tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post7559478515298737090..comments2024-03-27T09:33:37.646+01:00Comments on Omnium: Beers & Books XCIV – Liao YiwuSean Jeatinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-33228235368351583412021-06-22T00:53:31.565+02:002021-06-22T00:53:31.565+02:00Surely I mentioned it before: Sometimes I wish(ed)...Surely I mentioned it before: Sometimes I wish(ed), I were but a humble gardener with love for poetry ... Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-65450837079594968742021-06-19T09:10:49.745+02:002021-06-19T09:10:49.745+02:00I had to laugh at EC's comment but some things...I had to laugh at EC's comment but some things happen in mankinds history that make ones mind recoil.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04514267486746083195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-31413785190452394032021-06-16T23:58:56.494+02:002021-06-16T23:58:56.494+02:00I feel reminded of Jonathan Swift's Modest Pro...I feel reminded of Jonathan Swift's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Modest_Proposal" rel="nofollow">Modest Proposal</a>; and of the fleeing Vietnamese woman being told before entering a boat with her baby on one arm and a young sow on the other that each refugee was allowed to take but one item with them. "I opted for the pig, because I thought once I'd have survived I could have another baby." <br />Satire being surpassed by reality. <br /><br />As for Liao Yiwu: A remarkable man.Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-37051200674637093562021-06-16T22:38:53.099+02:002021-06-16T22:38:53.099+02:00Waste not want not?Waste not want not?Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com