Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2017) Does this doc really want us to view this pimp as some gay rights hero? It fails miserably. TIL: Among other things, the 7th commandment forbids acts that involve humans being exchanged like merchandise.
Still Voices - Silent Running (1972) "A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in." -Greek Proverb
Dad Rock Daily: Joan Baez - Joan Baez (1960) The theatrical folk warbler's debut cover shows her smiling, most of the lyrics contained within suggest otherwise. Laudable Lyrics: The river of Jordan is chilly and cold; it chills the body but it warms the soul
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Oooh, a simi-debunking that turned into a rather epic search for proverb origins for the trees thing, here:
https://www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2017/08/26/a-society-grows-great-when-old-men-plant-trees-in-whose-shade-they-know-they-shall-never-sit-an-ancient-greek-proverb/
Why, it's almost like you can't trust something you find on the Internet :) Ah well, like the guy says in the link, at least the sentiment is unexceptionable.
And it's not a bad rephrasing-- given it's a translation, seems legit to me. ^.^
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