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11. The avante-garde were awesome...

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 07:23 PM

Jan 2017

And, I think, an inspiration for the Marx Brothers.

The famous stateroom scene in "Night at the Opera" was probably loosely based on an actual avante-garde "performance" in Paris in the teens or 20's when the audience was instructed to show up at a certain location, each with a suitcase. Well the location happened to be a rather small room. It was probably much like the movie, except I doubt anyone got paid.

Satie's "instructions" in his scores were also hilarious. Completely non-sequitur but occasionally deep.

Sometimes I get psychic relief by conjecturing that Trump is just a botched reincarnation of Erik Satie.

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If the UN invaded the USA and deposed Trump, would you.... [View all] Rollo Jan 2017 OP

3 and 6. TexasTowelie Jan 2017 #1

6. But you don 't have 'cheer' as an option. sinkingfeeling Jan 2017 #2

LOL! I was thinking the same thing. eom fleur-de-lisa Jan 2017 #4

Didn't think of that... Rollo Jan 2017 #9

Is your DU name an relation to Charles Ives' imaginary character - Rollo?" pangaia Jan 2017 #3

Had to look that one up... Rollo Jan 2017 #8

I was just pulling you leg. Lol 😎 pangaia Jan 2017 #10

The avante-garde were awesome... Rollo Jan 2017 #11

When I was in college we put on a *complete* performance The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #16

Number 6 sarge43 Jan 2017 #5

my head would just finish spinning off eShirl Jan 2017 #6

Cheering might be premature True Dough Jan 2017 #7

How much US help would there be? jack69 Jan 2017 #12

Considering there is no way to get an UN army to America hack89 Jan 2017 #13

Is there a Canadian border wall? Rollo Jan 2017 #14

How do you get an UN army to Canada? Nt hack89 Jan 2017 #15

Through Quebec, of course! Rollo Jan 2017 #19

Of course. hack89 Jan 2017 #20

Not per se, but I recall the Korean War was carried out after the UN approved it. Rollo Jan 2017 #21

Yes - but it was the US military that fought that war hack89 Jan 2017 #23

This: OrwellwasRight Jan 2017 #17

It always seemed like hyperbole was actually hyperbole before. NewDealProgressive Jan 2017 #18

Considering that Russia would have to be on board of UN action MosheFeingold Jan 2017 #22

What UN army? sarisataka Jan 2017 #24

I had the same question. braddy Jan 2017 #26

The gaslit alternative fact army of course. Afromania Jan 2017 #30

Even if the UN had an army sarisataka Jan 2017 #31

6 of course! nt avebury Jan 2017 #25

6 get the red out Jan 2017 #27

3 and 6 gopiscrap Jan 2017 #28

7 none of the above Afromania Jan 2017 #29

the UN peacekeeping force is mostly comprised of US soldiers La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2017 #32

7) keep my options open and be prepared to move quickly rurallib Jan 2017 #33

3,4,5,6 and dance in the street irisblue Jan 2017 #34

Six Jhall5 Feb 2017 #35

6 samnsara Feb 2017 #36