the blade of life

[Jonathan Lighter]

Yeah, but what the hell sense does that make?

JL


On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 11:37 AM, Dan Goncharoff <thegonch at gmail.com> wrote:

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> The concept of "the blade of life" is older:
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> THE GRIND
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> Fate grinds the blade of life,
> On his swift-whirling wheel;
> This sharpens it for strife
> but wears away the steel
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> John W. Garvin
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> published in 1916, may be earlier.
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> DanG
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> On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com
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> > Thanks, Neal.
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> > "Bright College Days" was copyright by Thomas Andrew Lehrer at the
> Library
> > of Congress on November 10, 1953.
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> > It appeared on his crt. 1953 album, _An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer_.
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> > Where it immediately follows "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park."
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> > JL
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> > On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 9:52 PM, Neal Whitman <nwhitman at ameritech.net
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> > > Tom Lehrer, "Bright College Days"
> > >
> > > "Soon we'll be out, amid the cold world's strife,
> > > Soon we'll be sliding down the razor-blade of life.
> > > But as we go our assorted separate ways,
> > > We shall ne'er forget thee,
> > > Thou golden college days."
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> > > On 5/27/2014 9:23 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
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> > > > CNN's Jake Tapper prefaced some remarks the other day with the
> phrase,
> > > "As
> > > > you slide down the razor blade of life...."
> > > >
> > > > 257 raw Google hits, at least back to 2005. One person attributes it
> to
> > > Tom
> > > > Lehrer.
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> > > > JL
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