We have a "Golden Street"

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 13 Jan 2018 18:55:07 +0000

In reply to For some reason I am reminded

We have a "Golden Street" over here that everyone assumes means some royal route, but more harkens back to the days when outhouses were non-existent but small terraces open over the streets were common. Be careful with metaphors - they might mix themselves. My mother-in-law used to talk breathlessly about "God's Well", that was supposed to have all sorts of curative properties. They finally checked it in later years, and realized it was downhill from a cow pasture. Perhaps it was a miracle that more people didn't die or come down with dysentery.

For some reason I am reminded

artappraiser — Sat, 13 Jan 2018 18:48:37 +0000

In reply to American Football in Nigeria - After God is Football

For some reason I am reminded by your main photo of Garrett Morris's character Chico Escuela.

When actually I should be reminded of a now deceased in-law who was a college football coach who late in career took to stints coaching American football in Germany and Italy when he couldn't find work in the U.S. anymore because of ageism and a lackluster record.

But I liked Garrett Morris better because: it was the right mix of adoration of U.S. culture with making fun and being cynical about it. The inlaw, being a football coach type person: not so much. Me and him: got along, but like water and oil.

Morris' shtick in the end was giving the message: hey everybody out there, it's not true that the streets are paved with gold here, don't believe that Reagan shit about shining city on a hill.

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We have a "Golden Street"

For some reason I am reminded