[Ansteorra] History (warning -- metaphor alert!)

[Richard Threlkeld]

I think the metaphor was to compare talking about something (and not getting the point across) and experiencing it. :-)

Caelin

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If the virgin is just going to sit on the nice hot bed confused about what you're talking about, get off that bed and go play 'Fight the Knight' on the hay bales. Life is too short. ;)

♫
Chiara Francesca


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From: ansteorra-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org [mailto:ansteorra-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Jay Rudin
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 3:26 PM
To: Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA,Inc.
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] History (warning -- metaphor alert!)

R the O replied to me:

>"That's like trying to explain sex to a virgin, while sitting on a perfectly good bed." 
>
>  Woot! That's an awesome metaphor that I am going to steal and put on my 'would love to work into a conversation' list... Roflmao.

I strongly recommend stealing it.  That's what I did.  It came from one of Spider Robinson's Callahan stories.

Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin