Comments on: “The Dog Barks Backwards” http://edoardoballerini.com/blog/2010/02/20/the-dog-barks-backwards/ "For we know nothing, pure and simple, beyond our own complexities." - William Carlos Williams Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:09:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: adele5260 http://edoardoballerini.com/blog/2010/02/20/the-dog-barks-backwards/comment-page-1/#comment-70 adele5260 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 04:28:22 +0000 http://edoardoballerini.com/blog/?p=674#comment-70 That's a very unique take on that particular Frost piece. Of course, it's so short that there are lots of ways to interpret it. Say, aging and habits; i.e., an old dog has barked so many times that he can do it backwards now, or something like that. But you make a good point; for some reason, dread can often seem so much easier to muster than hope. I must squelch the geeky impulse to bring up the whole brontosaurus/apatosaurus debate... but if you ever feel like musing over how some people can be so unwilling to admit their mistake that they blame a dead lizard instead, there's oodles of material there. That’s a very unique take on that particular Frost piece. Of course, it’s so short that there are lots of ways to interpret it. Say, aging and habits; i.e., an old dog has barked so many times that he can do it backwards now, or something like that. But you make a good point; for some reason, dread can often seem so much easier to muster than hope.

I must squelch the geeky impulse to bring up the whole brontosaurus/apatosaurus debate… but if you ever feel like musing over how some people can be so unwilling to admit their mistake that they blame a dead lizard instead, there’s oodles of material there.

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