David Jones, artist and poet (1895-1974) begins his PREFACE TO THE ANATHEMATA :

'I have made a heap of all that I could find.' (1) So wrote Nennius, or whoever composed the introductory matter to Historia Brittonum. He speaks of an 'inward wound' which was caused by the fear that certain things dear to him 'should be like smoke dissipated'. Further, he says, 'not trusting my own learning, which is none at all, but partly from writings and monuments of the ancient inhabitants of Britain, partly from the annals of the Romans and the chronicles of the sacred fathers, Isidore, Hieronymous, Prosper, Eusebius and from the histories of the Scots and Saxons although our enemies . . . I have lispingly put together this . . . about past transactions, that [this material] might not be trodden under foot'. (2)

(1) The actual words are coacervavi omne quod inveni, and occur in Prologue 2 to the Historia.
(2) Quoted from the translation of Prologue 1. See The Works of Gildas and Nennius, J.A.Giles, London 1841.


01 August 2018

Proverbs of TAR : to act is to sin


Jack Donaghy (Vice President of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming For General Electric) : Jonathan, who is this?
Jonathan (Jack's secretary) : Oh,it's Bucky Bright, sir. He was a major tv star in the '40s,'50s and the fall of 1972, and he's your Republican celebrity for the McCain dinner.
Jack : Uh-huh,good to see you.
What happened to Bruce Willis?
Jonathan : He insists on singing.
Jack : Jim Belushi?
Jonathan : He insists on singing.
Jack : Good god. When did the party become so boring? The Democrats have all the good celebrities.
Kenneth Parcell (NBC page) : Mr.Donaghy, this was delivered to -- son of a married couple, Bucky Bright!
Jack : You know who this is?
Kenneth : Who doesn't?
Jack : Most people. 
But let me ask you a question, Kenneth.
If Mr. Bright here told you to vote Republican, would you do it?
Kenneth : Oh,no,sir, I don't vote Republican or Democrat. Choosing is a sin, so I always just write-in the Lord's Name.
Jack D : That's Republican - we count those.

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