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  1. Lord Byron had a friar's skull turned in to a cup... and had a poem engraved on it. Start not—nor deem my spirit fled: In me behold the only skull From which, unlike a living head, Whatever flows is never dull. I lived, I loved, I quaff'd, like thee: I died: let earth my bones resign; Fill up—thou canst not injure me; The worm hath fouler lips than thine. Better to hold the sparkling grape, Than nurse the earth-worm's slimy brood; And circle in the goblet's shape The drink of Gods, than reptiles' food. Where once my wit, perchance, hath shone, In aid of others' let me shine; And when, alas! our brains are gone, What nobler substitute than wine? Quaff while thou canst—another race, When thou and thine like me are sped, May rescue thee from earth's embrace, And rhyme and revel with the dead. Why not? since through life's little day Our heads such sad effects produce; Redeem'd from worms and wasting clay, This chance is theirs, to be of use. Byron gave Medwin the following account of this cup: – “The gardener in digging discovered a skull that had probably belonged to some jolly friar or monk of the abbey, about the time it was dis-monasteried. Observing it to be of giant size, and in a perfect state of preservation, a strange fancy seized me of having it set and mounted as a drinking cup. I accordingly sent it to town, and it returned with a very high polish, and of a mottled colour like tortoiseshell.” – Medwin’s ‘Conversations’, 1824, p. 87.
  2. what now? The only thing that changed was saying things out loud. I may give you the open fondness for Russia, but otherwise Trump just took Reagan's shtick and ran with it.
  3. rip I recall back in the day hearing some of his stuff played on a nice stereo. Not really my cup o tea, but it sounded great.
  4. In college I taught my lab to fetch beers out of the fridge. Put a towel around the handle so she could open the door. Even got her to the point of soft carrying the cans so she didn't puncture them. One day I find a leftover container behind the couch. Living with 5 poor college kids meant the food theft was out of control, but gotdamnit, they don't even throw out the trash afterwards?! That thought lingered for about 30 seconds before I removed the towel from the fridge door. I still chuckle thinking about all the food she was taking from the fridge. If I had taught her to throw out empties, she would have never been caught.
  5. Bodkin... worth the time. If you're going to see it, skip the trailer. It's better to see the twists and turns play out.
  6. locodos

    overlanding

  7. Maybe with the relic'ing?
  8. Team Combustion, have heard they are having a mother's day sale. My only complaint, is that the probe has a battery for ants! But if you charge it before cooking it does last, just not in the drawer. (I use it basically every sunday for 1.5 hours)
  9. Hey that's not nice! This poor guy is doing the best he can, but he's up against woke ass Dunning Kruger. I mean shouldn't we all trust the economic, global political, and sociological analysis of a guy who's worked hard to rent his own place? He's supporting himself and his landlord. Lazy woke libs could never do that!
  10. You guys are getting off topic. The porn star Trump cheated on his wife with is testifying. Can we please get back to talking about cars, tape decks, and highschool bang tunes? Thanks in advance
  11. That looks down right luxurious. This was my actual ride in Highschool. No AC, No Floorboards, No horn, and an electrical system haunted by fickle ghosts. I put in a Blaupunkt Stereo but only had cash left over for Swap Shop "Pioneer" Speakers
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