Airmed (Celtic): Goddess associated with healing herbs. Legend says healing herbs grew from her tears and she was a keeper of herbalism's mysteries.
• Osanyin (Yoruba): Orisha associated with herbalism and plant medicines.

While not specifically named for poison ivy, these deities could potentially be invoked in prayers or rituals seeking relief from the skin irritation it causes, given their associations with healing and remedies in their respective cultures. "

 

[Endless_Night]

Well. That's quite the bevy of options, @investor2020.

No doubt I should have been on my knees in supplication to all.

Instead I settled for scrubbing my skin like mad with a bath mitt and Dr. Bronner's soap.

 

[Endless_Night]

Horror movies are simply not what they used to be.

Or perhaps, with so much on offer, it's merely harder to wade through the detritus.

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

Horror movies are simply not what they used to be.

Or perhaps, with so much on offer, it's merely harder to wade through the detritus.

There’s so much media out there. Separating the wheat from the chaff is getting increasingly difficult for sure

 

[Endless_Night]

There’s so much media out there. Separating the wheat from the chaff is getting increasingly difficult for sure

I enjoy B sci-fi and horror. They are just so relaxing.

Now I find myself wading through E and F films, which I can't even make it through.

Disheartening.

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

I enjoy B sci-fi and horror. They are just so relaxing.

Now I find myself wading through E and F films, which I can't even make it through.

Disheartening.

Curating a circle of critics I trust has been crucial. Letterboxd is the only social media app I genuinely appreciate

 

[Endless_Night]

Curating a circle of critics I trust has been crucial. Letterboxd is the only social media app I genuinely appreciate

I've not heard of Letterboxd. I'll check it out.

 

[hotwords229_A]

Curating a circle of critics I trust has been crucial. Letterboxd is the only social media app I genuinely appreciate

Also podcasts for B-movies, there are lots with reviews and conversations that can lead you to want to see the movies. I thought I had seen every 1980-1983 slasher films until I started listening to horror movie podcasts about them. There are literally hundreds I have not seen.

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

Also podcasts for B-movies, there are lots with reviews and conversations that can lead you to want to see the movies. I thought I had seen every 1980-1983 slasher films until I started listening to horror movie podcasts about them. There are literally hundreds I have not seen.

For sure! The VHS years were wild.

I texted my oldest friend a couple weeks ago to ask how the fuck we missed this gem

Still haven’t seen it but it’s on my list.

 

[hotwords229_A]

For sure! The VHS years were wild.

I texted my oldest friend a couple weeks ago to ask how the fuck we missed this gem

Still haven’t seen it but it’s on my list.

I’ve never heard of this one, looks like it’s worth a look.
Why is it in the 1980’s everyone in the post-apocalypse turned punk when punk had already happened?

If you made a post-apocalyptic movie today, would everyone become Nuclear Hipsters?

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

I’ve never heard of this one, looks like it’s worth a look.
Why is it in the 1980’s everyone in the post-apocalypse turned punk when punk had already happened?

If you made a post-apocalyptic movie today, would everyone become Nuclear Hipsters?

I wish! I’d totally watch a cult of Mumford and Sons and Lumineers drive the wasteland with their suspenders and silly hats.

But I think so many b-movie makers are just trying to recreate the 80’s trash rather than build upon it

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

I’ve never heard of this one, looks like it’s worth a look.
Why is it in the 1980’s everyone in the post-apocalypse turned punk when punk had already happened?

If you made a post-apocalyptic movie today, would everyone become Nuclear Hipsters?

Though, not quite the same but you ever seen Six String Samurai? That had rockabilly as well as metalhead gangs

 

[hotwords229_A]

I wish! I’d totally watch a cult of Mumford and Sons and Lumineers dive the wasteland with their suspenders and silly hats.

I want to see the scene where the Lumberjack Hipster gets dirt on his $200 “work boots” and freaks out!

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

I want to see the scene where the Lumberjack Hipster gets dirt on his $200 “work boots” and freaks out!

“Do you know how limited these are?!?! I had to skin 50 people to make them! They’re human suede!”

 

[Endless_Night]

All this makes a recent conversation on gratuitous nudity in slasher films seem tame.

 

[Apisto42]

All this makes a recent conversation on gratuitous nudity in slasher films seem tame.

I’d pay money to see a bunch of hipsters get wasted.

But only if there’s also beach bunnies and gratuitous nudity.

 

[Endless_Night]

Companion or opposing word pairs, like:

-immigrant vs emigrant
-tributary vs distributary

It’s surprising to me how often I only know one of the pair. I learned of emigrant sometime in the last few years and distributary last week!

I am now wondering if there are any good vocabulary expansion classes.