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[[File:Blake_-_Reptiles_of_the_Mind.jpg|thumb|Reptiles of the Mind.]]"'''Reptiles of the Mind'''" is a song by printer, mystic, and songwriter [[William Blake (nonfiction)|William Blake]] about the idea that "The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind." | |||
== Commentary == | == Commentary == | ||
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Before our lives were through? | Before our lives were through? | ||
Reptiles of the mind exchanging hisses<br> | |||
Signals friend and foe, all death and kisses ... | |||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
== Source == | |||
"The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind." | |||
—[[William Blake (nonfiction)]] | |||
== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:CSI_Reptile_Gastrointestinal_Unit.jpg|link=CSI: Reptile Gastrointestinal Unit|'''[[CSI: Reptile Gastrointestinal Unit]]''' is a television crime drama show featuring a team of herpetological gastroenterologists who solve crimes related to reptile ingestion, digestion, and excretion. | |||
File:Monarchy of Needs.jpg|link=Monarchy of Needs|'''''Monarchy of Needs''''' is a self-help comedy buddy film about a psychologist (Abraham Maslow) who befriends the King of France (Louis XV). | |||
File:This Tweet is Bound for Glory.jpg|link=This Tweet|"'''[[This Tweet]]'''", also known as "'''This Tweet Is Bound for Glory'''", is a traditional American gospel algorithm first retroactively recorded from 2021 into 1922. | |||
File:1708 An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity from Jonathan Swift Vineyards.jpg|link=Jonathan Swift Vineyards|'''[[Jonathan Swift Vineyards]]''' is a winery and Dionysery located in the 1667 to 1745 region of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the county of Albemarle. It is among the 23 wineries located on the Prime Number Wine Trail. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[CSI: Reptile Gastrointestinal Unit]] | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | * [[Gnomon algorithm]] | ||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | * [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | ||
* [[Monarchy of Needs]] | |||
* [[Jonathan Swift Vineyards]] | |||
* [[This Tweet]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [ Comment] @ Facebook (29 April 2021) | * [https://www.facebook.com/hashbyK/posts/10220808183091942?comment_id=10220808648583579 Comment] @ Facebook (29 April 2021) | ||
* [ Strangers in the Night] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strangers_in_the_Night Strangers in the Night] | ||
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:William Blake (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Music (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Songs (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Reptiles (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Songs]] | [[Category:Songs]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:54, 23 January 2022
"Reptiles of the Mind" is a song by printer, mystic, and songwriter William Blake about the idea that "The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."
Commentary
Reptiles of the mind exchanging falsehoods
Wandering through the night
What were the chances
We'd be making sense
Before our lives were through?Reptiles of the mind exchanging hisses
Signals friend and foe, all death and kisses ...
Source
"The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."
In the News
CSI: Reptile Gastrointestinal Unit is a television crime drama show featuring a team of herpetological gastroenterologists who solve crimes related to reptile ingestion, digestion, and excretion.
Monarchy of Needs is a self-help comedy buddy film about a psychologist (Abraham Maslow) who befriends the King of France (Louis XV).
"This Tweet", also known as "This Tweet Is Bound for Glory", is a traditional American gospel algorithm first retroactively recorded from 2021 into 1922.
Jonathan Swift Vineyards is a winery and Dionysery located in the 1667 to 1745 region of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the county of Albemarle. It is among the 23 wineries located on the Prime Number Wine Trail.
Fiction cross-reference
- CSI: Reptile Gastrointestinal Unit
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- Monarchy of Needs
- Jonathan Swift Vineyards
- This Tweet
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Comment @ Facebook (29 April 2021)
- Strangers in the Night