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14 May 99 - 08:43 AM (#78366) Subject: thought for the Day (May 14) From: Peter T. "Women never look so wonderful as when one comes in wet and dirty from hunting." - R.S. Surtees (Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour). |
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14 May 99 - 12:37 PM (#78432) Subject: RE: thought for the Day (May 14) From: Night Owl :o) |
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14 May 99 - 01:41 PM (#78456) Subject: RE: thought for the Day (May 14) From: Felipa 2Women are called birds because of the worms they pick up2 |
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14 May 99 - 08:30 PM (#78559) Subject: RE: thought for the Day (May 14) From: Interesting, Peter. The first time I read it I heard "Women never look so wonderful as when one (a woman) comes in wet and dirty from hunting." Which got a great big HUH? from me. (Hunting WHAT?) Then I realized it was "Women never look so wonderful as when one(a guy) comes(back from being out with the guys) wet and dirty from hunting." I still don't like it. Blessings anyway, Barbara |
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14 May 99 - 08:37 PM (#78560) Subject: RE: thought for the Day (May 14) From: Helen Peter, I don't like it either. The connotations are that the woman is standing there with all the comforts of home arranged: a hot bath, a drink, a hot meal, some congratulatory or soothing words etc etc If that's the only way a man can appreciate a woman, well...sorry, we're too busy getting a life of our own. (Note: I'm not feeling mad, or mean about this - just in the mood to discuss it from an objective standpoint) Regards Helen |
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14 May 99 - 08:45 PM (#78564) Subject: RE: thought for the Day (May 14) From: LEJ Peter... I guess I took it differently than the ladies above. I pictured this male lion lounging under a tree on the savannah, and here comes his mate, dragging an antelope carcass and he says to himself "DAMN she's GOOD. UMMMMM UM." LEoJ |
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14 May 99 - 09:05 PM (#78569) Subject: RE: thought for the Day (May 14) From: katlaughing Well, I took it to mean when the woman came in from hunting, too, which I don't care for because I don't like hunting; but, now that I've read the other responses, I can just see the dutiful, voluptuous woman waiting with smoking jacket, etc. And, reading it in my book of quotes, along with others of his, I can see my first interpretation was wrong. Pooh! Here's one for you: "It is very strange, and very melancholy, that the paucity of human pleasures should persuade us ever to call hunting one of them." Samuel Johnson katlaughing |