[QUOTE=Homer, Iliad 2:247ff, Johnston translation]
Men sat calmly in their places.
But a single man kept on yelling out abuse—
scurrilous Thersites, expert in various insults,
vulgar terms for inappropriate attacks on kings, 250
whatever he thought would make the Argives laugh.
Of all the men who came to Troy, he was the ugliest—
bow legged, one crippled foot, rounded shoulders
curving in toward his chest. On top, his pointed head
sprouted thin, scraggly tufts of hair. Achilles hated him,
as did Odysseus, too
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Priam looking at Agamemnon from hundreds of yards away:
[QUOTE=Homer, Iliad 3:181]
Tell me, who’s that large man,
over there, that impressive, strong Achaean?
Others may be taller by a head than him,
but I’ve never seen with my own eyes
such a striking man, so noble, so like a king.”
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Why stop at walls? Many illegals are already here! We should provide every American citizen with a large steel box in which to enclose themselves, with an arrow pointing to the top so that they will remain upright citizens!
There’s a fence on the Canadian side of the Pigeon River crossing (it runs from the river to the customs and immigration building), but if you ask nicely the Canadian border guards will give you the Key to Canada to open its gate.
Walker, “And we need a fence around California, and New York and New England. Gotta keep those democrats out of America.” - not a real quote but I know what he’s thinking.
I thought he was from Wisconsin - not the loon party out of Minnesota.
I expect clarification, misquoting, asking forgiveness from God coming up in the next 24 hours as this plays on. Either those or he just doubles down on the stupid; it’s the GOP way. Can’t be a wimp.
So long, you were a [del] mouth-breathing [/del] viable candidate for a month or so.
In accordance with the state of Alaska’s long-standing convention, and the request of its Republican governor and Senator, Obama announced yesterday that the Department of the Interior will now refer to Mt. McKinley as Denali.
Someone should ask Sarah Palin (who has referred to the mountain as Denali in the past) if she approves, if for no other reason than to see her tongue catch on fire.