[Ads-l] Quote for 2022: Control your soul=?UTF-8?Q?=E2=80=99s_?=desire for freedom. Do not open the window or sing

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Fascinating. Thanks to Ben and Victor Mair for investigating and
sharing the multi-layered meaning of this quotation.
Garson

On Tue, May 10, 2022 at 10:49 AM Ben Zimmer <bgzimmer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Victor Mair posted about this on Language Log -- turns out the quote is "a
> lame attempt at humor."
>
> https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=54556
>
> --bgz
>
>
> On Fri, May 6, 2022 at 6:58 PM ADSGarson O'Toole <adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Tweet From: Alice Su @aliceysu,
> > Time: 12:18 AM,
> > Date: April 6, 2022
> > Accessed on twitter.com on May 6, 2022
> >
> > [Begin tweet]
> > As seen on Weibo: Shanghai residents go to their balconies to sing &
> > protest lack of supplies. A drone appears: “Please comply w covid
> > restrictions. Control your soul’s desire for freedom. Do not open the
> > window or sing.” https://m.weibo.cn/status/4755028135383701
> > [End tweet]
> >
> > Twitter bio for Alice Su @aliceysu
> > [Begin twitter bio]
> > Senior China correspondent @TheEconomist covering China & Taiwan.
> > Former Beijing bureau chief @latimes, previously in the Middle East.
> > alicesu at economist.com
> > [End twitter bio]
> >
> >
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