tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165813.post5123315255871695019..comments2023-10-15T20:24:28.219+11:00Comments on a collection of thoughs: the 'it' roleStuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856424693319815534noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165813.post-671873066175078372009-08-25T14:57:16.863+10:002009-08-25T14:57:16.863+10:00Mariana: 'Monkey in the middle' is the Ame...Mariana: 'Monkey in the middle' is the American version of 'Piggy in the middle', which Wiktionary defines as "a children's game in which two players keep an object away from a third player (who is in between them) by throwing it past that player."<br /><br />The 'it' role is the role of the 'monkey' or 'pig' in this game. Are you familiar with this sort of game?<br /><br />David: That's such a great quote, isn't it?Stuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17856424693319815534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165813.post-18066484799657520292009-08-23T22:45:22.549+10:002009-08-23T22:45:22.549+10:00Who's "it" in this monkey-in-the-mid...Who's "it" in this monkey-in-the-middle game? Here's a clue from James Tate.<br /><br />Teaching the Ape to Write Poems<br /><br />They didn't have much trouble<br />teaching the ape to write poems:<br />first they strapped him into the chair,<br />then tied the pencil around his hand<br />(the paper had already been nailed down).<br />Then Dr. Bluespire leaned over his shoulder<br />and whispered into his ear:<br />"You look like a god sitting there.<br />Why don't you try writing something?"<br /><br />And here's a quote I almost remember: "It used to be said that millions of monkeys typing gibberish would eventually produce the complete works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the internet, we know this isn't true."Delia Psychehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020484032408233158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165813.post-90826536164323342212009-08-23T17:07:15.337+10:002009-08-23T17:07:15.337+10:00Sorry stu, but I do not get it, specially this par...Sorry stu, but I do not get it, specially this part, which is almost half<br />" (the poet is perpetually assigned the 'it' role in a kind of aesthetic monkey-in-the-middle game,"<br /><br />a clue?Mariana Sofferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351209522681966230noreply@blogger.com