A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's pissed

[sovay]

"If Iran acquires nuclear weapons, it is an existential threat to Israel."

Sartre v. Palestine! Film at 11!

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[ap-aelfwine.livejournal.com]

And of course the reference to the Bruces sketch reminds me of John Crowe Ransom's "Survey of Literature."

In all the good Greek of Plato
I lack my roast beef and potato.

A better man was Aristotle,
Pulling steady on the bottle.

...

[sovay]

A better man was Aristotle,
Pulling steady on the bottle.

"And malt does more than Milton can / To justify God's ways to man."

[schreibergasse.livejournal.com]

And Socrates himself was permanently pissed!

St. Thomas Aquinas
Always considered wine as
A medicinal juice
That helped him to deduce.

Also, I'm reminded of this meme:
French Intellectuals to be Deployed in Afghanistan To Convince Taliban of Non-Existence of God

[sovay]

Hardened by numerous intellectual battles fought during their long occupation of Paris's Left Bank, their first action will be to establish a number of sidewalk cafes at strategic points near the front lines.

Win.