Be irish. Be inish. Be offalia. Be hamlet. Be the property plot. Be Yorick and Lankystare. Be cool. Be mackinamucks of yourselves.Happy St. Patrick's Day.
James Joyce, Finnegans Wake (1939)
(The name Leddy is Irish.)
“constantly but quietly in motion”
Be irish. Be inish. Be offalia. Be hamlet. Be the property plot. Be Yorick and Lankystare. Be cool. Be mackinamucks of yourselves.Happy St. Patrick's Day.
James Joyce, Finnegans Wake (1939)
By
Michael Leddy
at
7:11 AM
comments: 2
"Be cool"?! Who knew Joyce had been to Harlem?
mackniamuck, mackinamuck . . . reminds me of Mel Blanc
"Be cool" is great, even if there's Finn McCool lurking.
Thanks for the Mel Blanc. We shall not look upon his like again.
Post a Comment