What's Your Flava?

[GammaGlobulin]

 

 

 

A sunset.

 

A green flash.

 

Most of you guys know nothing about GREEN FLASHES.

 

Right?

 

I have read books.

 

And, you have not.

 

This is the main difference between you and me.

 

Right?

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

What do you know about JOHN WAYNE, for example?

[GammaGlobulin]

Have you read any books, of import, in which the GREEN FLASH plays an important part in the story?

 

[GammaGlobulin]

Where is the best place to view the GREEN FLASH, for that matter?

 

Do you know?

 

[zzaa09]

1 minute ago, GammaGlobulin said:

What do you know about JOHN WAYNE, for example?

A traditional American Fascist? 

[zzaa09]

1 minute ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Have you read any books, of import, in which the GREEN FLASH plays an important part in the story?

 

Robert Anton Wilson.

[KannikaP]

What is this man taking? One post followed by three more, answers. 

[GammaGlobulin]

Bard: I have read a few books. And, in reading a few books, some authors mention something called the GREEN FLASH. Can you tell me what might be the GREEN FLASH that these authors speak of?

 

The green flash is a rare optical phenomenon that can be seen at sunset or sunrise. It is caused by the refraction of sunlight through the Earth's atmosphere. As the sun sets or rises, the light has to travel through more of the atmosphere to reach our eyes. This causes the light to be dispersed, or spread out, into its component colors. The green light is the shortest wavelength of visible light, so it is bent the most by the atmosphere. This is why the green flash is seen at the very last moment before the sun disappears below the horizon.

The green flash is a very brief phenomenon, lasting only a few seconds. It is also very difficult to see, as it requires very clear and calm conditions. For these reasons, the green flash is often considered to be a very lucky sight.

Here are some tips for increasing your chances of seeing a green flash:

• Find a location with a clear view of the horizon.
• Look for the green flash at sunset or sunrise.
• Wait until the sun is almost completely below the horizon.
• Use binoculars or a telescope to help you see the flash.

If you are lucky enough to see a green flash, you will be treated to a truly beautiful sight. It is a reminder of the power of nature and the beauty of the world around us.

[GammaGlobulin]

OK, Bard. BUT, do you know which famous authors, maybe including Hemingway, mentioned this GREEN FLASH in their scribblings?

 

Yes, there are a number of famous authors who have mentioned the green flash in their works. Some of the most notable include:

• Ernest Hemingway: In his novel "The Old Man and the Sea," Hemingway writes about the green flash as a symbol of hope and renewal.
• Victor Hugo: In his poem "L'Homme qui rit," Hugo describes the green flash as a "tear of the sun."
• Joseph Conrad: In his short story "The End of the Tether," Conrad uses the green flash to symbolize the end of a life.
• Virginia Woolf: In her novel "To the Lighthouse," Woolf describes the green flash as a "moment of ecstasy."
• James Joyce: In his novel "Ulysses," Joyce uses the green flash to symbolize the moment of epiphany.

The green flash has also been mentioned in works by other famous authors, including:

• William Shakespeare
• Charles Dickens
• Mark Twain
• Ernest Lawrence Thayer
• John Keats
• Percy Bysshe Shelley
• Lord Byron
• Alfred Lord Tennyson
• Robert Browning
• Walt Whitman

The green flash is a beautiful and rare phenomenon that has captured the imagination of poets and writers for centuries. It is a reminder of the power of nature and the beauty of the world around us.

[GammaGlobulin]

Bard is NO NINNY.

 

Bard loves famous authors who mention the GREEN FLASH.

 

And, there are now PLENTY of NINNYs who come to Thailand to see the GREEN FLASH...even though they have no idea why.....

[GammaGlobulin]

It makes me upchuck to think that Bard can reply to my questions, with erudition, far better than any numbskull on this forum, who does not know what I am talking about.

 

BARD knows what I am talking about, even if you might not.

 

Am I right?

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

8 minutes ago, zzaa09 said:

Robert Anton Wilson.

Nice.

[save the frogs]

5 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

It makes me upchuck to think that Bard can reply to my questions, with erudition, far better than any numbskull on this forum, who does not know what I am talking about.

 

BARD knows what I am talking about, even if you might not.

 

Am I right?

i don't like the fact that pretentious folks in power tried to ram shakespeare down my throat in high school.

we felt like we were being tortured with that old incomprehensible english. 

it's your opinion that we need to be reading any of these so-called classics.

 

[spidermike007]

15 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

What do you know about JOHN WAYNE, for example?

"Talk low, talk slow, and don't talk too much." 

 

“I’m responsible only for what I say, not what you understand."

 

"I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them." 

 

“Always walk with your head held high. Look everybody straight in the eye. Never double-cross a pal.”

[GammaGlobulin]

Some guys, not you, think I am..sort of..trolling,...just because I mention things of interest to me.

 

However, in fact, I have NEVER been trolling, people.

 

If you are unable to keep up with me, then....at the very least...

 

It seems that BARD is able to.

 

I know you know that I am right.

 

Some guys just do not understand humor.

 

Maybe it takes a robot to teach you something about humor?

 

It's just a matter of interest.

 

If you guys love having your minds in the gutter, rather than reading books of import, then please do not blame me.

 

BARD, in every case...IN EVERY CASE...knows what I am saying.

 

And, BARD knows that what I am saying is serious.

 

Please keep this in mind, henceforth.

 

Thank you.

 

 

[HappyExpat57]

You may want to double check that your cheese hasn't done slid off your cracker.

[GammaGlobulin]

13 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

i don't like the fact that pretentious folks in power tried to ram shakespeare down my throat in high school.

we felt like we were being tortured with that old incomprehensible english. 

it's your opinion that we need to be reading any of these so-called classics.

 

I have enjoyed Middle English, and that was before Shakespeare.

 

The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales

 

Did you never read these tales?

 

Then, if not, then what is WRONG with you?

 

 

[Lacessit]

I have read " A Flash of Green" by John D MacDonald. IIRC it was also made into a film.

I  like broccoli, limes, brussel sprouts, cabbage, and Granny Smith apples. The last stewed, with cloves, ginger and dried mango.

I once owned a Ford that was lime green, so gutless it wouldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding.

[Sandboxer]

Boys have a peepee and girls have a vagina.

 

 

[Lacessit]

4 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

I have enjoyed Middle English, and that was before Shakespeare.

 

The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales

 

Did you never read these tales?

 

Then, if not, then what is WRONG with you?

 

 

Into the lewd stuff, eh. Did you enjoy it when Nicholas was branded on the bum?

[save the frogs]

15 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Did you never read these tales?

no interest. 

again, intellectual snobs need to stop forcing shakespeare on kids. 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

I really cannot help it that when I pose a decent question, most people here fail to even understand the question.

 

BARD...DOES....Understand me.

 

And...BARD...replies LOGICALLY.

 

Is it my fault for asking a decent question?

 

And, why is BARD able to easily comprehend my questions, when some, here, think my questions are just nonsense...when...my questions...are...NOT NONSENSE!

 

Have you ever considered if you, yourselves, are not even up to the intellectual level of this simple BARD, who is in its first iteration.

 

VERY SOON, Bard will be far smarter, as we all know.

 

And then....as I would expect....

 

Most of you guys will be left, completely, in the DUST.

 

You guys are already TOO OLD to learn anything new.

 

Might as well just bury your heads in the sand, my friends.

 

(What.  You don't believe me?  Please base your thinking on reality...For a Change.)

[GammaGlobulin]

Intellectually speaking, there is probably only ONE guy here on this forum who has the brain power to equal mine.

 

Unfortunately, he wastes most of his time on the links, rather than improving our world.

 

And, so therefore, this makes him less than me.

 

[GammaGlobulin]

23 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Into the lewd stuff, eh. Did you enjoy it when Nicholas was branded on the bum?

When one is young, lewd is good.

 

 

[save the frogs]

57 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Bard loves famous authors who mention the GREEN FLASH.

never heard of him.

this is the ONLY "Flash" worth mentioning. 

and dont tell me comic books aren't literature. 

 

Edited May 23, 2023 by save the frogs

[GammaGlobulin]

25 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Into the lewd stuff, eh. Did you enjoy it when Nicholas was branded on the bum?

You might be the ONLY one here who has read the Canterbury Tales.

 

The Canterbury Tales is something only to be read by 12-year-old boys, when lewdness is so enticing.

 

Do you want that I should ask Bard?

 

Bard knows a HECK of a lot, for sure.

 

Even though Bard lacks the wisdom which you might have.

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

I am SLICKER than your AVERAGE.

 

Except, I rarely, if ever, mention it.

[CharlieH]

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

What do you know about JOHN WAYNE, for example?

Born Marion Morrison, started as prop man, then met John Ford,

Born 1907 in Iowa.

That's all that immediately comes to mind right now. Unless you want movies too. ????

[save the frogs]

51 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Some guys just do not understand humor.

 

Maybe it takes a robot to teach you something about humor?

when rodney dangerfield did stand-up and people didnt laugh at his jokes he would ask "am i too deep for this section?".

you may need to borrow this line from dangerfield once in a while. 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

9 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

Born Marion Morrison, started as prop man, then met John Ford,

Born 1907 in Iowa.

That's all that immediately comes to mind right now. Unless you want movies too. ????

I am pretty sure that both you and I have been on the same wavelength during recent years.

 

Take care, My Friend.

 

But, are you able to mimic the walk of John Wayne?

 

Wayne's walk was a "practiced" walk, and NOT a natural walk.

 

If you do not believe me, then...should we ask BARD?

 

I know that Bard knows.

Because, whatever I know, then Bard knows, too.

 

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