Motus Mentis

13 Comments

1. Dom says

   “Here”

   Where?

   Posted June 2, 2013 at 1:49 pm | Permalink
2. Horace Jeffery Hodges says

   I think he meant “There.” Or possibly “Somewhere.”

   Jeffery Hodges

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   Posted June 2, 2013 at 3:45 pm | Permalink
3. Kevin Kim says

   It’s a paleontological pun: the missing link.

   Posted June 2, 2013 at 5:14 pm | Permalink
4. Malcolm says

   Sorry, gents. Had the tag outside the text.

   I’ve been getting really sloppy lately.

   Posted June 2, 2013 at 5:20 pm | Permalink
5. TheBigHenry says

   Ad astra per aspera.

   A rough road leads to the stars.

   Posted June 2, 2013 at 6:34 pm | Permalink
6. TheBigHenry says

   Ad astra cum hasta la vista (, baby)?

   Posted June 2, 2013 at 6:45 pm | Permalink
7. Horace Jeffery Hodges says

   Those doggone photos appeal to my inner cynic.

   Jeffery Hodges

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   Posted June 2, 2013 at 7:56 pm | Permalink
8. Malcolm says

   I assume we all remember Asta, or my title makes no sense.

   Posted June 2, 2013 at 9:22 pm | Permalink
9. TheBigHenry says

   Malcolm,

   If by Asta you meant ASTA, then your title is misleading, because the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) is an acronym, which should be ALL CAPS.

   Posted June 4, 2013 at 10:05 am | Permalink
10. Malcolm says

    No, I’m talking about the iconic Asta, Nick and Nora Charles’s wire-haired terrier in all those Thin Man movies (starring William Powell and the exquisite Myrna Loy).

    Posted June 4, 2013 at 11:30 am | Permalink
11. TheBigHenry says

    “I’m talking about the iconic Asta, …”

    I have heard of the “Thin Man” movies, but I never saw any of them. I guess the mileage for cultural icons may vary.

    Some writers say that the terms “icon” and “iconic” have been overused. A writer in Liverpool Daily Post calls “iconic” “a word that makes my flesh creep,” a word “pressed into service to describe almost anything.”
    — From Wikipedia

    Posted June 5, 2013 at 12:32 pm | Permalink
12. Malcolm says

    You’re right. The word is overused. I will underuse it henceforward.

    Posted June 5, 2013 at 2:16 pm | Permalink
13. TheBigHenry says

    One could say that “iconic” is the iconic cliche. But one would be advised against it.

    :)

    Posted June 5, 2013 at 8:25 pm | Permalink