Today’s Totally Random
Lines
Marry,
at the white hair that Helen spied on Troilus’s chin.
Pandarus
Troilus and Cressida Act I, Scene ii, Line 149
Remember, the
word marry in this context has nothing to do with marriage. It’s simply
an intro word for a sentence which is a reply to a question, like well, or
so. By the way, have you noticed how many people start their replies
today with the word so? It really is interesting.
What was your favorite part of the trip, Bert?
So, I liked Merida a lot, but nothing can
surpass the spectacle of the Alhambra in Granada.
Anyhoo, Cressida asked her Uncle Pandarus what Helen was laughing at, and this was his answer. There’s a bit of a long explanation/follow-up to this (something about the hairs on his chin representing his father’s sons and a forkt one being Paris, which he then pluckt out), but it didn’t make much sense to me, so I’m not going to go into it any further.
Let’s face it, some days you get a good line, and some days not so much. Heck, yesterday’s line I just skipped altogether.
So as a little bonus today (and that is a proper use of the word so) I’m giving you something a little more thought provoking. It’s Kareem’s Daily Quote. This should give you something to ponder.
Kareem’s Daily Quote
He who is of a
calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is
of an opposite disposition, youth and age are equally a burden.
Plato
(427-346 B.C.), Greek philosopher
Skipped altogether? Hey. Hey, Mrs. B., did you notice that? He
skipped yesterday’s line altogether.
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