Where are the Marx Brothers when you need them?
Some buddy’s of mine were playing last night at a sleazy dive not far from home. Couldn’t brave the cold weather, my loss, I’m afraid. I was busy, see, because some combination of coffee, egg nog, and a good cigar got to me thinking about chorus line from the Marx Brothers’ Duck Soup:
Chorus: “We’re going to war, we’re going to war, we’re going to war!”
A classic line, beginning of the scene, Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx): “A four year old child could understand this. (Quick, run out and find a four year old child, I can’t make heads or tales of this report.)”
“Then it’s War! And it’s War! Gather the forces! Harness the horses!”
“We’re going to war – this is a fact we can’t ignore – we’re going to war….”
Dunno. Denial has been pretty strong in my world. Not like I’m particularly happy with the holidays right now, either. It’s like there’s something brewing. I kept thinking about history, while riding the bus. Looking back is the best way to extrapolate towards the future. When I sit down with someone to do a reading, I ask questions about what happened when. Chart says, “authority figure confrontation.” Client says, “It was my mother (father, boss, significant other), see, and what happened was….”
From that, it’s easy to see that thus and such a planet, usually represents the (mother, father, significant other, boss & so forth) really indicates such and such in this one chart.
I’m most curious about the history. I’m wondering just what precedents are being followed here. I also figure it’s time to start avoiding the regular media again. Gets depressing.
