AwaBGN / Of Risks and Rewards

[Mike Jing]

I'm sure Sehrguey meant nothing of that sort. Don't be a damned touchy
double-dome! ;-)


On Fri, Oct 16, 2020 at 12:01 AM Raphael Saltwood <
PlainMrBotanyB at outlook.com> wrote:

> Perhaps my aggro was misplaced.
>
>
> “
>
> > more than once the Arab's been discussed since 2011, here's my humble
> > two-pence:
> > firstly, "the broken folklore" has nothing to do with scotology, it's the
> > way to present the monotony of the garrison life where even (dirty) jokes
> > do not click includingneither the one about Cary Grant and the elephant
> > medicine, nor the everlasting hit among tommies, that of Arab.
> > Secondly, if you can perform on the uculele why can't you perform on a
> joke
> > yours`
>
> A) I can’t find “scotology” online
>
> B) in terms of answering the question with a view to translating, Sehrguey
> summarized the AwaBGN reference in context accurately.
>
> C) by extension, he may be suggesting a similar approach to translating
> “perils of extravagance” - Reef accepts the bait with his words, while his
> eyes
>
> show he has his qualms. Something like that. And to convey a glint of
> humor -
>
> I thought Sehrguey may be suggesting my lengthy contribution here (nudged
> by the muse of
> divagation, Prolixia) lacks humor. I myself sometimes tire of my own
> earnest meanderings
> as well.
>
>  But there’s a lot to unpack, isn’t there?
>
>  I changed thread names to uncouple further insights
>
> from Mike’s query, since as Jochen suggests, and Mike confirmed, he was on
> the right track for
>
> translating.
>
>
> But the moment described is surrounded by other interesting moments
> interspersed with reflections and descriptions.
>
>
> Starting with “no risk, no reward,” this is a proposition that people trot
> out when they want to get you to do something risky.
>
> Logically, there is no correlation between risk and reward, is there? Risk
> management seeks to minimize risk - why do that if it’s the way to maximize
> rewards?
>
> From inside the human community to an interface with Nature, the source of
> all wealth, certain actions will pay off. If the human community doesn’t
> know whether a plant can be eaten, or a mine can be mined, or a bridge or a
> building will stand then
>
> There’s an element of risk.
>
> But within the human community, from one node to another, there are
> varying degrees of risk, and the rewards
>
> are not evenly -
>
>
> Holy salt Martin, this is getting boring.
>
> The ideal post would be somewhat earnest, an orewith a seam of erudition,
> avoiding preciousness,
>
> bringing in predictable connections with serviceable prose, not too fancy
> (“a shrubbery: nice, and not too expensive “) and trying out unexpected
> connections with only an occasional off-the-wall or massè shot (like how
> ‘bout the cylindrical hats suggesting the little dude shouting “call for
>
> Philip Morris” which in turn suggests the phone call Reef received from
> Jimmy Drop about Webb’s demise) and consistently show a grateful
> appreciation for the text, as well as reaching out to other such
> appreciators in hopes of engaging on the topic(s)
>
> I will keep trying - there’s a niche between scholarly commentary and
> trying to write original stuff, reserved for hobbyists, that I’m aiming at.
>
> Sehrguey, I take back what I said about your old man. Never met him but
> I’m sure  “generous, gracious and good” as in Leon Thomas’s version of
> “Song for my Father” apply to him, and not “excrementitious”
>
> https://youtu.be/xh7aZ_Q6ibw
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>
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