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Friday, May 30, 2008 --- 185 days ago http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/themoderatevoice/~3/301206129/
 TO PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS , means one would, in a project, a war, in love, in politics, in family life, in rage, in celebration, tear out or ignore all normal signals indicating that cessation ought be at hand; that one must bring all locomotion to a halt, that reason ought rule. The ancient king, Midas pulled out all stops. He was rich beyond belief, yet beyond all reason he began to wish that all he touched could turn to gold. This was granted to him by the gods, and he pranced about touching everything in sight, delighted that it instantly turned to gold. But, then he touched his own little daughter who turned into a beautiful golden trophy. But, she was then incapable of humanity, mirth or love. STOP AT NOTHING, means crashing through all barriers, exploding through all obstacles, do whatever necessary to take the battlements, as at Troy, where household after household of women and children were murdered by the staggering, death-maddened soldiers STOP UP ONE’S EARS, do not listen; stay away from naysayers, set aside all advices so as to not to be swayed or lured… as Odysseus stopped up the ears of his sailors with honeycomb so they could not hear the Sirens singing from their island Anthemoessa, attempting to lure the sailors to jump into the waters to try to swim to the Sirens—but in treacherous seas that would surely drown the sailors before they could reach the island. DEAD STOP, as in fallen; as in a sudden physical death ... |
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