earth*asylum
here is the post explaining the where & wherefore of the term earth*asylum as used by yours truly, faeriechild. in the blog it originally came from i had made a permanent link to it, but overlooked that when i transferred it here. which is silly. i normally attend to such details! (post dated 1.13.06)
one of my favorite quotes is by voltaire. it goes like this:
“earth is an insane asylum to which the other planets deport their lunatics”
i think it’s something to keep in mind. the first part is definitely applicable. funny thing about the word “asylum”. it has quite a few meanings, like “habitat, seclusion, refuge, hiding place, mental institution, and a bounded area….that is a prison or a cage.” all perfect descriptions of our sweet earth. it’s where we live, where we hide, where we seek sanctuary, where we are confined….with all the other loonies out there.
trying to make sense of nonsense is nearly impossible. good thing i don’t overly worship logic & rationality, since reason only takes us so far. you can ride it there, certainly, but just remember when to get off.
10.4.06 at 1:12 pm
[...] a permanent link to the post “earth*asylum” which explains briefly where i got that term from. but the gist is that back in january 2006 i began my second blog and in trying different names out for that, i liked earth*asylum best. actually the post i linked to above was originally located on that blog. VOLTAIRE is my inspiration for the term as one of my most favorite quotes is his: “Earth is an insane asylum to which the other planets deport their lunatics.” earth*asylum came out of that quote. and i use an asterick when writing it (though not in the blog addresses). and no caps. (inspired by a curious bloke who also uses the term but like so–EarthAsylum. did my version come before your copyright? just wondering
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