Fun! I would have sorted by sperminess. Moby Dick peaked in Chapter 94: A Squeeze Of The Hand, IMO :)) Excerpt-- Squeeze! squeeze! squeeze! all the morning long; I squeezed that sperm till I...
Squeeze! squeeze! squeeze! all the morning long; I squeezed that sperm till I myself almost melted into it; I squeezed that sperm till a strange sort of insanity came over me; and I found myself unwittingly squeezing my co-laborers’ hands in it, mistaking their hands for the gentle globules. Such an abounding, affectionate, friendly, loving feeling did this avocation beget; that at last I was continually squeezing their hands, and looking up into their eyes sentimentally; as much as to say,- Oh! my dear fellow beings, why should we longer cherish any social acerbities, or know the slightest ill-humor or envy! Come; let us squeeze hands all round; nay, let us all squeeze ourselves into each other; let us squeeze ourselves universally into the very milk and sperm of kindness.
Well, now I know I would never be able to read this book without cracking up. What an... interesting... excerpt that certainly did not change meaning when read with modern english...
Well, now I know I would never be able to read this book without cracking up. What an... interesting... excerpt that certainly did not change meaning when read with modern english...
Melville meant what he meant back then too. Moby-Dick was critically overlooked in 1850, but it was very much a subversive commentary on culture, industry, purpose, and sexuality. I can't even get...
Melville meant what he meant back then too. Moby-Dick was critically overlooked in 1850, but it was very much a subversive commentary on culture, industry, purpose, and sexuality. I can't even get through the first chapter without breaking out laughing: Ishmael is such a ridiculous and amazing character.
FYI, you accidentally forgot to close your last <details> element using </details>, which made another empty Details widget show up inside your first one. :P <details><summary>Like...
FYI, you accidentally forgot to close your last <details> element using </details>, which made another empty Details widget show up inside your first one. :P
I thought this was hilarious. The author’s summary is good, but it’s worth clicking through to the full text linked in the issue and scrolling around a bit.
I thought this was hilarious. The author’s summary is good, but it’s worth clicking through to the full text linked in the issue and scrolling around a bit.
What a wonderful find! Sending this to all my whale-loving friends, colleagues, and old classmates/professors. (I'm especially amused by this because I've actually done semantic analysis on...
What a wonderful find! Sending this to all my whale-loving friends, colleagues, and old classmates/professors. (I'm especially amused by this because I've actually done semantic analysis on Moby-Dick using spaCy in the past. But Whalequest is far more entertaining than anything I ever came up with.)
You'd end up with a truly exotic reading of Moby-Dick if you went through this from beginning to end. Maybe that'll be my next literary adventure. Thanks for sharing.
Oh God, the Kraken was really in Moby Dick all along?
In his fiery eyes of scorn and triumph, you then saw Ahab in all his fatal pride. I take it that this part of the bill must have run something like this: "GRAND CONTESTED ELECTION FOR THE PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES. "Twill soon be out." But will any whaleman believe these stories?
Oh God, the Kraken was really in Moby Dick all along?
Fun! I would have sorted by sperminess. Moby Dick peaked in Chapter 94: A Squeeze Of The Hand, IMO :))
Excerpt--
Squeeze! squeeze! squeeze! all the morning long; I squeezed that sperm till I myself almost melted into it; I squeezed that sperm till a strange sort of insanity came over me; and I found myself unwittingly squeezing my co-laborers’ hands in it, mistaking their hands for the gentle globules. Such an abounding, affectionate, friendly, loving feeling did this avocation beget; that at last I was continually squeezing their hands, and looking up into their eyes sentimentally; as much as to say,- Oh! my dear fellow beings, why should we longer cherish any social acerbities, or know the slightest ill-humor or envy! Come; let us squeeze hands all round; nay, let us all squeeze ourselves into each other; let us squeeze ourselves universally into the very milk and sperm of kindness.
Well, now I know I would never be able to read this book without cracking up. What an... interesting... excerpt that certainly did not change meaning when read with modern english...
Melville meant what he meant back then too. Moby-Dick was critically overlooked in 1850, but it was very much a subversive commentary on culture, industry, purpose, and sexuality. I can't even get through the first chapter without breaking out laughing: Ishmael is such a ridiculous and amazing character.
FYI, you accidentally forgot to close your last <details> element using </details>, which made another empty Details widget show up inside your first one. :P
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I was wondering about this thanks for the help! I've fixed it 😁
I thought this was hilarious. The author’s summary is good, but it’s worth clicking through to the full text linked in the issue and scrolling around a bit.
What a wonderful find! Sending this to all my whale-loving friends, colleagues, and old classmates/professors. (I'm especially amused by this because I've actually done semantic analysis on Moby-Dick using spaCy in the past. But Whalequest is far more entertaining than anything I ever came up with.)
You'd end up with a truly exotic reading of Moby-Dick if you went through this from beginning to end. Maybe that'll be my next literary adventure. Thanks for sharing.
Oh God, the Kraken was really in Moby Dick all along?
Magnificent.