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25-11-2008, 10:57
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From time to time it's fun to close your eyes,
and in that dark say to yourself,
"I am the sorcerer, and when I open my eyes
I shall see a world that I have created,
and for which I and only I
am completely responsible."
Slowly then, eyelids open
like curtains lifting stage-centre.
And sure enough,
there's your world...
...just the way you built it. 
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25-11-2008, 10:59
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Still Sparkling
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Swami Dhyan
From time to time it's fun to close your eyes,
and in that dark say to yourself,
"I am the sorcerer, and when I open my eyes
I shall see a world that I have created,
and for which I and only I
am completely responsible."
Slowly then, eyelids open
like curtains lifting stage-centre.
And sure enough,
there's your world...
...just the way you built it. |
Sounds like the Total Perspective Vortex of Zaphod Beeblebrox in "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" 
StarSparkle
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25-11-2008, 11:05
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Grim Creeper
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So I should be disgustingly proud of myself then because my little creation is utterly perfect and took me decades to make!
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25-11-2008, 11:05
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Quote:
Originally Posted by StarSparkle
Sounds like the Total Perspective Vortex of Zaphod Beeblebrox in "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
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Much simpler than that.
Very funny book though "Hitchhiker's." Have you ever tried spotting some of the characters from the book on the forum...quite an amusing little game after a few Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters. 
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25-11-2008, 11:09
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Still Sparkling
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Swami Dhyan
Much simpler than that.
Very funny book though "Hitchhiker's." Have you ever tried spotting some of the characters from the book on the forum...quite an amusing little game after a few Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters. |
You don't need a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster to see it
I think one particularly famous (ex?)-Forummer actually took part of his username from the book!
"Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" - the greatest work of modern philosophy  - written by a complete genius
StarSparkle
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25-11-2008, 11:10
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Originally Posted by Jabberwocky
So I should be disgustingly proud of myself then because my little creation is utterly perfect and took me decades to make!
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Yes Jabbers yes!
Disgustingly proud and often disgustingly funny...and we love it!
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25-11-2008, 11:23
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Originally Posted by StarSparkle
You don't need a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster to see it
I think one particularly famous (ex?)-Forummer actually took part of his username from the book!
"Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" - the greatest work of modern philosophy - written by a complete genius
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The closest I believe I came to drinking one was my experience of Buckfast.
Inspired, no less, by an episode of Rab C. Nesbitt I bought a bottle and got two thirds of the way through before leaving my body and having a perfectly (to me) intelligible conversation with my cat. And it's all true!
Slartisomethingorother...builder of fjords...never had the pleasure personally.
Adams was special, I agree.
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25-11-2008, 12:08
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Swami Dhyan
From time to time it's fun to close your eyes,
and in that dark say to yourself,
"I am the sorcerer, and when I open my eyes
I shall see a world that I have created,
and for which I and only I
am completely responsible."
Slowly then, eyelids open
like curtains lifting stage-centre.
And sure enough,
there's your world...
...just the way you built it. |
That's funny, in my world the sun was shining and I was on a beach in the med. I must have done it wrong, try again.
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25-11-2008, 12:12
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Originally Posted by foxforcefive
That's funny, in my world the sun was shining and I was on a beach in the med. I must have done it wrong, try again.
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Come on in...the water's lovely! 
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25-11-2008, 23:36
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Yes, but you could spend your life day-dreaming, but it doesn't make it real.
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25-11-2008, 23:48
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Originally Posted by metaphoria
Yes, but you could spend your life day-dreaming, but it doesn't make it real.
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If you spent your life daydreaming, it would end in about 4-7 days which is about as real as it gets.
Didn't anyone teach you that everything is in the mind. Even reality?
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25-11-2008, 23:51
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Originally Posted by Phanerothyme
If you spent your life daydreaming, it would end in about 4-7 days which is about as real as it gets.
Didn't anyone teach you that everything is in the mind. Even reality?
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Yes, but essentially a spade is a spade. I thought you all knew that in Sheffield.
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26-11-2008, 00:02
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Swami Dhyan
Much simpler than that.
Very funny book though "Hitchhiker's." Have you ever tried spotting some of the characters from the book on the forum...quite an amusing little game after a few Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters. |
Someone reminded me of Marvin earlier. 
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26-11-2008, 00:04
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Well Jabbers may be disgustingly proud....whereas I'm just disgusting - and really proud of it
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26-11-2008, 01:09
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Swammi.... take your religion and do what you do with it. Its just another form of suppression.
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26-11-2008, 01:32
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Swami Dhyan
From time to time it's fun to close your eyes,
and in that dark say to yourself,
"I am the sorcerer, and when I open my eyes
I shall see a world that I have created,
and for which I and only I
am completely responsible."
Slowly then, eyelids open
like curtains lifting stage-centre.
And sure enough,
there's your world...
...just the way you built it. |
Something like Billy Fisher and his kingdom of Ambrosia in "Billy Liar"
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26-11-2008, 07:08
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Originally Posted by Mr.Squirty.
Swammi.... take your religion and do what you do with it. Its just another form of suppression.
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Religion? What religion? I am most definately not a religious person!
With the greatest of respect it is my humble duty to inform you that there is MUCH you do not know.
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26-11-2008, 07:11
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Originally Posted by metaphoria
Yes, but you could spend your life day-dreaming, but it doesn't make it real.
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And that is PRECISELY what I have tried to say to you over and over again Metaphoria.
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26-11-2008, 07:12
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Originally Posted by Phanerothyme
If you spent your life daydreaming, it would end in about 4-7 days which is about as real as it gets.
Didn't anyone teach you that everything is in the mind. Even reality?
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I keep doing my best.
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26-11-2008, 07:17
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Way to go Harleyman old buddy. I have never found, in a long experience, that criticism is ever inhibited by ignorance.
Have a nice day.
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