Seen in Print

[MurphOnMillerAve]

I think Alan Alda's Hawkeye also used Groucho a lot.

Oh yes, I remember that, too. And I believe I asked our Rufus, some time ago, if he felt he shared some of Hawkeye's characteristics, like the irreverence, yet reverence.

There may be.........possibly.......

That would be good company. I believe he quickly became to most liked/beloved character in MASH.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Oh yes, I remember that, too. And I believe I asked our Rufus, some time ago, if he felt he shared some of Hawkeye's characteristics, like the irreverence, yet reverence.

There may be.........possibly.......

That would be good company. I believe he quickly became to most liked/beloved character in MASH.

I'll make a note of that so as to be prepared for when such an opportunity crosses my path.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

It already has.
And you won.

[HONDO74]

It already has.
And you won.

What did he win ?? Did the duck come down with some prize money.

[Roy]

I believe [Hawkeye Pierce] quickly became [the] most liked/beloved character in MASH.

You don't think he was written that way? Perhaps, a bit like his movie character?

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Certainly.

[HONDO74]

Seen in Print

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[MurphOnMillerAve]

I'm not so sure about your latest slogan, "Normality is a paved road: it's comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow."
I've been part of a whole group of people, from time to time, who, altogether, seemed like a garden.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I'm not so sure about your latest slogan, "Normality is a paved road: it's comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow."
I've been part of a whole group of people, from time to time, who, altogether, seemed like a garden.

Ok, now think about there may be a link to the quote (yes, it is a quote), and style of the above painting, and this week's avatar......

So, let's consider what normal is and who defines it, and whether your being a member of a group that seemed like a garden was normal or just a collective of like minded yet not so normal as per some other person's definition. Some might consider that your belonging to the model railroading group not to be normal. Some might think this forum to not be normal. Normal is relative to a collective average, at best. Moving off the paved road seen as boring and where all the grey drab lock step existing folks reside, lacks true creativity and risk taking.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

What I can offer you in reply is a slogan I made-up today, after attending to a sermon and reading the Epistles for today,
Life is given life by the people sharing it with us. Without them, it is just scenery.

Do you like it?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

What I can offer you in reply is a slogan I made-up today, after attending to a sermon and reading the Epistles for today,

Offer it to Vincent.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

What I can offer you in reply is a slogan I made-up today, after attending to a sermon and reading the Epistles for today,

Offer it to Vincent.

From what I learned about him, he suffered at not being accepted; at least, in his mind he was not being accepted, not even by his friend and fellow painter. Both men approached their interpreting the world around them in new ways, which were unaccepted by the mainstream. Did they stop? No. The result was a truth from each of them. Has the world had to catch-up with them and eventually come to understand their approach and interpretations (Impressionism) ? Most. Some. Many.

Were their interpretations the same as other Impressionists, such as Renoir and Monet? Nope. So? Stand in front of the "The Water Lily Pond." You will get the message - the impression. Would what you "get" be "normal" to what others might be getting from it? Who cares. And you certainly should not care.

Who learned from that experience? Unfortunately, Vincent let the rejection get to him, and he destroyed himself. Wanting to be so normal was a fatal error for him, which turned out to be a loss for mankind.

In fact, or in theory (mine), if all we humans acknowledged as valid and important was being normal, wouldn't we still be traveling on horses, not having a surgeon washing his hands before alighting from his horse and performing surgery, for example?

The list of things that were certainly not normal for their time, in science, the arts, engineering, medicine, etc. is practically endless. Grinding ourselves into a fit of normalcy would have kept us in the Dark Ages. Sometimes, we have had to say FU to those who would complain about what is normal and move forward.

There is a time and place for conformity, especially if it is not at anyone else's expense or suffering, and take life, anchors up, and set sail on our own path to a New World.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

In fact, or in theory (mine), if all we humans acknowledged as valid and important was being normal, wouldn't we still be traveling on horses, not having a surgeon washing his hands before alighting from his horse and performing surgery, for example?

The list of things that were certainly not normal for their time, in science, the arts, engineering, medicine, etc. is practically endless. Grinding ourselves into a fit of normalcy would have kept us in the Dark Ages. Sometimes, we have had to say FU to those who would complain about what is normal and move forward.

Hence, Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

In fact, or in theory (mine), if all we humans acknowledged as valid and important was being normal, wouldn't we still be traveling on horses, not having a surgeon washing his hands before alighting from his horse and performing surgery, for example?

The list of things that were certainly not normal for their time, in science, the arts, engineering, medicine, etc. is practically endless. Grinding ourselves into a fit of normalcy would have kept us in the Dark Ages. Sometimes, we have had to say FU to those who would complain about what is normal and move forward.

Hence, Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow.

Nice. Good point. And nicely done, Rufus.