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November 24, 2010
I saw you face thieves coming! So hands off my f-ing face!
It's not every day that a news item reminds me of a Grateful Dead lyric, but this one does: (NewsCore) - Facebook is one step closer to trademarking the word "Face," TechCrunch reported Tuesday.Sorry, but no matter what the lawyers say, I don't think any longstanding English word should be owned. But the whole thing does make this Dead lyric sound remarkably prophetic: Like I told youI don't know how others feel, but I refuse to surrender the word FACE. Next they'll be wanting to own the letter F. Can't say we weren't warned. Yes, it's a sad song. (BTW, the "steal your face" lyric occurs twice, at 1:00 and 5:23.) posted by Eric on 11.24.10 at 10:41 AM
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My younger son used to have a speech impedement that made certain letters difficult. So at some point in the middle of a conversation, he said something about collecting "faces" (He meant vases.) We still tease him about growing up to steal people's faces and mount them on the wall. At this point he's evolved a whole story to go with it, including immitations of the expressions on the faces... :-P Sarah · November 24, 2010 01:50 PM Leaving us all as Billy Idol's Les yeux sans visage - eyes without a face. Sarah - do you ever read any Sheri Tepper? (No, don't tell me about her politics - I'm well aware - but she's a good writer.) The Search of Mavin Manyshaped, I think it was. Involved in the plot was guy who stole faces and mounted them on a pole to ask them questions. Mavin and her friends put an end to that - but your comment reminded me of the story. Kathy Kinsley · November 24, 2010 06:38 PM I've read SOME Sheri Tepper, but not for many years now and not that story. It's not her politics. If I didn't ignore people's politics I wouldn't read most of my colleagues. I just think she became a bit precious and involved -- or I became sensitive to it -- after a while. It's possible it was me, I went after Tanith Lee at about the same time. OTOH it's been a few years, so maybe I should try them again. Sarah · November 24, 2010 09:44 PM That one is out of the 'True Game' series - her early writing (before - and I agree - she got a bit 'precious'). Kathy Kinsley · November 25, 2010 06:37 AM Post a comment
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Smell of burning flesh and young girls trying on faces.
From the Digger Poem "There are no thieves, even your fears...."