My Pretty Pony. SKMB Reading and Discussion Group. 11.14.14

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VultureLvr45

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When I read that part yesterday, I wanted to try it-I always have "kitchen matches" on hand. Thought about it for about 30 seconds and decided against it-with my luck I would either set myself on fire or burn the house down.
The Trashcan Man on my shoulder says ah cool, scratching a match to see if it could light...
 

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I really admire how he puts 'balance' into almost every story. The great times are tempered by not so great (Time with Grandpa and his reflections on how he handled himself with the cheater..with the not so good of the peter pinches and the mama drinking and going out).
Good observation! Balance is something that we all strive for, and yeah, most times he delivers it.
 

Neesy

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He talks about that when Grandpa talks about his friend dying from cancer. It slows down in the most cruel parts and speeds up when you want it to last. Evil pony!
Quote by Albert Einstein:
“Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's relativity.”

Albert Einstein
 

Neesy

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Time is extremely wicked.
If I am listening to a doctor dictate and it is someone who has a grating voice (for example) it seems to go on forever.

If it is a doctor I enjoy listening to I can whip right through those dictations like nothing!

(Isn't this whole story really about time?)
 

VultureLvr45

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Time is extremely wicked.
Yes, but why is time wicked? In what context are you meaning wicked? 'Wicked' as in the Northeastern view, 'Wicked cold' or 'wicked fun' meaning really or super, or wicked as in 'evil' or 'naughty' or ' pulling toward the dark'. This would be the question I would ask Sai King about this story.