On 8 Mar, 00:28, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > Little is consistent in colour memory. 'Lincoln Green' turns out to > have been more like scarlet, not the first choice for hiding out in > Sherwood Forest one would have thought. Now I find my once beloved > television Robin Hood series was made by a bunch of commies excluded > from Hollywood. How would we now colourise that knowing about > 'Lincoln Grane'? >
Well, it explains the presence of Will Scarlett amongst the Merry Men. ;-) > On 5 Mar, 13:18, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On 4 Mar, 21:56, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Make me a witness > > > take me out > > > out of darkness > > > out of doubt > > > > I won't weigh you down > > > with good intention > > > won't make fire out of clay > > > or other inventions > > > > Will we burn in heaven > > > like we do down here > > > will the change come > > > while we're waiting > > > > Everyone is waiting > > > > And when we're done > > > soul searching > > > and we carried the weight > > > and died for a cause > > > is misery > > > made beautiful > > > right before our eyes > > > will mercy be revealed > > > or blind us where we stand > > > > Will we burn in heaven > > > like we do down here > > > will the change come while we're waiting > > > everyone is waiting > > > > Witness/Sarah McLachlan > > > Interesting. I used to have conversations on another group with a > > person who was a close friend of hers. Although I've never heard any > > of her material, yet. Her 'friend' was also a deep thinker and also > > had a huge crush on her but could never bring himself to tell her > > about it. > > > > On Mar 4, 8:47 am, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On 3 Mar, 19:10, DarkwaterBlight <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > "And, of course, there's the possibility that fire is the simplest > > > > > form > > > > > of life. It moves, it consumes, it respires, it leaves waste (ash) > > > > > and, if you look at sparks as spores, it reproduces. Thus the > > > > > stories > > > > > of Djinn being made of fire isn't all that much of a stretch if fire > > > > > itself is the simplest form of life, why couldn't there be more > > > > > complex forms based ON it? "- Pat > > > > > > Ineresting concept! Perhaps it did, in fact, give birth to much of our > > > > > modern machine "life forms"! It would be a great new topic. Think > > > > > Matrix! > > > > > Yeah, I had that concept (fire as a life form) laid on me back when I > > > > was about 15 by a person who, now, has been a friend for over 30 > > > > years. As far as 'The Matrix' goes, there's a way OUT of The Matrix. > > > > Space-Time keeps you on permanent record. Well, when I say > > > > 'permanent', I mean 'for all time'. That's not to say that there > > > > isn't 'eternal' existence outside of the continuum. But that form of > > > > existence wouldn't remove anything from the continuum of space-time. > > > > It's the difference between 'data space' on a CPU and the 'core > > > > memory'. Consciousness itself is 'the bus' that rides between them. > > > > > > On Mar 3, 7:45 am, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > On 3 Mar, 00:48, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Yep, fire is the thing for me. It has been around for thousands > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > years, possibly before our time here and has remained the same > > > > > > > since > > > > > > > our primordial beginnings. When I sit around a fire I realize > > > > > > > that it > > > > > > > is the same fire that our ancient ancestors sat around. > > > > > > > And, of course, there's the possibility that fire is the simplest > > > > > > form > > > > > > of life. It moves, it consumes, it respires, it leaves waste (ash) > > > > > > and, if you look at sparks as spores, it reproduces. Thus the > > > > > > stories > > > > > > of Djinn being made of fire isn't all that much of a stretch if fire > > > > > > itself is the simplest form of life, why couldn't there be more > > > > > > complex forms based ON it? > > > > > > > >We've > > > > > > > advanced and yet we haven't. The earth remains the same, the > > > > > > > stars, > > > > > > > the cosmos, the solar system and all the events. We are just fools > > > > > > > without regard for what is more powerful than us. So your clothes > > > > > > > are > > > > > > > dark and worn out and your not the fashion aficionado. That's > > > > > > > why the > > > > > > > young chicks don't dig you man, your passe, out dated like some > > > > > > > of the > > > > > > > stuff in your fridge. Time to throw out those rags and get you > > > > > > > some > > > > > > > snappy duds. Stop being a pathetic neutralist and watch your life > > > > > > > change before your eyes. I think color has healing power. > > > > > > > > On Mar 2, 10:54 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I had forgotten fires Slipper. Do you start many? > > > > > > > > > I often think TJ Hooker symbolises much that has really > > > > > > > > happened in > > > > > > > > regard of gender relations - well not really, but I just caught > > > > > > > > 30 > > > > > > > > seconds of it switching through to the news channel. > > > > > > > > > The universe is beige. This makes me suspect some property > > > > > > > > speculator > > > > > > > > has painted it 'neutral' for a ready sale. There is splendour > > > > > > > > in > > > > > > > > colour once one is outside the media flow, maybe even on the > > > > > > > > Steiner > > > > > > > > fringe. Some animals are sensitive to a far greater range of > > > > > > > > colour > > > > > > > > reception-creation than we are. West Germany was the bundes > > > > > > > > republic > > > > > > > > - their adverts are even worse than ours. One can find more > > > > > > > > colour in > > > > > > > > a black and white page than in that blared at us in 'primary > > > > > > > > vision'. > > > > > > > > Colour tends to disappear in night time sniping vision. Hard > > > > > > > > to go > > > > > > > > back to black and white tv after a colour one, but as the Goons > > > > > > > > said, > > > > > > > > you can't do a flock of flying elephants dropping raspberries > > > > > > > > from > > > > > > > > 30,000 feet into bowls of whipped cream other than on the > > > > > > > > radio. Much > > > > > > > > more colourful. > > > > > > > > > Most of my clothes are dark, old and worn out. I just don't > > > > > > > > care. > > > > > > > > Colours are more likely to upset me than interest me (outside > > > > > > > > the lab) > > > > > > > > - so I guess I'm a pathetic neutralist. Next couple of hours > > > > > > > > will be > > > > > > > > spent breaking in new shoes. I had a grey pair once - that was > > > > > > > > metrosexual enough for me! > > > > > > > > > On 2 Mar, 15:29, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Interesting. I don't get much, if any, pleasure from colors. > > > > > > > > > Indeed, > > > > > > > > > your mentioning of the shape of a woman's behind was > > > > > > > > > revealing. > > > > > > > > > Watching as she walks away from me in heels reminds me of how > > > > > > > > > much I > > > > > > > > > love old black and white movies. The way women dressed and > > > > > > > > > walked and > > > > > > > > > vamped on the silver screen was awesome to behold. Some of > > > > > > > > > the sexy > > > > > > > > > clothes business women wear now does the same thing and most > > > > > > > > > business > > > > > > > > > wear is black or gray or white anyway. Can't get much > > > > > > > > > blander then > > > > > > > > > that. It's all in how it hugs the curves, ain't it? > > > > > > > > > > Ever see one of the 'colorized' b&w movies? Horrid. Turner > > > > > > > > > deserved > > > > > > > > > the AOL disaster just for doing that. And marrying Hanoi > > > > > > > > > Jane. How > > > > > > > > > can someone so smart be so dumb? > > > > > > > > > > dj > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 9:02 AM, Slip Disc <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > How pleasurable is it? Unfortunately with equal pleasure I > > > > > > > > > > will have > > > > > > > > > > to point out that you are wrong. You see the sentence > > > > > > > > > > reads ...............there has been assignments of color > > > > > > > > > > throughout > > > > > > > > > > the years.......... and this is true as stated, the > > > > > > > > > > assignments of > > > > > > > > > > colors with the added element of "time". I would think > > > > > > > > > > post 1920's > > > > > > > > > > fits into the realm of "throughout the years". Therefore > > > > > > > > > > to indicate > > > > > > > > > > that blue and pink were assigned to boys and girls > > > > > > > > > > respectively is > > > > > > > > > > correct during the era they were in actual use. > > > > > > > > > > Furthermore your > > > > > > > > > > "colored" glasses might have caused a visual refraction > > > > > > > > > > resulting in > > > > > > > > > > an ophthalmic anomaly whereby you missed the admission that > > > > > > > > > > I 'knew > > > > > > > > > > there were exceptions', one of which you were so gracious > > > > > > > > > > to point > > > > > > > > > > out. A little bit of a tid bit might also show that the > > > > > > > > > > one sentence > > > > > > > > > > was not and is not the foundation of the thread post, ergo: > > > > > > > > > > your own > > > > > > > > > > house of cards has collapsed. > > > > > > > > > > But don't worry mate, it looks like you have dug yourself > > > > > > > > > > out of the > > > > > > > > > > rubble. Now to get on with color induced pleasures, I > > > > > > > > > > don't get any > > > > > > > > > > anatomical tingle from color but I wouldn't discount it as > > > > > > > > > > a viable > > > > > > > > > > occurrence and cognate feature. I think the sensations > > > > > > > > > > derived by the > > > > > > > > > > visual of the female posterior would be the same whether it > > > > > > > > > > was > > > > > > > > > > appearing in black and white or in vivid technicolor. I do > > > > > > > > > > tremendously enjoy watching a fire and when I have one > > > > > > > > > > going on in my > > > > > > > > > > backyard fire pit I sometimes become mesmerized by it; > > > > > > > > > > something about > > > > > > > > > > the richness in the colors of flame and the extreme depth > > > > > > > > > > of the > > > > > > > > > > glowing embers, almost as if it were alive. I'm also > > > > > > > > > > affected by the > > > > > > > > > > colors in the forest and at places such as the Grand > > > > > > > > > > Canyon, a sight > > > > > > > > > > to see by the way if you ever get the opportunity. Nature > > > > > > > > > > offers the > > > > > > > > > > best colors in the world. > > > > > > > > > > I would agree, as you say, color is an accepted method of > > > > > > > > > > making > > > > > > > > > > statement and used very blatantly in advertising. I > > > > > > > > > > neither have a > > > > > > > > > > pink shirt or any other wardrobe piece and wouldn't > > > > > > > > > > consider driving > > > > > > > > > > or owning anything pink but my wife insists that I should > > > > > > > > > > get a pink > > > > > > > > > > shirt. She makes a point of it to draw my attention to men > > > > > > > > > > on > > > > > > > > > > television that are wearing a pink shirt or tie and stating > > > > > > > > > > that it is > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
