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05 January 2006

Ask MeCha: What's the famous quote comparing our lives to leaves floating down a river? What are some famous examples of places this idea is expressed?

post by: agropyron at: 03:59 | 8 comments

"like turds down the sewerpipe of time, these are the days of our lives..."

<organ swell>

heh. organ swell. heh.

posted by quonsar 05 January | 05:32

You are fucking with my brain dammit. I keep hearing Billy Joel in my head now. Gaaaaaaaah.

posted by weretable and the undead chairs 05 January | 05:35

"Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going to have to feel things out."

"Like a midget at a urinal, I was going to have to stay on my toes."

posted by sciurus 05 January | 09:07

Actually, my life is more like a wad of chewing gum stuck to the back wheel of a diaper truck with a bad muffler, but hey, run with it.

posted by jonmc 05 January | 09:51

"Like trite meaningless sayings, leaves floating down a river are worthless at best", no?

posted by Divine_Wino 05 January | 10:32

I will say this: "Panta rhei, nomen menei."

posted by goodnewsfortheinsane 05 January | 11:10

Are you thinking of, "Dude.... ah.... dude, like, life? Leaves on a wossit. Thing. Totally."

posted by Wolfdog 05 January | 11:44

No, I definitely recall reading some work of literature where one of the characters expressed this idea.

posted by agropyron 05 January | 13:25

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