Dale Nelson Wrote:
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> Knygatin Wrote:
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> > Sawfish Wrote:
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> > > But si far as the "tasteful" wealthy, have
> you
> > > even taken a close look at Nancy Pelosi or
> > Cher?
> > >
> >
> > I have seen Rachael Levine, the new minister of
> > Health and Human Services.
> >
> >
> >
> > > The real point is that these people will
> spend
> > any
> > > amount of money for anything that relieves
> > their
> > > boredom--and there are those who make their
> > > livings catering to this.
> > >
> > > Nor is it necessarily the height of fashion!
> It
> > is
> > > even better to be marginally avant-garde--a
> > > trend-setter.
> >
> > Yes, verily! You are right. There are many
> points
> > of entrance to this. The avant-garde eccentrics
> > have always liked to yell and rebel and make a
> > scene. Personally, from my science fiction
> point
> > of interest in this, and my main way of
> > intellectually connecting, I am mostly
> fascinated
> > with the idea if such eccentricities may
> transform
> > our culture, and perspective on beauty, more
> > fundamentally. Such a world would be much more
> > bizarre than a few avant-gardes shouting in
> > society.
>
>
> I believe that beauty is a real thing, a true
> category of reality, but that other factors are
> liable to be involved also with people's responses
> to how other people look. These include social
> status, the desire for attention, the appetite for
> short-lived novelty, and more.
>
> Stalking Cat is an example.
>
> [
en.wikipedia.org]
>
> Because S. C. so well represents so much
> foolishness characteristic of our time, I think
> his visage should appear on our $500 bills.
> (McKinley's already got a mountain named after
> him.) Mr. Cat's appeal is likely to be
> particularly strong among people who have too much
> money for their own good already, and, on the
> other hand, it's unlikely young children would see
> his hideous face and have their imaginations
> blighted forever.
NOOO!
Take it away!
(See what I mean about insect eyes, K? Small bananas, huh?)
Extra points, boys and girls:
Describe in moderate detail the kind of society in which Stalking Cat could survive for longer than two weeks.
Special cosideration is given if you can make a plausible explanantion of why, given that he/she/it has indeed survived longer than two week, S.C. also has a Wikipeia page.
--Sawfish
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