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by maria
Thu Sep 02, 2004 9:27 am
Forum: The Annex
Topic: It's over.
Replies: 73
Views: 48910

You know what's happening here is called a culture clash. I'm not being facetious, but nobody is ever going to win this one. You're speaking two different languages. You'll all be at this forever and still not get through to each other .... my opinion, for what it's worth
by maria
Thu Sep 02, 2004 6:24 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Elvis Costello on November cover of Gramophone
Replies: 3
Views: 5482

Ah now John, that's no way to talk about the poor divil: must be a hard life, dirty oul business too, what all that rooting about in dusty, dark places, dredging up specters of The Lost & Forgotten, obscure and misery stricken and immobilized enough for him – most likely DEAD to boot, suppose it...
by maria
Wed Sep 01, 2004 1:01 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: where have all the readers gone?
Replies: 18
Views: 16528

Otis: perhaps you don't know that in the new Penguin centenary edition of Ulysses, there is an intoduction by D Kiberd. I've had reason to be killing time round Greene's Bookshop a little lately and I have been dipping into it. I think your sister 's view on him is bang on the money. It's lengthy, b...
by maria
Tue Aug 31, 2004 4:40 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: It's over.
Replies: 73
Views: 48910

I forget which famous guy wrote “Miss Otis Regrets She’s Unable To Lunch Today”, but there’d be meat for a latter-day one in this thread. Perhaps Elvis could take up the challenge
by maria
Mon Aug 30, 2004 1:28 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Happy Birthday Spooky
Replies: 31
Views: 26031

Happy Birthday, Spooky
Hope 40 brings lots of happiness to you
Enjoy the day, and the week and the month too if you feel like it!
by maria
Mon Aug 30, 2004 8:58 am
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Political Jargon? A Potential SPOILER
Replies: 25
Views: 18804

LC, love and peace, man! Sorry if I'm being touchy, but I get very hot under the collar about thoughtless language where democracy is concerned. I've seen situations too many times before where a good cause is lost through apparently inconsequential things like thoughtless presumption or arrogance. ...
by maria
Mon Aug 30, 2004 4:18 am
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Political Jargon? A Potential SPOILER
Replies: 25
Views: 18804

:shock: LC: "It's the sheep you're up against"?! I'm really hoping you've no aspirations to go into politics yourself! At the end of the day it's the people's choice and it must be respected: isn't that the very essence of democracy? I'm sure you meant that remark pejoratively, but it's ex...
by maria
Sun Aug 29, 2004 5:03 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Political Jargon? A Potential SPOILER
Replies: 25
Views: 18804

Rope, as I said in another post, I don't know much about the individual candidates. Anyway, I wouldn't presume to tell a citizen of another sovereign state how to vote. But from the perspective of an outsider who finds Bush and all his attendant baggage a very worrying world commodity, I'd be very e...
by maria
Sun Aug 29, 2004 4:19 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Political Jargon? A Potential SPOILER
Replies: 25
Views: 18804

In any negotiation there is a vast range of options on both sides. It would be very foolish for anyone to expect their representatives to work out the very best deal, while being denied at least the appearance of having all their options at their disposal. There are problems, serious problems, in th...
by maria
Sat Aug 28, 2004 2:59 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: "Monkey to Man" website, sort of
Replies: 3
Views: 6255

I'll break my heart laughing too when I see him doing less well in the polls...
by maria
Sat Aug 28, 2004 2:54 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Delivery Man Mp3s appearing
Replies: 84
Views: 68268

I am.
by maria
Fri Aug 27, 2004 12:16 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Delivery Man Mp3s appearing
Replies: 84
Views: 68268

:lol: so THAT'S the reason for the leash!
by maria
Fri Aug 27, 2004 11:33 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Delivery Man Mp3s appearing
Replies: 84
Views: 68268

I'm waiting, for all the reasons already mentioned.

WHAR, I just want to make this an opportunity to say that you're one of my very favourite posters: your enthusiasm, spontanaeity and positivity is marvellous to behold. There's too few of your like in this world!
by maria
Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:37 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Birthday Wishes to The Man
Replies: 24
Views: 23634

Ordinarily I don't go in for singing in public but in this case, here goes: Happy Birthday To YOU! Happy Birthday To YOU!! Happy Birthday Dear Elvis Declan Patrick Aloysius (?!) MacMANus!!! (God I'm exhausted, how do you do it?) Happy birthday to you Every good wish from me and just about everyone I...
by maria
Tue Aug 24, 2004 11:30 am
Forum: The Annex
Topic: I start work tomorrow!
Replies: 16
Views: 13542

I know a guy who worked in a little booth in gas (we call it petrol here) station. One of his regulars was a politician and he wound up getting a job as a Customs & Excise Officer from the politician, who thought he was destined for better things. He was sent to be the customs official in a bond...
by maria
Tue Aug 24, 2004 9:52 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Elvis on 2 & 1/2 Men , 2003
Replies: 14
Views: 26716

:( I thought it was funny.
by maria
Sun Aug 22, 2004 5:38 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: where have all the readers gone?
Replies: 18
Views: 16528

An extract from The Irish Times, Saturday August 21st 2004, which may be of interest on this section, reviewing yet another new book on “Ulysses”: “Ulysses Unbound: A Reader’s Companion to James Joyce’s Ulysses”, by Terence Kileen (Wordwell). The review is by Declan Kiberd: The most ingenious – and ...
by maria
Thu Aug 19, 2004 11:47 am
Forum: The Annex
Topic: THE RANT CORPORATION
Replies: 4
Views: 5432

Yes, it's shocking how easily some people, ok, quite a lot of people, materialise into stereotypes. I reckon most people just want to deal with everyday personal issues and are happy to leave the rest to the ones who are paid to sort it out. Most people have no idea what power they actually have in ...
by maria
Thu Aug 19, 2004 10:05 am
Forum: The Annex
Topic: THE RANT CORPORATION
Replies: 4
Views: 5432

In the words of old Will,
"O what a tangled web we weave
When first we practice to deceive"

At least you've got a vote, Rope. You can start there.
by maria
Wed Aug 18, 2004 5:13 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: where have all the readers gone?
Replies: 18
Views: 16528

Actually there IS one, but it costs a holy fortune in Ireland (c. 100 euros) and is 22 CD's long. It's read by Jim Norton with Marcella Riordan. I've heard segments from it and it certainly helps to put shape and make on the text in a very accessible way: it brings out the poetic flow of the text an...
by maria
Mon Aug 16, 2004 4:32 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: where have all the readers gone?
Replies: 18
Views: 16528

Really glad if info helps. I agree about the awfulness of the offal. Maybe you know about this already, but one of the big Joyce "things" is the triumph of Art and the intellect of the individual over rampant collective mindlessness: such as extreme nationalism. He wrote Ulysses during WW1...
by maria
Sun Aug 15, 2004 9:45 am
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Cleaning my oven on my day off
Replies: 18
Views: 16177

Thank the lord, he has 9 lives
by maria
Sat Aug 14, 2004 3:58 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Cleaning my oven on my day off
Replies: 18
Views: 16177

Yeh, but after the gag and weez, the brown gluey sludge and mountain of rancid kitchen roll comes the high, perhaps off the clean oven? But I've always suspected there's somet upper behind all that lemony zing. Perhaps we're on to something here. Should we cut it down into foil packs and head for to...
by maria
Sat Aug 14, 2004 7:03 am
Forum: The Annex
Topic: where have all the readers gone?
Replies: 18
Views: 16528

It may be useful to remember that Mr. Bloom is Jewish, aside from representing sensual Joyce. and this day occurred in Dublin 100 years ago. All of this has a major impact on his commentary, especially within the church scenes. At all times, he is an outsider looking in, which, incidentally, would h...
by maria
Wed Aug 11, 2004 1:48 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Life's a bitch and...
Replies: 22
Views: 16187

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