Obfuscation
Scintillate, scintillate, globule vivific,
Fain would I fathom thy nature specific.
Loftily placed in the ether capacious,
Strongly resembling a gem carbonaceous.
(A.P. Gibbs uses this as an example of how unproductive it is to use big words and unnecessary phraseology in his book The Preacher and His Preaching.)Fain would I fathom thy nature specific.
Loftily placed in the ether capacious,
Strongly resembling a gem carbonaceous.
Oh, what does it mean? It's just another way of saying "Twinkle, twinkle, little star..."
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posted by Ryan @ 4:15 PM
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Ah, I love that! It's provoking me to pull Webster off the shelf :).
That is great! :-D
Ryan,
Even seen Mozart's 12 variations on Scintillate, scintillate, globule vivific....? If that is really saying Twinkle, twinkel, little star. It's quite interesting.
Hi Matthew! I don't have sheet music, but I have heard it on a tape we have. It's probably been ten years since I heard it!
Now I have to go find it...
When I was in college we had a professor who painstakingly explained the difference between a good writer and a pompous windbag - the good writer could explain quantum physics to a three year old, and the pompous windbag couldn't order toast without using three words the waiter didn't understand...
I am woefully paraphrasing that discussion - but you get the idea.
Hi, Ryan,
It's been a while, but I thought to check back on your blog... This post is great, thanks! :-)
I've heard it said that there are two types of intelligent people in this world; Those who love to make simple things difficult, and those who like to make difficult things simple!
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