Wry and...(fill in the blank)

Sian

Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring, and because it has fresh peaches in it. - Alice Walker

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Name: Sian
I paint, write, and dance. Also cook vegetarian food.

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Friday, 23 September 2005

Wry and...(fill in the blank)

So the question today is, is it possible to be wry and not sarcastic. Wry and something else. Optimistic, for instance. At first, I was absolutely positive that it wasn't; then again, I'm not sure if I've ever tried... however, evidentally, by the majority of definitions, 2, 3 and 4, the answer is yes! You, too, can be wry and optimistic! For example, it would be quite possible to make a wry face, when you hear about global warming or when an enemy politician says something you simply do not believe can happen. Some of you may recognize this phenomenon from the mirror, whilest reading this very blog. And I'm sure we've all known many many people who are horribly, lopsidedly disfigured who are also very, inexplicably optimistic. For example, my philosophy professor--the one with the two nostrils which were not the same size--was always very upbeat and positive, and we loved him for it. And as for definition # 4, being optimistic and perverse, or at odds with society, seems to be a specialty of most of the aging babyboomers of the world. Take all those happy hippies running around naked at Woodstock. Absolutely at odds with the society of the late 60s, and very optimistic. It's very possible that the most optimistic political philosophy ever devised by man is: smoke enough weed and **poof** the war will end.

Unfortunately, since all three of these definitions are rapidly becoming obsolete, this has to be a limited time offer.