sehen war, der Übergang ist aber so weich, daß auch bei ge-
nauem Hinhören keine Nahtstelle zu erkennen ist. Immer noch
ist kein Bild zu sehen. Etwa eine halbe Minute später ver-
stummt alles abrupt: Dieselbe Szene wie vor dem Schwarz-
werden des Bildes wird wieder sichtbar. Nach ein paar Sekun-
den ist die kleine Unterhaltung der beiden Personen beendet,
die fröhliche Miene in den Gesichtern ist unverändert, man
verabschiedet sich, und jeder setzt seinen ursprünglichen
Das schnell aufeinanderfolgende Zuschlagen mehrerer
Autotüren, Zigarettenkippen und Glasscherben im Gras am
Wegrand, die Männer mit Maschinen in den Gärten, jeden
Morgen und Mittag ein Gruß, kräftiger Händedruck, das Läuten
der Glocken, Sammelruf an die Familien, gemeinsamer Blick
One day Zarathud took his students to a pleasant pasture and
there he confronted The Sacred Chao while She was contentedly grazing.
"Tell me, you dumb beast," demanded the Priest in his
commanding voice, "why don't you do something worthwhile? What is your
Purpose in Life, anyway?"
Munching the tasty grass, The Sacred Chao replied "MU". (The
Chinese ideogram for NO-THING.)
Upon hearing this, absolutely nobody was enlightened.
Primarily because nobody understood Chinese.
-- Camden Benares, "Zen Without Zen Masters"
Before you ask more questions, think about whether you really want to
really care about the person, you do what's necessary, or that's the end.
For the first time, I found that I really could change, and the qualities
I most admired in myself I gave up. I stopped being loud and bossy ...
Oh, all right. I was still loud and bossy, but only behind his back.
-- Kate Hepburn, on Tracy and Hepburn
Life begins at the centerfold and expands outward.
-- Miss November, 1966
Life in this society being, at best, an utter bore and no aspect of society
being at all relevant to women, there remains to civic-minded responsible
thrill-seeking females only to overthrow the government, eliminate the money
system, institute complete automation and destroy the male sex.
-- Valerie Solanas
Life Sucks. Cynical, misanthropic male, 34, looking for soul mate but
certain not to find her. Drop me a note. I'll call you, we'll talk and
I'll ask you out to dinner where I'll probably spend more than I can