"Every moment of one's life, one is growing into more or retreating into less." - Norman Mailer

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Saturday Night Pillager

"True men myght lyue, without vexacyon Pollers, promoters, had no domynacyon." (H. Bradshaw, 1513)

Brit. /pl/, U.S. /polr/ Forms: 15 (18 Eng. regional (north.)) powler, 15-16 (18 Eng. regional (north.)) poler, 15- poller. [< POLL v. + -ER suffix1.]

1. A plunderer, a pillager; a robber. Cf. PILLER n. 1a. Obs.

Also, someone who votes, apparently! Obs. form of POLLSTER as well.

A VOTING PILLAGER:


photo from NNDB

haha!

Thursday, May 07, 2009

Phrygian truth stands alone

That's... a good one:

"La verdad triunfa por sí misma, la mentira necesita siempre complicidad." (Epicteto de Frigia)

"Truth triumphs by itself; lies always require complicity." (Phrygian saying)