[Writingworkshop] Good Old Speak

[Neale Morison]

Thanks Antony. That had been niggling at me a little. You know what it 
is? I'm so crippled by the feminist deconstructionist thing that has 
haunted human thought since the seventies that I tend to be afraid to 
plump for either him or her. But you're absolutely right. I'll call them 
both him. Or maybe Blue can be a her. Oh, I don't know what to do. No, 
Blue's a bitch. Done.

Antony Nigel Donovan wrote:
> So, I've been listening to this (a lot) since I like it (a lot) and I
> realized something you might want to change.
>
> Dog people would never refer to their dog as "it."  Unless you think
> it's important to stick with "it" for some reason, I think you should
> change it to "him" or "her."
>
> Antony
>
> PS - Of course, maybe you should do that for the goldfish instead, and
> leave the dog an "it."  Surrealism might demand it.
>
> On Tue, 2008-02-19 at 16:38 -0500, Neale Morison wrote:
>   
>> Oldspeak turns out to be a Country and Western Song (I like both kinds 
>> of music):
>>
>> Good Old Speak
>>
>> I want to own a goldfish,
>> So I can call it Fluffy,
>> I want to own a red dog,
>> So I can call it Blue,
>> I'm filing the invasion
>> Under L for liberation,
>> I have a perfect vision;
>> I want to call it you.
>>
>> I have you in sakekeeping
>> For your own protection,
>> I built a wall around us,
>> I'm calling it a home,
>> Hush, my darling, quiet now
>> So I can tell you're happy,
>> As long as you have me dear,
>> You'll never be alone.
>>
>> So many voices, so many choices,
>> There is nothing to fear but fear,
>> So much dying, so much crying,
>> Why I really have no idea,
>>
>> I'm sharpening my bayonet,
>> To be on the defensive,
>> When I am six feet under,
>> The sky will be above,
>> I sacrifice my everything
>> In the name of freedom,
>> I have an aching feeling,
>> I want to call it love.
>>
>> I want to own a goldfish,
>> So I can call it Fluffy,
>> I want to own a red dog,
>> So I can call it Blue,
>> I'm filing the invasion
>> Under L for liberation,
>> I have a perfect vision;
>> I want to call it you.
>>
>> Rough as guts recording (5Mb mp3):
>> http://nealemorison.org/music/goodoldspeak/GoodOldSpeak3.MP3
>>
>>     
>
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