So, agitation and muscle spasms are the cure for “flabbiness”?(Death is the cure for a lot of things, but I assume this was an ongoing sub-lethal dose.)
If the invisible man has no flesh or muscles, how does he manage to have such form-fitting clothes? Folds require something to drape over or wrap around. I forgot the term Teresa used once about choosing to ignore the reality of something and just accept it for the sake of the story, film, book, etc. Suspension of Belief??
Found it.The term suspension of disbelief or willing suspension of disbelief has been defined as a willingness to suspend one’s critical faculties and believe the unbelievable; sacrifice of realism and logic for the sake of enjoyment. The term was coined in 1817 by the poet and aesthetic philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who suggested that if a writer could infuse a “human interest and a semblance of truth” into a fantastic tale, the reader would suspend judgment concerning the implausibility of the narrative. Suspension of disbelief often applies to fictional works of the action, comedy, fantasy, and horror genres. Cognitive estrangement in fiction involves using a person’s ignorance to promote suspension of disbelief
The Victorians used strychnine as a medicine quite frequently, often to a fault. http://valmcbeath.com/victorian-era-medicine-strychnine/#.V7rvBTVEe4o
They also believed in arsenic as a tonic and stimulant, especially to increase libido http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1245809/Found-wallpapers-dresses-libido-pills-Arsenic-Victorian-Viagra-poisoned-Britain.html
If a person is invisible, then light passes through that person. Of course, light would also pass through that person’s retinas. Therefore, any invisible person would also be blind. Some of the advantages thus melt away.
Hey, Teresa, thanks for the cool passage from Wells! It’s good to start the day literarily.
When I go out to get a job sometimes,It seems that people can read my mind,And make money disappear while they’re talkin’ sweet and kind.(Simple Man, Simple Dream, J.D. Souther/Linda Ronstadt)
Randy B Premium Member over 7 years ago
So, agitation and muscle spasms are the cure for “flabbiness”?(Death is the cure for a lot of things, but I assume this was an ongoing sub-lethal dose.)
Mad-ge Dish Soap over 7 years ago
The invisible flesh and clothing, what does this shadow know?LSD— Lucy in the Sky with Desi….that’s ridicules Lucy!!There is strychnine in LSD.
Mad-ge Dish Soap over 7 years ago
painedsmile over 7 years ago
adjective, flabbier, flabbiest.1.hanging loosely or limply, as flesh or muscles; flaccid.2.having such flesh.3.lacking strength or determination.
painedsmile over 7 years ago
If the invisible man has no flesh or muscles, how does he manage to have such form-fitting clothes? Folds require something to drape over or wrap around. I forgot the term Teresa used once about choosing to ignore the reality of something and just accept it for the sake of the story, film, book, etc. Suspension of Belief??
painedsmile over 7 years ago
Found it.The term suspension of disbelief or willing suspension of disbelief has been defined as a willingness to suspend one’s critical faculties and believe the unbelievable; sacrifice of realism and logic for the sake of enjoyment. The term was coined in 1817 by the poet and aesthetic philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who suggested that if a writer could infuse a “human interest and a semblance of truth” into a fantastic tale, the reader would suspend judgment concerning the implausibility of the narrative. Suspension of disbelief often applies to fictional works of the action, comedy, fantasy, and horror genres. Cognitive estrangement in fiction involves using a person’s ignorance to promote suspension of disbelief
The Old Wolf over 7 years ago
Rat poison = grand tonic. Good to know.
William Neal McPheeters over 7 years ago
Portion control is the key when consuming poison… you know, like booze, heroin, etc.
Thomas R. Williams over 7 years ago
The Victorians used strychnine as a medicine quite frequently, often to a fault. http://valmcbeath.com/victorian-era-medicine-strychnine/#.V7rvBTVEe4o
They also believed in arsenic as a tonic and stimulant, especially to increase libido http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1245809/Found-wallpapers-dresses-libido-pills-Arsenic-Victorian-Viagra-poisoned-Britain.html
coltish1 over 7 years ago
If a person is invisible, then light passes through that person. Of course, light would also pass through that person’s retinas. Therefore, any invisible person would also be blind. Some of the advantages thus melt away.
Hey, Teresa, thanks for the cool passage from Wells! It’s good to start the day literarily.
Mad-ge Dish Soap over 7 years ago
Beam me in outer space Scotty.
Ray_C over 7 years ago
When I go out to get a job sometimes,It seems that people can read my mind,And make money disappear while they’re talkin’ sweet and kind.(Simple Man, Simple Dream, J.D. Souther/Linda Ronstadt)
Brass Orchid Premium Member over 7 years ago
Who said that!?
Sisyphos over 7 years ago
On the whole, I’d prefer flabbiness to strychnine. But that’s just me, and I’m quite visible—really I am, though no one notices me….Am I boring you?
Mad-ge Dish Soap over 7 years ago
Just another brick off the wall.
post hoc Premium Member over 7 years ago
Still popular today.
The Sonics: Strychnine, 1965
The Cramps: Strychnine, 1980
The Fuzztones: Strychnine, 1984