Guest guest Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111 wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> wrote: > > > > Deus ex machina is a Latin phrase that is used to describe an > > unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or event > > introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a > > situation or untangle a plot (e.g., having the protagonist wake up and > > realize it was all a dream, or an angel suddenly appearing to solve > > all the plot problems of a story that the characters can't or won't > > resolve on their own). The phrase has been extended to refer to any > > resolution to a story which does not pay due regard to the story's > > internal logic and is so unlikely that it challenges suspension of > > disbelief, allowing the author to conclude the story with an unlikely, > > though more palatable, ending. In modern terms the deus ex machina has > > also come to describe a being, object or event that suddenly appears > > and solves a seemingly insoluble difficulty (e. g. the cavalry > > arriving). A classic example of this type of deus ex machina is > > Homer's Odyssey; a more contemporary example is Michael Crichton's The > > Andromeda Strain. While in storytelling this might seem unfulfilling, > > in real life this type of figure might be welcome and heroic, due to > > the low probability of such an event occurring. > > > > It sometimes also can mean, usually in an episode of a sitcom, an > > event or plot device which does not necessarily solve the conflict of > > the plot, but demotes the character(s) into the financial, emotional, > > mental, or geographical state they were in when the episode began, > > restoring the series' status quo in order to more easily allow another > > situation in the next episode. However, this usage, which is somewhat > > different from classical deus ex machina, is more commonly called the > > " reset button technique " . > > > > The notion of deus ex machina can also be applied to a revelation > > within a story experienced by a character which involves the > > individual realizing that the complicated, sometimes perilous or > > mundane and perhaps seemingly unrelated sequence of events leading up > > to this point in the story are joined together by some profound > > concept. Thus the unexpected and timely intervention is aimed at the > > meaning of the story rather than a physical event in the plot. This > > may more accurately be described as a plot twist. > > > > The Greek tragedian Euripides is notorious for using this plot device. > > The first person known to have criticized the device was Aristotle in > > his Poetics, where he argues that a good tragedy must remain plausible. > that's unbelievable.that's a tragedy! as unremainingly inplausible as > it seems. Ari always was sort of a party pooper. maybe he'll be > different whenever he gets rebooted into windows. > " be a clown, be a clown, " how does it go, bob? VERSE I'll remember forever, When I was but three, Mama, who was clever. Remarking to me…. If son when you're grown up You want ev'rything nice I've got your future sewn up If you take this advice… REFRAIN 1 Be a clown, be a clown All the world loves a clown Act the fool play the calf And you'll always have the last laugh Wear the cap and the bells And you'll rate with all the best swells If you become a doctor, folks'll face you with dread If you become a dentist, they'll be glad when you're dead You'll get a bigger hand if you can stand on your head Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown. REFRAIN 2 Be a clown, be a clown All the world loves a clown Be a crazy buffoon And the demoiselles'll all swoon Dress in huge baggy pants And you'll ride the road to romance A butcher or a baker ladies never embrace A barber or a beau would be a social disgrace They all'll come to call if you can fall on your face Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown REFRAIN 3 Be a clown, be a clown All the world loves a clown Show `em tricks tell `em jokes And you'll only stop with top folks Be a crack jackanapes And they'll imitate you like apes Why be a great composer with your rent in arrears? Why be a major poet and you'll owe it for years? When crowds'll pay to giggle if you wiggle your ears Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown REFRAIN 4 Be a clown, be a clown All the world loves a clown If you just make `em roar Watch your mountebank soar Wear a painted moustache And you're sure to make a big splash A college education I should never propose A bachelor's degree won't even keep you in clo'es But millions you will win if you can spin on your nose Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown REFRAIN 5 Be a clown, be a clown All the world loves a clown Be the poor silly ass And you'll always travel first class Give `em quips, give `em fun And they'll apy and say you're A1 If you become a farmer you've the weather to buck If you become a gambler you'll be stuck with your luck But Jack you'll never lack if you can quack like a duck (Quack, quack, quack, quack) Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown. [Thanks to Meggyweggs for lyrics] eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> > wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> wrote: > > > > > > Deus ex machina is a Latin phrase that is used to describe an > > > unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or event > > > introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a > > > situation or untangle a plot (e.g., having the protagonist wake up and > > > realize it was all a dream, or an angel suddenly appearing to solve > > > all the plot problems of a story that the characters can't or won't > > > resolve on their own). The phrase has been extended to refer to any > > > resolution to a story which does not pay due regard to the story's > > > internal logic and is so unlikely that it challenges suspension of > > > disbelief, allowing the author to conclude the story with an unlikely, > > > though more palatable, ending. In modern terms the deus ex machina has > > > also come to describe a being, object or event that suddenly appears > > > and solves a seemingly insoluble difficulty (e. g. the cavalry > > > arriving). A classic example of this type of deus ex machina is > > > Homer's Odyssey; a more contemporary example is Michael Crichton's The > > > Andromeda Strain. While in storytelling this might seem unfulfilling, > > > in real life this type of figure might be welcome and heroic, due to > > > the low probability of such an event occurring. > > > > > > It sometimes also can mean, usually in an episode of a sitcom, an > > > event or plot device which does not necessarily solve the conflict of > > > the plot, but demotes the character(s) into the financial, emotional, > > > mental, or geographical state they were in when the episode began, > > > restoring the series' status quo in order to more easily allow another > > > situation in the next episode. However, this usage, which is somewhat > > > different from classical deus ex machina, is more commonly called the > > > " reset button technique " . > > > > > > The notion of deus ex machina can also be applied to a revelation > > > within a story experienced by a character which involves the > > > individual realizing that the complicated, sometimes perilous or > > > mundane and perhaps seemingly unrelated sequence of events leading up > > > to this point in the story are joined together by some profound > > > concept. Thus the unexpected and timely intervention is aimed at the > > > meaning of the story rather than a physical event in the plot. This > > > may more accurately be described as a plot twist. > > > > > > The Greek tragedian Euripides is notorious for using this plot device. > > > The first person known to have criticized the device was Aristotle in > > > his Poetics, where he argues that a good tragedy must remain > plausible. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that's unbelievable.that's a tragedy! as unremainingly inplausible as > > it seems. Ari always was sort of a party pooper. maybe he'll be > > different whenever he gets rebooted into windows. > > > > > > > " be a clown, be a clown, " > > how does it go, bob? > > VERSE > I'll remember forever, > When I was but three, > Mama, who was clever. > Remarking to me…. > If son when you're grown up > You want ev'rything nice > I've got your future sewn up > If you take this advice… > > REFRAIN 1 > Be a clown, be a clown > All the world loves a clown > Act the fool play the calf > And you'll always have the last laugh > Wear the cap and the bells > And you'll rate with all the best swells > If you become a doctor, folks'll face you with dread > If you become a dentist, they'll be glad when you're dead > You'll get a bigger hand if you can stand on your head > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown. > > REFRAIN 2 > Be a clown, be a clown > All the world loves a clown > Be a crazy buffoon > And the demoiselles'll all swoon > Dress in huge baggy pants > And you'll ride the road to romance > A butcher or a baker ladies never embrace > A barber or a beau would be a social disgrace > They all'll come to call if you can fall on your face > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown > > REFRAIN 3 > Be a clown, be a clown > All the world loves a clown > Show `em tricks tell `em jokes > And you'll only stop with top folks > Be a crack jackanapes > And they'll imitate you like apes > Why be a great composer with your rent in arrears? > Why be a major poet and you'll owe it for years? > When crowds'll pay to giggle if you wiggle your ears > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown > > REFRAIN 4 > Be a clown, be a clown > All the world loves a clown > If you just make `em roar > Watch your mountebank soar > Wear a painted moustache > And you're sure to make a big splash > A college education I should never propose > A bachelor's degree won't even keep you in clo'es > But millions you will win if you can spin on your nose > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown > > REFRAIN 5 > Be a clown, be a clown > All the world loves a clown > Be the poor silly ass > And you'll always travel first class > Give `em quips, give `em fun > And they'll apy and say you're A1 > If you become a farmer you've the weather to buck > If you become a gambler you'll be stuck with your luck > But Jack you'll never lack if you can quack like a duck > (Quack, quack, quack, quack) > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown. > > [Thanks to Meggyweggs for lyrics] > > > > eh? > the best part about pretending to be a clown, is observing those who pretend to be an audience. now that's a riot alice! all the nonjudgmental dissemblers who critique and believe they know or understand the clown, while all the time missing the actual jest; but, rianting aloud as if amused at some subtlety of nuance that is their own projection. and all a clown can do at the sight is to smile. life is a trick to be enjoyed! .b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111 wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Deus ex machina is a Latin phrase that is used to describe an > > > > unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or event > > > > introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a > > > > situation or untangle a plot (e.g., having the protagonist wake > up and > > > > realize it was all a dream, or an angel suddenly appearing to solve > > > > all the plot problems of a story that the characters can't or won't > > > > resolve on their own). The phrase has been extended to refer to any > > > > resolution to a story which does not pay due regard to the story's > > > > internal logic and is so unlikely that it challenges suspension of > > > > disbelief, allowing the author to conclude the story with an > unlikely, > > > > though more palatable, ending. In modern terms the deus ex > machina has > > > > also come to describe a being, object or event that suddenly appears > > > > and solves a seemingly insoluble difficulty (e. g. the cavalry > > > > arriving). A classic example of this type of deus ex machina is > > > > Homer's Odyssey; a more contemporary example is Michael > Crichton's The > > > > Andromeda Strain. While in storytelling this might seem > unfulfilling, > > > > in real life this type of figure might be welcome and heroic, due to > > > > the low probability of such an event occurring. > > > > > > > > It sometimes also can mean, usually in an episode of a sitcom, an > > > > event or plot device which does not necessarily solve the > conflict of > > > > the plot, but demotes the character(s) into the financial, > emotional, > > > > mental, or geographical state they were in when the episode began, > > > > restoring the series' status quo in order to more easily allow > another > > > > situation in the next episode. However, this usage, which is > somewhat > > > > different from classical deus ex machina, is more commonly > called the > > > > " reset button technique " . > > > > > > > > The notion of deus ex machina can also be applied to a revelation > > > > within a story experienced by a character which involves the > > > > individual realizing that the complicated, sometimes perilous or > > > > mundane and perhaps seemingly unrelated sequence of events > leading up > > > > to this point in the story are joined together by some profound > > > > concept. Thus the unexpected and timely intervention is aimed at the > > > > meaning of the story rather than a physical event in the plot. This > > > > may more accurately be described as a plot twist. > > > > > > > > The Greek tragedian Euripides is notorious for using this plot > device. > > > > The first person known to have criticized the device was > Aristotle in > > > > his Poetics, where he argues that a good tragedy must remain > > plausible. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that's unbelievable.that's a tragedy! as unremainingly inplausible as > > > it seems. Ari always was sort of a party pooper. maybe he'll be > > > different whenever he gets rebooted into windows. > > > > > > > > > > > > > " be a clown, be a clown, " > > > > how does it go, bob? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > VERSE > > I'll remember forever, > > When I was but three, > > Mama, who was clever. > > Remarking to me…. > > If son when you're grown up > > You want ev'rything nice > > I've got your future sewn up > > If you take this advice… > > > > REFRAIN 1 > > Be a clown, be a clown > > All the world loves a clown > > Act the fool play the calf > > And you'll always have the last laugh > > Wear the cap and the bells > > And you'll rate with all the best swells > > If you become a doctor, folks'll face you with dread > > If you become a dentist, they'll be glad when you're dead > > You'll get a bigger hand if you can stand on your head > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown. > > > > REFRAIN 2 > > Be a clown, be a clown > > All the world loves a clown > > Be a crazy buffoon > > And the demoiselles'll all swoon > > Dress in huge baggy pants > > And you'll ride the road to romance > > A butcher or a baker ladies never embrace > > A barber or a beau would be a social disgrace > > They all'll come to call if you can fall on your face > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown > > > > REFRAIN 3 > > Be a clown, be a clown > > All the world loves a clown > > Show `em tricks tell `em jokes > > And you'll only stop with top folks > > Be a crack jackanapes > > And they'll imitate you like apes > > Why be a great composer with your rent in arrears? > > Why be a major poet and you'll owe it for years? > > When crowds'll pay to giggle if you wiggle your ears > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown > > > > REFRAIN 4 > > Be a clown, be a clown > > All the world loves a clown > > If you just make `em roar > > Watch your mountebank soar > > Wear a painted moustache > > And you're sure to make a big splash > > A college education I should never propose > > A bachelor's degree won't even keep you in clo'es > > But millions you will win if you can spin on your nose > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown > > > > REFRAIN 5 > > Be a clown, be a clown > > All the world loves a clown > > Be the poor silly ass > > And you'll always travel first class > > Give `em quips, give `em fun > > And they'll apy and say you're A1 > > If you become a farmer you've the weather to buck > > If you become a gambler you'll be stuck with your luck > > But Jack you'll never lack if you can quack like a duck > > (Quack, quack, quack, quack) > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown. > > > > [Thanks to Meggyweggs@ for lyrics] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > eh? > > > the best part about pretending to be a clown, is observing those who > pretend to be an audience. now that's a riot alice! all the > nonjudgmental dissemblers who critique and believe they know or > understand the clown, while all the time missing the actual jest; but, > rianting aloud as if amused at some subtlety of nuance that is their > own projection. and all a clown can do at the sight is to smile. life > is a trick to be enjoyed! > > .b > not very nice suggests an angry clown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> > wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> wrote: > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Deus ex machina is a Latin phrase that is used to describe an > > > > > unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or event > > > > > introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a > > > > > situation or untangle a plot (e.g., having the protagonist wake > > up and > > > > > realize it was all a dream, or an angel suddenly appearing to > solve > > > > > all the plot problems of a story that the characters can't or > won't > > > > > resolve on their own). The phrase has been extended to refer > to any > > > > > resolution to a story which does not pay due regard to the story's > > > > > internal logic and is so unlikely that it challenges suspension of > > > > > disbelief, allowing the author to conclude the story with an > > unlikely, > > > > > though more palatable, ending. In modern terms the deus ex > > machina has > > > > > also come to describe a being, object or event that suddenly > appears > > > > > and solves a seemingly insoluble difficulty (e. g. the cavalry > > > > > arriving). A classic example of this type of deus ex machina is > > > > > Homer's Odyssey; a more contemporary example is Michael > > Crichton's The > > > > > Andromeda Strain. While in storytelling this might seem > > unfulfilling, > > > > > in real life this type of figure might be welcome and heroic, > due to > > > > > the low probability of such an event occurring. > > > > > > > > > > It sometimes also can mean, usually in an episode of a sitcom, an > > > > > event or plot device which does not necessarily solve the > > conflict of > > > > > the plot, but demotes the character(s) into the financial, > > emotional, > > > > > mental, or geographical state they were in when the episode began, > > > > > restoring the series' status quo in order to more easily allow > > another > > > > > situation in the next episode. However, this usage, which is > > somewhat > > > > > different from classical deus ex machina, is more commonly > > called the > > > > > " reset button technique " . > > > > > > > > > > The notion of deus ex machina can also be applied to a revelation > > > > > within a story experienced by a character which involves the > > > > > individual realizing that the complicated, sometimes perilous or > > > > > mundane and perhaps seemingly unrelated sequence of events > > leading up > > > > > to this point in the story are joined together by some profound > > > > > concept. Thus the unexpected and timely intervention is aimed > at the > > > > > meaning of the story rather than a physical event in the plot. > This > > > > > may more accurately be described as a plot twist. > > > > > > > > > > The Greek tragedian Euripides is notorious for using this plot > > device. > > > > > The first person known to have criticized the device was > > Aristotle in > > > > > his Poetics, where he argues that a good tragedy must remain > > > plausible. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that's unbelievable.that's a tragedy! as unremainingly > inplausible as > > > > it seems. Ari always was sort of a party pooper. maybe he'll be > > > > different whenever he gets rebooted into windows. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > " be a clown, be a clown, " > > > > > > how does it go, bob? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > VERSE > > > I'll remember forever, > > > When I was but three, > > > Mama, who was clever. > > > Remarking to me…. > > > If son when you're grown up > > > You want ev'rything nice > > > I've got your future sewn up > > > If you take this advice… > > > > > > REFRAIN 1 > > > Be a clown, be a clown > > > All the world loves a clown > > > Act the fool play the calf > > > And you'll always have the last laugh > > > Wear the cap and the bells > > > And you'll rate with all the best swells > > > If you become a doctor, folks'll face you with dread > > > If you become a dentist, they'll be glad when you're dead > > > You'll get a bigger hand if you can stand on your head > > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown. > > > > > > REFRAIN 2 > > > Be a clown, be a clown > > > All the world loves a clown > > > Be a crazy buffoon > > > And the demoiselles'll all swoon > > > Dress in huge baggy pants > > > And you'll ride the road to romance > > > A butcher or a baker ladies never embrace > > > A barber or a beau would be a social disgrace > > > They all'll come to call if you can fall on your face > > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown > > > > > > REFRAIN 3 > > > Be a clown, be a clown > > > All the world loves a clown > > > Show `em tricks tell `em jokes > > > And you'll only stop with top folks > > > Be a crack jackanapes > > > And they'll imitate you like apes > > > Why be a great composer with your rent in arrears? > > > Why be a major poet and you'll owe it for years? > > > When crowds'll pay to giggle if you wiggle your ears > > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown > > > > > > REFRAIN 4 > > > Be a clown, be a clown > > > All the world loves a clown > > > If you just make `em roar > > > Watch your mountebank soar > > > Wear a painted moustache > > > And you're sure to make a big splash > > > A college education I should never propose > > > A bachelor's degree won't even keep you in clo'es > > > But millions you will win if you can spin on your nose > > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown > > > > > > REFRAIN 5 > > > Be a clown, be a clown > > > All the world loves a clown > > > Be the poor silly ass > > > And you'll always travel first class > > > Give `em quips, give `em fun > > > And they'll apy and say you're A1 > > > If you become a farmer you've the weather to buck > > > If you become a gambler you'll be stuck with your luck > > > But Jack you'll never lack if you can quack like a duck > > > (Quack, quack, quack, quack) > > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown. > > > > > > [Thanks to Meggyweggs@ for lyrics] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > eh? > > > > > the best part about pretending to be a clown, is observing those who > > pretend to be an audience. now that's a riot alice! all the > > nonjudgmental dissemblers who critique and believe they know or > > understand the clown, while all the time missing the actual jest; but, > > rianting aloud as if amused at some subtlety of nuance that is their > > own projection. and all a clown can do at the sight is to smile. life > > is a trick to be enjoyed! > > > > .b > not very nice > > suggests an angry clown > no..the clown is not angry nor unangry, neither sad nor joyful. he is not nice and he is not nasty. whatever the clown seems to suggest, he reflects only what participants of the audience project, and suggests nothing of himself. it's all one of the greatest of illusions. and the trick is to enjoy the trick to be enjoyed. casting judgments on the demeanor or imagined intent of the entertainment is a personal problem only. only the smile of the Cheshire Cat or the twinkle in the eye of the clown, remain after the show....for both audience and master of ceremonies. a circus of infinite rings, and all circus acts play their own Ringmaster for better or worse, happier or otherwise. no one has to go to the circus...even if it's the only game in town...some players both do an do not 'go' anywhere by their dance of quarks and excogitations in the swirling void. just smiles. suggests a clown with a respectable grin but without an agenda. 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Guest guest Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111 wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Deus ex machina is a Latin phrase that is used to describe an > > > > > > unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or > event > > > > > > introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a > > > > > > situation or untangle a plot (e.g., having the protagonist wake > > > up and > > > > > > realize it was all a dream, or an angel suddenly appearing to > > solve > > > > > > all the plot problems of a story that the characters can't or > > won't > > > > > > resolve on their own). The phrase has been extended to refer > > to any > > > > > > resolution to a story which does not pay due regard to the > story's > > > > > > internal logic and is so unlikely that it challenges > suspension of > > > > > > disbelief, allowing the author to conclude the story with an > > > unlikely, > > > > > > though more palatable, ending. In modern terms the deus ex > > > machina has > > > > > > also come to describe a being, object or event that suddenly > > appears > > > > > > and solves a seemingly insoluble difficulty (e. g. the cavalry > > > > > > arriving). A classic example of this type of deus ex machina is > > > > > > Homer's Odyssey; a more contemporary example is Michael > > > Crichton's The > > > > > > Andromeda Strain. While in storytelling this might seem > > > unfulfilling, > > > > > > in real life this type of figure might be welcome and heroic, > > due to > > > > > > the low probability of such an event occurring. > > > > > > > > > > > > It sometimes also can mean, usually in an episode of a > sitcom, an > > > > > > event or plot device which does not necessarily solve the > > > conflict of > > > > > > the plot, but demotes the character(s) into the financial, > > > emotional, > > > > > > mental, or geographical state they were in when the episode > began, > > > > > > restoring the series' status quo in order to more easily allow > > > another > > > > > > situation in the next episode. However, this usage, which is > > > somewhat > > > > > > different from classical deus ex machina, is more commonly > > > called the > > > > > > " reset button technique " . > > > > > > > > > > > > The notion of deus ex machina can also be applied to a > revelation > > > > > > within a story experienced by a character which involves the > > > > > > individual realizing that the complicated, sometimes perilous or > > > > > > mundane and perhaps seemingly unrelated sequence of events > > > leading up > > > > > > to this point in the story are joined together by some profound > > > > > > concept. Thus the unexpected and timely intervention is aimed > > at the > > > > > > meaning of the story rather than a physical event in the plot. > > This > > > > > > may more accurately be described as a plot twist. > > > > > > > > > > > > The Greek tragedian Euripides is notorious for using this plot > > > device. > > > > > > The first person known to have criticized the device was > > > Aristotle in > > > > > > his Poetics, where he argues that a good tragedy must remain > > > > plausible. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that's unbelievable.that's a tragedy! as unremainingly > > inplausible as > > > > > it seems. Ari always was sort of a party pooper. maybe he'll be > > > > > different whenever he gets rebooted into windows. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > " be a clown, be a clown, " > > > > > > > > how does it go, bob? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > VERSE > > > > I'll remember forever, > > > > When I was but three, > > > > Mama, who was clever. > > > > Remarking to me…. > > > > If son when you're grown up > > > > You want ev'rything nice > > > > I've got your future sewn up > > > > If you take this advice… > > > > > > > > REFRAIN 1 > > > > Be a clown, be a clown > > > > All the world loves a clown > > > > Act the fool play the calf > > > > And you'll always have the last laugh > > > > Wear the cap and the bells > > > > And you'll rate with all the best swells > > > > If you become a doctor, folks'll face you with dread > > > > If you become a dentist, they'll be glad when you're dead > > > > You'll get a bigger hand if you can stand on your head > > > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown. > > > > > > > > REFRAIN 2 > > > > Be a clown, be a clown > > > > All the world loves a clown > > > > Be a crazy buffoon > > > > And the demoiselles'll all swoon > > > > Dress in huge baggy pants > > > > And you'll ride the road to romance > > > > A butcher or a baker ladies never embrace > > > > A barber or a beau would be a social disgrace > > > > They all'll come to call if you can fall on your face > > > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown > > > > > > > > REFRAIN 3 > > > > Be a clown, be a clown > > > > All the world loves a clown > > > > Show `em tricks tell `em jokes > > > > And you'll only stop with top folks > > > > Be a crack jackanapes > > > > And they'll imitate you like apes > > > > Why be a great composer with your rent in arrears? > > > > Why be a major poet and you'll owe it for years? > > > > When crowds'll pay to giggle if you wiggle your ears > > > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown > > > > > > > > REFRAIN 4 > > > > Be a clown, be a clown > > > > All the world loves a clown > > > > If you just make `em roar > > > > Watch your mountebank soar > > > > Wear a painted moustache > > > > And you're sure to make a big splash > > > > A college education I should never propose > > > > A bachelor's degree won't even keep you in clo'es > > > > But millions you will win if you can spin on your nose > > > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown > > > > > > > > REFRAIN 5 > > > > Be a clown, be a clown > > > > All the world loves a clown > > > > Be the poor silly ass > > > > And you'll always travel first class > > > > Give `em quips, give `em fun > > > > And they'll apy and say you're A1 > > > > If you become a farmer you've the weather to buck > > > > If you become a gambler you'll be stuck with your luck > > > > But Jack you'll never lack if you can quack like a duck > > > > (Quack, quack, quack, quack) > > > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown. > > > > > > > > [Thanks to Meggyweggs@ for lyrics] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > eh? > > > > > > > the best part about pretending to be a clown, is observing those who > > > pretend to be an audience. now that's a riot alice! all the > > > nonjudgmental dissemblers who critique and believe they know or > > > understand the clown, while all the time missing the actual jest; but, > > > rianting aloud as if amused at some subtlety of nuance that is their > > > own projection. and all a clown can do at the sight is to smile. life > > > is a trick to be enjoyed! > > > > > > .b > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > not very nice > > > > suggests an angry clown > > > > > > no..the clown is not angry nor unangry, neither sad nor joyful. he is > not nice and he is not nasty. whatever the clown seems to suggest, he > reflects only what participants of the audience project, and suggests > nothing of himself. it's all one of the greatest of illusions. and the > trick is to enjoy the trick to be enjoyed. casting judgments on the > demeanor or imagined intent of the entertainment is a personal problem > only. only the smile of the Cheshire Cat or the twinkle in the eye of > the clown, remain after the show....for both audience and master of > ceremonies. a circus of infinite rings, and all circus acts play their > own Ringmaster for better or worse, happier or otherwise. no one has > to go to the circus...even if it's the only game in town...some > players both do an do not 'go' anywhere by their dance of quarks and > excogitations in the swirling void. just smiles. suggests a clown with > a respectable grin but without an agenda. > " a respectable grin but without an agenda " sounds like this clown changes horses in midstream: " the best part about pretending to be a clown, is observing those who pretend to be an audience. now that's a riot alice! all the nonjudgmental dissemblers who critique and believe they know or understand the clown, while all the time missing the actual jest " a pretty rock solid hidden agenda! (next he'll say, and rightly so, that " changing horses in midstream " is precisely what the clown is all about not just the clown not just the clown) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> > wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> wrote: > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " > <Roberibus111@> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Deus ex machina is a Latin phrase that is used to describe an > > > > > > > unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or > > event > > > > > > > introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a > > > > > > > situation or untangle a plot (e.g., having the protagonist > wake > > > > up and > > > > > > > realize it was all a dream, or an angel suddenly appearing to > > > solve > > > > > > > all the plot problems of a story that the characters can't or > > > won't > > > > > > > resolve on their own). The phrase has been extended to refer > > > to any > > > > > > > resolution to a story which does not pay due regard to the > > story's > > > > > > > internal logic and is so unlikely that it challenges > > suspension of > > > > > > > disbelief, allowing the author to conclude the story with an > > > > unlikely, > > > > > > > though more palatable, ending. In modern terms the deus ex > > > > machina has > > > > > > > also come to describe a being, object or event that suddenly > > > appears > > > > > > > and solves a seemingly insoluble difficulty (e. g. the cavalry > > > > > > > arriving). A classic example of this type of deus ex > machina is > > > > > > > Homer's Odyssey; a more contemporary example is Michael > > > > Crichton's The > > > > > > > Andromeda Strain. While in storytelling this might seem > > > > unfulfilling, > > > > > > > in real life this type of figure might be welcome and heroic, > > > due to > > > > > > > the low probability of such an event occurring. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It sometimes also can mean, usually in an episode of a > > sitcom, an > > > > > > > event or plot device which does not necessarily solve the > > > > conflict of > > > > > > > the plot, but demotes the character(s) into the financial, > > > > emotional, > > > > > > > mental, or geographical state they were in when the episode > > began, > > > > > > > restoring the series' status quo in order to more easily allow > > > > another > > > > > > > situation in the next episode. However, this usage, which is > > > > somewhat > > > > > > > different from classical deus ex machina, is more commonly > > > > called the > > > > > > > " reset button technique " . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The notion of deus ex machina can also be applied to a > > revelation > > > > > > > within a story experienced by a character which involves the > > > > > > > individual realizing that the complicated, sometimes > perilous or > > > > > > > mundane and perhaps seemingly unrelated sequence of events > > > > leading up > > > > > > > to this point in the story are joined together by some > profound > > > > > > > concept. Thus the unexpected and timely intervention is aimed > > > at the > > > > > > > meaning of the story rather than a physical event in the plot. > > > This > > > > > > > may more accurately be described as a plot twist. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Greek tragedian Euripides is notorious for using this plot > > > > device. > > > > > > > The first person known to have criticized the device was > > > > Aristotle in > > > > > > > his Poetics, where he argues that a good tragedy must remain > > > > > plausible. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that's unbelievable.that's a tragedy! as unremainingly > > > inplausible as > > > > > > it seems. Ari always was sort of a party pooper. maybe he'll be > > > > > > different whenever he gets rebooted into windows. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > " be a clown, be a clown, " > > > > > > > > > > how does it go, bob? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > VERSE > > > > > I'll remember forever, > > > > > When I was but three, > > > > > Mama, who was clever. > > > > > Remarking to me…. > > > > > If son when you're grown up > > > > > You want ev'rything nice > > > > > I've got your future sewn up > > > > > If you take this advice… > > > > > > > > > > REFRAIN 1 > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown > > > > > All the world loves a clown > > > > > Act the fool play the calf > > > > > And you'll always have the last laugh > > > > > Wear the cap and the bells > > > > > And you'll rate with all the best swells > > > > > If you become a doctor, folks'll face you with dread > > > > > If you become a dentist, they'll be glad when you're dead > > > > > You'll get a bigger hand if you can stand on your head > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown. > > > > > > > > > > REFRAIN 2 > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown > > > > > All the world loves a clown > > > > > Be a crazy buffoon > > > > > And the demoiselles'll all swoon > > > > > Dress in huge baggy pants > > > > > And you'll ride the road to romance > > > > > A butcher or a baker ladies never embrace > > > > > A barber or a beau would be a social disgrace > > > > > They all'll come to call if you can fall on your face > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown > > > > > > > > > > REFRAIN 3 > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown > > > > > All the world loves a clown > > > > > Show `em tricks tell `em jokes > > > > > And you'll only stop with top folks > > > > > Be a crack jackanapes > > > > > And they'll imitate you like apes > > > > > Why be a great composer with your rent in arrears? > > > > > Why be a major poet and you'll owe it for years? > > > > > When crowds'll pay to giggle if you wiggle your ears > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown > > > > > > > > > > REFRAIN 4 > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown > > > > > All the world loves a clown > > > > > If you just make `em roar > > > > > Watch your mountebank soar > > > > > Wear a painted moustache > > > > > And you're sure to make a big splash > > > > > A college education I should never propose > > > > > A bachelor's degree won't even keep you in clo'es > > > > > But millions you will win if you can spin on your nose > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown > > > > > > > > > > REFRAIN 5 > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown > > > > > All the world loves a clown > > > > > Be the poor silly ass > > > > > And you'll always travel first class > > > > > Give `em quips, give `em fun > > > > > And they'll apy and say you're A1 > > > > > If you become a farmer you've the weather to buck > > > > > If you become a gambler you'll be stuck with your luck > > > > > But Jack you'll never lack if you can quack like a duck > > > > > (Quack, quack, quack, quack) > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown. > > > > > > > > > > [Thanks to Meggyweggs@ for lyrics] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > eh? > > > > > > > > > the best part about pretending to be a clown, is observing those who > > > > pretend to be an audience. now that's a riot alice! all the > > > > nonjudgmental dissemblers who critique and believe they know or > > > > understand the clown, while all the time missing the actual > jest; but, > > > > rianting aloud as if amused at some subtlety of nuance that is their > > > > own projection. and all a clown can do at the sight is to smile. > life > > > > is a trick to be enjoyed! > > > > > > > > .b > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > not very nice > > > > > > suggests an angry clown > > > > > > > > > > > no..the clown is not angry nor unangry, neither sad nor joyful. he is > > not nice and he is not nasty. whatever the clown seems to suggest, he > > reflects only what participants of the audience project, and suggests > > nothing of himself. it's all one of the greatest of illusions. and the > > trick is to enjoy the trick to be enjoyed. casting judgments on the > > demeanor or imagined intent of the entertainment is a personal problem > > only. only the smile of the Cheshire Cat or the twinkle in the eye of > > the clown, remain after the show....for both audience and master of > > ceremonies. a circus of infinite rings, and all circus acts play their > > own Ringmaster for better or worse, happier or otherwise. no one has > > to go to the circus...even if it's the only game in town...some > > players both do an do not 'go' anywhere by their dance of quarks and > > excogitations in the swirling void. just smiles. suggests a clown with > > a respectable grin but without an agenda. > > > > > > " a respectable grin but without an agenda " > > sounds like this clown > > changes horses in midstream: WRONG! read more carefully. > " the best part about pretending to be a clown, is observing those who > pretend to be an audience. now that's a riot alice! all the > nonjudgmental dissemblers who critique and believe they know or > understand the clown, while all the time missing the actual jest " > > a pretty rock solid hidden agenda! the 'audience' is the party with the agenda. the clown merely observes this unquestionable truth and smiles, without posing his beliefs about what they are doing onto them, which is of course exactly and only what the clowns audience is doing, and further trying to persuade that same clown that they are not doing, but that they have the inside dope on the clowns 'motives', which in truth are not present in any way. the clown is motiveless. > (next he'll say, and rightly so, that " changing horses in midstream " > is precisely what the clown is all about no. that is what you have said. > not just the clown > > > not just the clown) > just you just you it's all just you .......and it's not between the lines..... 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Guest guest Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111 wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " > > <Roberibus111@> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Deus ex machina is a Latin phrase that is used to > describe an > > > > > > > > unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or > > > event > > > > > > > > introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to > resolve a > > > > > > > > situation or untangle a plot (e.g., having the protagonist > > wake > > > > > up and > > > > > > > > realize it was all a dream, or an angel suddenly > appearing to > > > > solve > > > > > > > > all the plot problems of a story that the characters > can't or > > > > won't > > > > > > > > resolve on their own). The phrase has been extended to refer > > > > to any > > > > > > > > resolution to a story which does not pay due regard to the > > > story's > > > > > > > > internal logic and is so unlikely that it challenges > > > suspension of > > > > > > > > disbelief, allowing the author to conclude the story with an > > > > > unlikely, > > > > > > > > though more palatable, ending. In modern terms the deus ex > > > > > machina has > > > > > > > > also come to describe a being, object or event that suddenly > > > > appears > > > > > > > > and solves a seemingly insoluble difficulty (e. g. the > cavalry > > > > > > > > arriving). A classic example of this type of deus ex > > machina is > > > > > > > > Homer's Odyssey; a more contemporary example is Michael > > > > > Crichton's The > > > > > > > > Andromeda Strain. While in storytelling this might seem > > > > > unfulfilling, > > > > > > > > in real life this type of figure might be welcome and > heroic, > > > > due to > > > > > > > > the low probability of such an event occurring. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It sometimes also can mean, usually in an episode of a > > > sitcom, an > > > > > > > > event or plot device which does not necessarily solve the > > > > > conflict of > > > > > > > > the plot, but demotes the character(s) into the financial, > > > > > emotional, > > > > > > > > mental, or geographical state they were in when the episode > > > began, > > > > > > > > restoring the series' status quo in order to more easily > allow > > > > > another > > > > > > > > situation in the next episode. However, this usage, which is > > > > > somewhat > > > > > > > > different from classical deus ex machina, is more commonly > > > > > called the > > > > > > > > " reset button technique " . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The notion of deus ex machina can also be applied to a > > > revelation > > > > > > > > within a story experienced by a character which involves the > > > > > > > > individual realizing that the complicated, sometimes > > perilous or > > > > > > > > mundane and perhaps seemingly unrelated sequence of events > > > > > leading up > > > > > > > > to this point in the story are joined together by some > > profound > > > > > > > > concept. Thus the unexpected and timely intervention is > aimed > > > > at the > > > > > > > > meaning of the story rather than a physical event in the > plot. > > > > This > > > > > > > > may more accurately be described as a plot twist. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Greek tragedian Euripides is notorious for using > this plot > > > > > device. > > > > > > > > The first person known to have criticized the device was > > > > > Aristotle in > > > > > > > > his Poetics, where he argues that a good tragedy must remain > > > > > > plausible. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that's unbelievable.that's a tragedy! as unremainingly > > > > inplausible as > > > > > > > it seems. Ari always was sort of a party pooper. maybe > he'll be > > > > > > > different whenever he gets rebooted into windows. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > " be a clown, be a clown, " > > > > > > > > > > > > how does it go, bob? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > VERSE > > > > > > I'll remember forever, > > > > > > When I was but three, > > > > > > Mama, who was clever. > > > > > > Remarking to me…. > > > > > > If son when you're grown up > > > > > > You want ev'rything nice > > > > > > I've got your future sewn up > > > > > > If you take this advice… > > > > > > > > > > > > REFRAIN 1 > > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown > > > > > > All the world loves a clown > > > > > > Act the fool play the calf > > > > > > And you'll always have the last laugh > > > > > > Wear the cap and the bells > > > > > > And you'll rate with all the best swells > > > > > > If you become a doctor, folks'll face you with dread > > > > > > If you become a dentist, they'll be glad when you're dead > > > > > > You'll get a bigger hand if you can stand on your head > > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown. > > > > > > > > > > > > REFRAIN 2 > > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown > > > > > > All the world loves a clown > > > > > > Be a crazy buffoon > > > > > > And the demoiselles'll all swoon > > > > > > Dress in huge baggy pants > > > > > > And you'll ride the road to romance > > > > > > A butcher or a baker ladies never embrace > > > > > > A barber or a beau would be a social disgrace > > > > > > They all'll come to call if you can fall on your face > > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown > > > > > > > > > > > > REFRAIN 3 > > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown > > > > > > All the world loves a clown > > > > > > Show `em tricks tell `em jokes > > > > > > And you'll only stop with top folks > > > > > > Be a crack jackanapes > > > > > > And they'll imitate you like apes > > > > > > Why be a great composer with your rent in arrears? > > > > > > Why be a major poet and you'll owe it for years? > > > > > > When crowds'll pay to giggle if you wiggle your ears > > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown > > > > > > > > > > > > REFRAIN 4 > > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown > > > > > > All the world loves a clown > > > > > > If you just make `em roar > > > > > > Watch your mountebank soar > > > > > > Wear a painted moustache > > > > > > And you're sure to make a big splash > > > > > > A college education I should never propose > > > > > > A bachelor's degree won't even keep you in clo'es > > > > > > But millions you will win if you can spin on your nose > > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown > > > > > > > > > > > > REFRAIN 5 > > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown > > > > > > All the world loves a clown > > > > > > Be the poor silly ass > > > > > > And you'll always travel first class > > > > > > Give `em quips, give `em fun > > > > > > And they'll apy and say you're A1 > > > > > > If you become a farmer you've the weather to buck > > > > > > If you become a gambler you'll be stuck with your luck > > > > > > But Jack you'll never lack if you can quack like a duck > > > > > > (Quack, quack, quack, quack) > > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown. > > > > > > > > > > > > [Thanks to Meggyweggs@ for lyrics] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > eh? > > > > > > > > > > > the best part about pretending to be a clown, is observing > those who > > > > > pretend to be an audience. now that's a riot alice! all the > > > > > nonjudgmental dissemblers who critique and believe they know or > > > > > understand the clown, while all the time missing the actual > > jest; but, > > > > > rianting aloud as if amused at some subtlety of nuance that is > their > > > > > own projection. and all a clown can do at the sight is to smile. > > life > > > > > is a trick to be enjoyed! > > > > > > > > > > .b > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > not very nice > > > > > > > > suggests an angry clown > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > no..the clown is not angry nor unangry, neither sad nor joyful. he is > > > not nice and he is not nasty. whatever the clown seems to suggest, he > > > reflects only what participants of the audience project, and suggests > > > nothing of himself. it's all one of the greatest of illusions. and the > > > trick is to enjoy the trick to be enjoyed. casting judgments on the > > > demeanor or imagined intent of the entertainment is a personal problem > > > only. only the smile of the Cheshire Cat or the twinkle in the eye of > > > the clown, remain after the show....for both audience and master of > > > ceremonies. a circus of infinite rings, and all circus acts play their > > > own Ringmaster for better or worse, happier or otherwise. no one has > > > to go to the circus...even if it's the only game in town...some > > > players both do an do not 'go' anywhere by their dance of quarks and > > > excogitations in the swirling void. just smiles. suggests a clown with > > > a respectable grin but without an agenda. > > > > > > > > > > > " a respectable grin but without an agenda " > > > > sounds like this clown > > > > changes horses in midstream: > > > > WRONG! read more carefully. > > > > " the best part about pretending to be a clown, is observing those who > > pretend to be an audience. now that's a riot alice! all the > > nonjudgmental dissemblers who critique and believe they know or > > understand the clown, while all the time missing the actual jest " > > > > a pretty rock solid hidden agenda! > > > the 'audience' is the party with the agenda. the clown merely observes > this unquestionable truth and smiles, without posing his beliefs about > what they are doing onto them, which is of course exactly and only > what the clowns audience is doing, and further trying to persuade that > same clown that they are not doing, but that they have the inside dope > on the clowns 'motives', which in truth are not present in any way. > the clown is motiveless. > > > > (next he'll say, and rightly so, that " changing horses in midstream " > > is precisely what the clown is all about > > > > no. that is what you have said. > > > > not just the clown > > > > > > not just the clown) > > > > > > just you > > just you > > it's all just you > > .......and it's not between the lines..... will have to take your most reliabe word for it > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> > wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> wrote: > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " > <Roberibus111@> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " > > > <Roberibus111@> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Deus ex machina is a Latin phrase that is used to > > describe an > > > > > > > > > unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, > device, or > > > > event > > > > > > > > > introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to > > resolve a > > > > > > > > > situation or untangle a plot (e.g., having the protagonist > > > wake > > > > > > up and > > > > > > > > > realize it was all a dream, or an angel suddenly > > appearing to > > > > > solve > > > > > > > > > all the plot problems of a story that the characters > > can't or > > > > > won't > > > > > > > > > resolve on their own). The phrase has been extended to > refer > > > > > to any > > > > > > > > > resolution to a story which does not pay due regard to the > > > > story's > > > > > > > > > internal logic and is so unlikely that it challenges > > > > suspension of > > > > > > > > > disbelief, allowing the author to conclude the story > with an > > > > > > unlikely, > > > > > > > > > though more palatable, ending. In modern terms the deus ex > > > > > > machina has > > > > > > > > > also come to describe a being, object or event that > suddenly > > > > > appears > > > > > > > > > and solves a seemingly insoluble difficulty (e. g. the > > cavalry > > > > > > > > > arriving). A classic example of this type of deus ex > > > machina is > > > > > > > > > Homer's Odyssey; a more contemporary example is Michael > > > > > > Crichton's The > > > > > > > > > Andromeda Strain. While in storytelling this might seem > > > > > > unfulfilling, > > > > > > > > > in real life this type of figure might be welcome and > > heroic, > > > > > due to > > > > > > > > > the low probability of such an event occurring. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It sometimes also can mean, usually in an episode of a > > > > sitcom, an > > > > > > > > > event or plot device which does not necessarily solve the > > > > > > conflict of > > > > > > > > > the plot, but demotes the character(s) into the financial, > > > > > > emotional, > > > > > > > > > mental, or geographical state they were in when the > episode > > > > began, > > > > > > > > > restoring the series' status quo in order to more easily > > allow > > > > > > another > > > > > > > > > situation in the next episode. However, this usage, > which is > > > > > > somewhat > > > > > > > > > different from classical deus ex machina, is more commonly > > > > > > called the > > > > > > > > > " reset button technique " . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The notion of deus ex machina can also be applied to a > > > > revelation > > > > > > > > > within a story experienced by a character which > involves the > > > > > > > > > individual realizing that the complicated, sometimes > > > perilous or > > > > > > > > > mundane and perhaps seemingly unrelated sequence of events > > > > > > leading up > > > > > > > > > to this point in the story are joined together by some > > > profound > > > > > > > > > concept. Thus the unexpected and timely intervention is > > aimed > > > > > at the > > > > > > > > > meaning of the story rather than a physical event in the > > plot. > > > > > This > > > > > > > > > may more accurately be described as a plot twist. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Greek tragedian Euripides is notorious for using > > this plot > > > > > > device. > > > > > > > > > The first person known to have criticized the device was > > > > > > Aristotle in > > > > > > > > > his Poetics, where he argues that a good tragedy must > remain > > > > > > > plausible. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that's unbelievable.that's a tragedy! as unremainingly > > > > > inplausible as > > > > > > > > it seems. Ari always was sort of a party pooper. maybe > > he'll be > > > > > > > > different whenever he gets rebooted into windows. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > " be a clown, be a clown, " > > > > > > > > > > > > > > how does it go, bob? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > VERSE > > > > > > > I'll remember forever, > > > > > > > When I was but three, > > > > > > > Mama, who was clever. > > > > > > > Remarking to me…. > > > > > > > If son when you're grown up > > > > > > > You want ev'rything nice > > > > > > > I've got your future sewn up > > > > > > > If you take this advice… > > > > > > > > > > > > > > REFRAIN 1 > > > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown > > > > > > > All the world loves a clown > > > > > > > Act the fool play the calf > > > > > > > And you'll always have the last laugh > > > > > > > Wear the cap and the bells > > > > > > > And you'll rate with all the best swells > > > > > > > If you become a doctor, folks'll face you with dread > > > > > > > If you become a dentist, they'll be glad when you're dead > > > > > > > You'll get a bigger hand if you can stand on your head > > > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > REFRAIN 2 > > > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown > > > > > > > All the world loves a clown > > > > > > > Be a crazy buffoon > > > > > > > And the demoiselles'll all swoon > > > > > > > Dress in huge baggy pants > > > > > > > And you'll ride the road to romance > > > > > > > A butcher or a baker ladies never embrace > > > > > > > A barber or a beau would be a social disgrace > > > > > > > They all'll come to call if you can fall on your face > > > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown > > > > > > > > > > > > > > REFRAIN 3 > > > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown > > > > > > > All the world loves a clown > > > > > > > Show `em tricks tell `em jokes > > > > > > > And you'll only stop with top folks > > > > > > > Be a crack jackanapes > > > > > > > And they'll imitate you like apes > > > > > > > Why be a great composer with your rent in arrears? > > > > > > > Why be a major poet and you'll owe it for years? > > > > > > > When crowds'll pay to giggle if you wiggle your ears > > > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown > > > > > > > > > > > > > > REFRAIN 4 > > > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown > > > > > > > All the world loves a clown > > > > > > > If you just make `em roar > > > > > > > Watch your mountebank soar > > > > > > > Wear a painted moustache > > > > > > > And you're sure to make a big splash > > > > > > > A college education I should never propose > > > > > > > A bachelor's degree won't even keep you in clo'es > > > > > > > But millions you will win if you can spin on your nose > > > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown > > > > > > > > > > > > > > REFRAIN 5 > > > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown > > > > > > > All the world loves a clown > > > > > > > Be the poor silly ass > > > > > > > And you'll always travel first class > > > > > > > Give `em quips, give `em fun > > > > > > > And they'll apy and say you're A1 > > > > > > > If you become a farmer you've the weather to buck > > > > > > > If you become a gambler you'll be stuck with your luck > > > > > > > But Jack you'll never lack if you can quack like a duck > > > > > > > (Quack, quack, quack, quack) > > > > > > > Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Thanks to Meggyweggs@ for lyrics] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > eh? > > > > > > > > > > > > > the best part about pretending to be a clown, is observing > > those who > > > > > > pretend to be an audience. now that's a riot alice! all the > > > > > > nonjudgmental dissemblers who critique and believe they know or > > > > > > understand the clown, while all the time missing the actual > > > jest; but, > > > > > > rianting aloud as if amused at some subtlety of nuance that is > > their > > > > > > own projection. and all a clown can do at the sight is to smile. > > > life > > > > > > is a trick to be enjoyed! > > > > > > > > > > > > .b > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > not very nice > > > > > > > > > > suggests an angry clown > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > no..the clown is not angry nor unangry, neither sad nor joyful. > he is > > > > not nice and he is not nasty. whatever the clown seems to > suggest, he > > > > reflects only what participants of the audience project, and > suggests > > > > nothing of himself. it's all one of the greatest of illusions. > and the > > > > trick is to enjoy the trick to be enjoyed. casting judgments on the > > > > demeanor or imagined intent of the entertainment is a personal > problem > > > > only. only the smile of the Cheshire Cat or the twinkle in the > eye of > > > > the clown, remain after the show....for both audience and master of > > > > ceremonies. a circus of infinite rings, and all circus acts play > their > > > > own Ringmaster for better or worse, happier or otherwise. no one has > > > > to go to the circus...even if it's the only game in town...some > > > > players both do an do not 'go' anywhere by their dance of quarks and > > > > excogitations in the swirling void. just smiles. suggests a > clown with > > > > a respectable grin but without an agenda. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > " a respectable grin but without an agenda " > > > > > > sounds like this clown > > > > > > changes horses in midstream: > > > > > > > > WRONG! read more carefully. > > > > > > > " the best part about pretending to be a clown, is observing those who > > > pretend to be an audience. now that's a riot alice! all the > > > nonjudgmental dissemblers who critique and believe they know or > > > understand the clown, while all the time missing the actual jest " > > > > > > a pretty rock solid hidden agenda! > > > > > > the 'audience' is the party with the agenda. the clown merely observes > > this unquestionable truth and smiles, without posing his beliefs about > > what they are doing onto them, which is of course exactly and only > > what the clowns audience is doing, and further trying to persuade that > > same clown that they are not doing, but that they have the inside dope > > on the clowns 'motives', which in truth are not present in any way. > > the clown is motiveless. > > > > > > > (next he'll say, and rightly so, that " changing horses in midstream " > > > is precisely what the clown is all about > > > > > > > > no. that is what you have said. > > > > > > > not just the clown > > > > > > > > > not just the clown) > > > > > > > > > > > just you > > > > just you > > > > it's all just you > > > > .......and it's not between the lines..... > > > > will have to take your > > most reliabe word for it > > > > > > > > I'm untrustworthy....just like everyone and everything else. because one can never fulfill the trust of another. the only one that one can trust, is oneself...but one never does, while all the time saying that they do. no one can believe themselves. themselves is just too unbelievable. just so. love your neighbor as yourself, just as soon as you know who that is. and it's the booby-prize.it's the moonlight madness blue light special, on sale while riding on the magical mystery tour of the life. one must not believe anything one doesn't know fully and completely as an aspect of their own being. It's really not a big deal nor not much of 'thing' at all....it's groovy! .b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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