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Wholegrain Posted 17 years ago
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What does this mean? (don't understand the metaphor)
"There is nothing that intelligent humor cannot resolve in gales of laughter, not even the void... Laughter, as one of humanity's most sumptuous extravagances, even to the point of debauchery, stands at the lip of the void, offers us the void as a pledge."
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S. surety) for a loan. In the case of a mortgage, the house or land is the pledge.
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- surety) for a loan.
- In the case of a mortgage, the house or land is the pledge.
- 'The void', a vast empty space, is often used a a metaphor for death.
- The writer is, in my view, suggesting that laughter can turn even death into a thing of great value.
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A 'pledge' can be a promise, or it can be something of value given as security (U.S. surety) for a loan.
In the case of a mortgage, the house or land is the pledge.
'The void', a vast empty space, is often used a a metaphor for death.
The writer is, in my view, suggesting that laughter can turn even death into a thing of great value.
It is true that there are many jokes
In the case of a mortgage, the house or land is the pledge.
'The void', a vast empty space, is often used a a metaphor for death.
The writer is, in my view, suggesting that laughter can turn even death into a thing of great value.
It is true that there are many jokes
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Ah! Ok. Wow, thank you. I didn't think you would figure out even without the context.
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