Sunday, February 02, 2025

Pitch 'n' Putt with Joyce & Beckett

James Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941)

Samuel Beckett (13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989)

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  1. Mimi, Pipistrello: To hit a ball that's too small into a hole that's far too small, with equipment that is totally unsuitable, is no fun. Actually. golf was invented but for this sketch.

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  2. No ho he entès gaire, avui.
    Sembla que el golf no és gaire bo per la salut...
    Aquest Beckett es posa molt nerviós 😂🤣🤣🤣

    Abraçades

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    1. One does not need to understand each word ... the most important and thus frequent one is obviously feckin' / fucking, anyway (13 times). ;-)
      More seriously: Here Joyce and his 'stream of consciousness,' layered puns and bawdiness, and there Beckett's loquacious taciturnity and his 'Waiting for Godot' style. Hilariously captured!
      Abraçades, Carme.

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  3. Entre l'un i l'altre hi ha com el dia i la nit, oi?
    Normalment aquestes "amistats" funcionen, un es posa nerviós per tot, mentre l'altre no es mou ni que caigui el món. ;-)
    Tampoc he entès què diuen, simplement he observat què feien. Hi ha esports que no em desperten res, com el golf. ;-)
    Hugs, Sean.

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    1. They say opposites do attract. In this case, I'm not sure ;-)
      And as for Golf. Once I drove one. ;-)
      Aferradetes, Paula.

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