Saturday, 9 November 2024

By My Right

 


(KNOCK AT DOOR)

Oh! Hello, dear. I’m Agnes, your neighbor to the right. My right, not yours. Forgive me for not stopping by sooner to welcome you to the block. My mother-in-law was in town, so I wasn’t.

(CHUCKLES)

So, what’s your name? Where are you from? And most importantly, how’s your bridge game, hon?

I’m Wanda.

Wanda. Charmed. Golly, you settled in fast! Did you use a moving company?

I sure did. Those boxes 
don’t move themselves.

(AGNES CHUCKLES)

So what’s a single gal like you doing 
rattling around this big house?

Oh, no, I’m not single.

Oh, I don’t see a ring.

Well, I assure you I’m married. To a man. 
A human one and tall. As a matter of fact, 
he’ll be home later tonight 
for a special occasion. 
Just the two of us.

Oh, is it somebody’s birthday?

Not a birthday.

Well, today isn’t a holiday, is it?

No, it’s not a holiday.

An anniversary then?

Ye… Yes! Yes! It’s our anniversary!

Oh, how marvelous! How many years?

Well, it feels like we’ve always been together.

Lucky gal. The only way Ralph would remember 
our anniversary is if there was 
a beer named June 2nd.

(CHUCKLES)

So, what do you have planned?

How do you mean?

For your special night. A young thing 
like you doesn’t have to do much, 
but it’s still fun to set the scene. 

Say, I was just reading a 
crackerjack magazine article called 
“How To Treat Your Husband 
To Keep Your Husband,” 
and let me tell you, what 
Ralph could really use is, 
“How To Goose Your Wife 
So You Don’t Lose Your Wife.” 
Hang on. I’ll go grab it and we can start 
planning. Oh, this is gonna be a gas!

(GIGGLES)

(GASPS)

Oh…

(SONG PLAYING THROUGH RADIO)

♫ Or you don’t go out Friday night Yakety yak! ♫
♫ You just put on your coat and hat ♫

Suffer

Salem Witch Trials - Agatha Harkness Origin | WandaVision Episode 8 HD

Other Translations for Exodus 22:18 
Thou shalt not suffer a witch to liue.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"You shall not allow a sorceress to live.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Thou shalt not suffer a sorceress to live.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Any woman using unnatural powers or secret arts is to be put to death.
- Basic English Bible

-- thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
- Darby Bible

Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
- Webster's Bible

You shall not allow a sorceress to live.
- World English Bible

`A witch thou dost not keep alive.
- Youngs Literal Bible

(22:17) Thou shalt not suffer a sorceress to live.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible Commentary for Exodus 22:18 
Wesley's Notes for Exodus 22:18

22:18 Witchcraft not only gives that honour to The Devil which is due to God alone, but bids defiance to the divine providence, wages war with God's government, puts His work into The Devil's hand expecting him to do good and evil. 

By our law, consulting, covenanting with, invocating or employing any evil spirit to any intent whatever, and exercising any enchantment, charm, or sorcery, whereby hurt shall be done to any person, is made felony, without benefit of clergy; also pretending to tell where goods lost or stolen may be found, is an iniquity punishable by the judge, and the second offence with death

This was the case in former times. But we are wiser than our fore - fathers. We believe, no witch ever did live! 

At least, not for these thousand years.

Friday, 8 November 2024

Prey Posture

 


Capt. Christopher Pike,

Captain of The Enterprise :

That was quite a Performance

you gave back there, by the way. 


La’an :

Prey-posture... Useful for 

Tricking Predators into 

Thinking You're Helpless



Girls get these messages 
about What GirlWorld Is
clearly from The Culture, right, 
I mean of course they're — you 
know, reading magazines and
watching TV  and yes, there are 
images about girls that are really 
a problem, absolutely

But what I think 
the missing piece is, is that 
girls take that information, 
those messages and 
they take those rules, 
and they are The Enforcers 
on a day-to-day basis and 
what girls do is that sometimes 
they don't know exactly 
what The Rules are, right?

I mean, in the movie,
there are scenes where 
you'll see girls say, 
“Well, These are 
The Rules, right?
You cannot wear 
this on Friday” 
and “You can't this 
on Monday


“…and you can only 
bring your hair in 
ponytail once a week —
So, I guess you picked today

But for the most part,
 Girls don't really know 
what The Rules are
until they break them.

And when they break them,
they are very clear about 
what those Rules are

From that, I really decided 
to go to the root causes of why 
girls were getting themselves 
vulnerable to really 
scary situations —

Y’know — WHY was 
it so important to 
have a boyfriendno matter 
how he treated you…?

WHY was it so important to 
put up with Your Friends
no matter how badly 
they treated you — 

Was there a connection 
between the two…? 

WHY is it so important —

Why do girls do this thing 
where they pretend that 
they're really fat or 
they're really stupid or 
they're not Good at things
when they know 
that they are — 

Why do girls on sort 
of the opposite end,
sort of front that they've 
got it all together and 
they've got their game on,
but in fact, they really 
don't think that at all —

What is that about? 

So I started an organisation that 
would really address all 
of those issues, and 
why it would make girls 
vulnerable to 
violence, actually —

And I also did it for boys as well,
and so that has metamorphosised, 
it's become The Empower Program

[ENGINE STARTS


Kirk : 

There it is. 


La'An : 

Slow down.


Kirk : 

I'm slowing. 


La'An : 

Be Discreet. 


Kirk : 

Basically my middle name. 


La'An : 

Whoa, whoa, whoa. 

No, actually, I've read 

your personnel file. 

You have some insane...


Kirk : 

No, Tiberius is not insane. 


La'An : 

The least discreet 

middle name. 


Kirk : 

It was My Grandfather's. 


La'An : 

What's Your Brother's? 

Sam Aurelius Augustus 

Benedictus Kirk? 


Kirk : 

Sam is his middle name.

Most people call him George


La'An : [SCOFFS] 

Absolutely no one

calls him George


Kirk : 

Tiberius 

and Sam. 


La'An : 

Your parents must 

really hate you.


Kirk : 

Oh,  one to talk, 

La'An Noonien-Soong. 


La'An : 

Singh.



Kirk : 

Whatever. 

Thursday, 7 November 2024

Victory.






X. :

 Garrison?


District Attorney Jim Garrison :
Yes.

X. :
Glad you came.
Sorry about the precautions.

District Attorney Jim Garrison :
I just hope it was worth my while, Mr...?

X. :
I could give you a false name
but I won't. Call me "X."

District Attorney Jim Garrison :
I've already been warned by The Agency
so, if this is another threat--

X. :
I'm not with The Agency, Mr. Garrison.
If you've come this far
what I have to say interests you.

I won't name names or tell you 
who or what I represent.

Except to say You're close.
Closer than You Think.





The Policeman :
Bloody coincidences are making 
me sick to my stomach.
Rookwood -- How do I know that name?
Shit. He must have had a hidden 
trip on his file at The Finger.

The Other Policeman :
But how'd he know it was you?
What do we do?

The Policeman :
I'm A Cop. I have to know.


I came when they opened it --
It gave me the collywobbles... Still does.

V :
That's close enough, Inspector.

The Policeman :
We're not wired.

V :
I'm sorry, but a man in my position
survives by taking every precaution.

The Policeman :
You have Information for us?

V :
No, you already 
have The Information.
All the names and dates
are inside Your Head.

No, What You Want,
What You really 
NEED, is A Story.

The Policeman :
A Story can be 
True OR False.

V :
I leave such judgments 
to you, Inspector.

Tuesday, 5 November 2024

A Familiar Place



The Needle tears a hole;
The old, Familiar sting --



The Road is Long,

We carry on,

Familiar by My Side




Charlie :
....are YOU so afraid,
Are You So Afraid; of THAT,
That that's got Your MIND locked-up...?


Dianne Sawyer :
No, I'm so -- I don't 
understand

Charlie :
Go over to The Morgue
Look at all them Dead People.

Dianne Sawyer :
....just EXPLAIN to Me
though -- (I'm not dumb.)

EXPLAIN to Me, simply : 
Why THAT House, 
THAT Night?


Charlie :
WHICH House, 
WHICH Night...?


Dianne Sawyer :
The House on Ceillo Drive
The Tate House,
WHY Did They Go THERE...?


Charlie :
....because Tex 
had been there before --
and he went to 
a familiar place.


Dianne Sawyer :
But What Did They Think 
They were Doing for You....?

Charlie :
....they weren't 
doin' anything for Me...!


Dianne Sawyer :
What Did They THINK 
They were Doing for You...?



Charlie :
Now, wait a minute -- 
Criminal Behaviour is... It's The SAME
it's mundane, in most minds -- 

Criminal'll always go to a familiar place;
Tex had been to that house
Tex went back to that house.



Here's The Conversation : Indian Mesa.


We had a big Problem 
that came up --
I had to shoot 
somebody for Tex;
Bobby's in The Prison -- 
MY Brother's in Jail.

Now, understand MY Mind :
All My Life, I've 
been in Jail because 
I didn't have nobody 
to get Me OUT of Jail --

I didn't have no 
brother on The Outside --

So I spent years and years and 
years and years just because -- 
nobody would come and 
Sign Their Name 
to get Me out of Jail
and The Jail couldn't let Me out,
'coz I didn't have 
no Money, had no 
place to GO....!

So I spent 22 Years in Jail because 
I didn't have nobody 
on The Outside --

I can't let somebody 
who's with Me stay in JAIL..!!

It's just NOT 
in My MAKE-UP!;
I gotta get MY Brother 
out of JAIL, Man!!



IF ---

(...and that's a big Word
because I don't hardly-ever 
use those kinda Words, 
like "If", or "Maybe"; 
I'm not insecure about anything -- )

BUT, IF -- 
You have A Thought
in Your Mind
about what I'm Thinking -- 
is that 
What I'm Thinking; or, 
What You're Thinking 
I'm Thinking...?


Everyone Says,
(Booming Anti-Dad Voice
"WE KNOW WHAT YOU 
WERE DOING WITH ALL 
THOSE WOMEN."

I Said, "No -- 
You Know What YOU 
Would Have Been Doing 
with All Those Women
and You Think 
That's What I Was Doing 
with All Those Women, because 
‘That's What I NEED to Think’.", Now --  





You Are, You're Faith;
Loose it -- and You're NOT.

Telling



Star Trek: Picard - Picard & Data play alittle poker...



Picard :
See. And... raise.


Data’s Ghost :
Hmm.

Picard :
Call.

Data’s Ghost :
I will take two, please.

Picard :
You have A Tell.

Data’s Ghost : (head-tilt)
….That is impossible, sir.

Picard :
Every now and thenyou 
dilate your left pupil -- 
ostentatiously, I might add -- 
in an effort to cheat me 
into thinking that 
you have A Tell.

But your true Tell is 
you don't have one.

When your eyes are neutral
that's when I know 
you're bluffing.

Data’s Ghost :
Mm. Now that you've 
told me that, Captain, 
I am confused about which 
deception to employ — Fifty.

Picard :
Fifty? That's everything I have.

Data’s Ghost :
I can see that, Captain.
Do you wish to call or fold?

Picard :
Let's behave like 
civilised men. Milk?

Data’s Ghost :
No, thank you, sir.

Picard :
Sugar?

Data’s Ghost :
No, thank you, sir.
Why are you stalling, Captain?

Picard :
I don't want The Game to end.

I'm all in.

….Strange.

I didn't know we were 
on course to Mars.

……This isn't right.