the joys of abridged dictionaries

Oct 18, 2005 13:54

I just had two dictionaries try to tell me there was no French word for 'sane'. While I would like nothing better than for that to be true, they were in fact crappy dictionaries.

I need to stop trying to start any papers before the last possible minute. It just ends up wasting time.

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sol_invictus_99 October 19 2005, 14:02:06 UTC
Oh, by the way, the song that you are talking about is, I believe, called "Dress Rehearsal Rag," and Leonard Cohen only played it in a few concerts during the late 60s or early 70s because too many people were using the song as a soundtrack to their own suicides. I suppose we didn't have the same population propblems back then that we do now. Perhaps someone should perform it at the next budget forum???

Anyway, I am assuming that you have a copy of whole album "Songs of Love and Hate," in which case, you know the song "Avalanche," right? Great fucking song! I am going to use it to open the film version of my novel.

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indigoblood October 19 2005, 14:05:35 UTC
"Dress Rehearsal Rag"--that's right, I knew that. Actually, Gabe's old hard drive has "Songs of Love and Hate", which I'm not sure whether I've listened to all the way through. Odds are I've heard "Avalanche", but I don't recognise the title. I'll look it up.

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flying_octopus October 20 2005, 13:27:18 UTC
I need to hear these melodies of doom.

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indigoblood October 20 2005, 14:15:10 UTC
Next time you're over.
You left your Mother Jones and your Jager, too.

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flying_octopus October 21 2005, 07:18:10 UTC
Oh... well I shall have to retrieve these.

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indigoblood October 20 2005, 14:26:26 UTC
Oh, THAT one. Yes. Excellent song.
I fucking love that man's voice.

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