The novels are considered difficult for most readers, but Joyce wrote many short stories that are near sublime. The narratives are more conventional and readable than the novels The most famous ones are in a collection entitled Dubliners among which is "The Dead," considered by some critics over the decades as the best short story in the English language. Rather extravagant praise on the face of it but it's a great read. And check out the movie that was made in '87. Read the story after dinner.
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I like one persons review of Finnegans Wake I read where it said “here is a reference to a 10th century Irish rock carving that three people have seen.” All of Joyce is exactly like that with esoteric Gaelic references strewn about Willy nilly.
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Yes, i have a copy of Dubliners somewhere. What,s your take on Beckett, Laffite? BTW, Sunday is boudin day. I'm fixin' to cook up a batch and if you are finally out of central lockup then come on over. I don't make it from scratch, mind you, but i do get it fresh from the market. All you have to do is boil some water. If you go to Cagun land, around Lafayette to Lake Charles, you can get a boudin hot off the presses at practically every gas station / mini mart on the avenue.
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One thing that has always interested me (as a student of Theology, and as one who is always looking for the influences of one's religion on non-religious aspects of life) is that almost all of the great Irish playwrights were Protestant: Sheridan, Farquhar, Boucicault, Goldsmith, Wilde, Shaw, Yeats, Lady Gregory, Synge, O'Casey, and Beckett.Thompson wrote: ↑March 12th, 2023, 12:44 pm Yes, i have a copy of Dubliners somewhere. What,s your take on Beckett, Laffite? BTW, Sunday is boudin day. I'm fixin' to cook up a batch and if you are finally out of central lockup then come on over. I don't make it from scratch, mind you, but i do get it fresh from the market. All you have to do is boil some water. If you go to Cagun land, around Lafayette to Lake Charles, you can get a boudin hot off the presses at practically every gas station / mini mart on the avenue.
Joyce (primarily a novelist) was Catholic, as are the more contemporary Irish dramatists.
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I think not "all of Joyce" as noted on my last.LostHorizons wrote: ↑March 12th, 2023, 11:56 am I like one persons review of Finnegans Wake I read where it said “here is a reference to a 10th century Irish rock carving that three people have seen.” All of Joyce is exactly like that with esoteric Gaelic references strewn about Willy nilly.
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Okay the boudins are ready to eat. They are not the blood boudins, known as noir boudins, but the milder ones and not as bloody. The rice soaks up most of the blood but you cant cook em in no microwave, they splatter all over, like a busted artery
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I'd rather look like Beckett than Auden. And Auden wasn't really that old when he died, only in his mid 60s.
Every man has a right to an umbrella.~Dostoyevsky
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Bangers and mash. I used the keith Richards method and didn't let anybody into the kitchen.
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Not sure. I can take it or Beckett.Thompson wrote: ↑March 12th, 2023, 12:44 pm Yes, i have a copy of Dubliners somewhere. What,s your take on Beckett, Laffite? BTW, Sunday is boudin day. I'm fixin' to cook up a batch and if you are finally out of central lockup then come on over. I don't make it from scratch, mind you, but i do get it fresh from the market. All you have to do is boil some water. If you go to Cagun land, around Lafayette to Lake Charles, you can get a boudin hot off the presses at practically every gas station / mini mart on the avenue.
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Okay, I used the new AI feature from Microsoft Edge to track this down.
Avatar: Moses aka JackA.
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Wasn't that that little Mexican dude who traveled around the world in 80 days with David Niven???
(...sorry, couldn't resist)
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No. Candy is a dancer from a _____ bar not too far from where I work.
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LOLIntrepid37 wrote: ↑March 15th, 2023, 4:38 pmNo. Candy is a dancer from a _____ bar not too far from where I work.
Good reply!
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In the middle of Lent on a Friday no less, I'm going with a half dozen raw oysters to start. A cup of seafood gumbo next. I like to save the salad for after. Then barbecued jumbo shrimp and crisp French bread with butter.
Dargo, ol buddy, ever had a post deleted? I ask the same question to Millstone, Lafflte, and all my 'friends' here. Seems I've had more than one deleted overniight. Who deleted them, and particularly why? A couple of my posts had Likes attached but when clicking to find out the Liked post, it's been deleted. Will this post be deleted too?
Dargo, ol buddy, ever had a post deleted? I ask the same question to Millstone, Lafflte, and all my 'friends' here. Seems I've had more than one deleted overniight. Who deleted them, and particularly why? A couple of my posts had Likes attached but when clicking to find out the Liked post, it's been deleted. Will this post be deleted too?