Last November, the Atlantic published a selection of poetry called “9 Poems for a Tough Winter.” First among the nine was “So Penseroso,” a poem by Ogden Nash.
My wife and I are watching a silly sci-fi series on Netflix called Resident Alien that features a talking octopus (voiced by Nathan Fillion) so that poem feels especially appropriate to me right now.
Well, well, well! Believe it or not, I am watching that too right now. I saw that episode just the other day but didn’t realize the octopus was Nathan Fillion.
I really like Alan Tudyk. And Nathan Fillion. Firefly was where I discovered them, as I really liked Joss Whedon shows from the late 90’s into the early part of this century. He wrote really intriguing characters.
Resident Alien is not what I expected, but in a good way. I like the pace and how the characters are developing differently from where I thought they’d go. Hope it doesn’t falter in the later seasons. So many shows devolve as they continue on.
And Lord help us if AI really does take over creating scripts. Or books!
Yeah, the plot is pretty much beside the point. It’s the characters that make it fun to watch. We just enjoy hanging out in Patience, CO, for an hour or so every night before bed. 😊
I'm 65 but when I was very young I read a Nash poem that stuck with me. It was a take on the new health fad of chlorophyll. It went something like this: "If chlorophyll cures every ill it would be my expectation that on every corner there would be a chlorophylling station." I have never been able to track down the original and was wondering if you may have seen in any collection.
No. I haven’t seen that one but it’s very clever. Maybe you came up with it yourself! I Googled Nash, Richard Armour, and every other light versifier I could think of along with the word “chlorophyll” and nothing helpful came up.
I can still recite the one that tickled me as a young girl! Hopefully my brain didn’t mangle it over the years.
“Tell me, oh octopus, I begs,
Is those things arms, or is they legs?
I wonder at thee, oh octopus
If I were thou, I’d call me us!”
😁
My wife and I are watching a silly sci-fi series on Netflix called Resident Alien that features a talking octopus (voiced by Nathan Fillion) so that poem feels especially appropriate to me right now.
Well, well, well! Believe it or not, I am watching that too right now. I saw that episode just the other day but didn’t realize the octopus was Nathan Fillion.
I really like Alan Tudyk. And Nathan Fillion. Firefly was where I discovered them, as I really liked Joss Whedon shows from the late 90’s into the early part of this century. He wrote really intriguing characters.
Resident Alien is not what I expected, but in a good way. I like the pace and how the characters are developing differently from where I thought they’d go. Hope it doesn’t falter in the later seasons. So many shows devolve as they continue on.
And Lord help us if AI really does take over creating scripts. Or books!
Yeah, the plot is pretty much beside the point. It’s the characters that make it fun to watch. We just enjoy hanging out in Patience, CO, for an hour or so every night before bed. 😊
Thanks Kevin. Well, since I am from the Bronx I will say "Thonxs"
I'm 65 but when I was very young I read a Nash poem that stuck with me. It was a take on the new health fad of chlorophyll. It went something like this: "If chlorophyll cures every ill it would be my expectation that on every corner there would be a chlorophylling station." I have never been able to track down the original and was wondering if you may have seen in any collection.
No. I haven’t seen that one but it’s very clever. Maybe you came up with it yourself! I Googled Nash, Richard Armour, and every other light versifier I could think of along with the word “chlorophyll” and nothing helpful came up.
Hi Thomas, here is a copy in a newspaper from 1953. No mention of author.
https://books.google.com.au/books?id=4gslAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA5&dq=%22If+chlorophyll+cures+every+ill%22&article_id=834,1431750&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiZ-Iba_b6EAxVE1zQHHWrnBdgQ6AF6BAgHEAI#v=onepage&q=%22If%20chlorophyll%20cures%20every%20ill%22&f=false
I trust this assists
John
John, thanks for this information. One more thing off my bucket list. Very much appreciated. Regards, Tom
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