tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post116630882617890018..comments2023-12-17T16:13:06.670-05:00Comments on In a Godward direction: Ugandan Spin CycleTobias Stanislas Haller BSGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047429477181560685noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-1166396279286505722006-12-17T17:57:00.000-05:002006-12-17T17:57:00.000-05:00Prior Aelred has reminded me of the rest of the sc...Prior Aelred has reminded me of the rest of the scene with Humpty Dumpty, which ends with Humpty asserting that what is really important with using words is "Who is to be the master!" I am also reminded of another wonderful passage from <I>Through the Looking Glass:</I><BR/><BR/> "...The name of the song is called 'Haddocks' Eyes'!"<BR/>"Oh, that's the name of the song, is it?" Alice said, trying to feel interested.<BR/>"No, you don't understand," the Knight said, looking a little vexed. "That's what the name is <I>called.</I> The name really <I>is,</I> 'The Aged, Aged Man.'"<BR/>"Then I ought to have said "That's what the song is called'?" Alice corrected herself.<BR/>"No, you oughtn't: that's quite another thing! The song is<BR/><I>called</I> 'Ways and Means': but that's only what it is <I>called</I> you know!"<BR/>"Well, what <I>is</I> the song then?" said Alice, who was by this<BR/>time completely bewildered.<BR/>"I was coming to that," the Knight said. "The song really <I>is</I><BR/>'A-sitting on a Gate': and the tune's my own invention."<BR/><BR/>Clear? Clear.Tobias Stanislas Haller BSGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047429477181560685noreply@blogger.com