#27 Help win war — beat fascism

January 21, 2012 5:05 PM

Lists of Note is a new site from Shaun Usher, proprietor of Letters of Note. It posts interesting lists, running the gamut from funny to poignant, mostly by famous people, though other sources crop up. Here's a sampling of lists: Johnny Cash, Walt Whitman, Eero Saarinen, Don Carman, Marilyn Monroe and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
posted by Kattullus (9 comments total)

Geez that Monroe one is sad.
posted by yoink at 5:08 PM on January 21

Agreed. Norma Jean deserved a better life.
posted by SPrintF at 5:30 PM on January 21

I mean, hell, we all do.
posted by SPrintF at 5:30 PM on January 21

The Monroe on is sad? Look at that Whitman one! Sheesh.
posted by Lutoslawski at 5:54 PM on January 21 [1 favorite]

This is good.
posted by OmieWise at 6:32 PM on January 21

XII — THAT THE MORE ONE DIGS THE FOUNDATIONS THE MORE AND MORE ONE FINDS THE SOLIDEST OF GRANIT FOR YOU AND I TO BUILD A LIFE TOGETHER UPON (I KNOW THIS IS NOT A GOOD SENTENCE)

(Saarinen to his wife in 1954)

I didn't realize the for you and I construction dates this far back.
posted by Dragonness at 7:54 PM on January 21 [1 favorite]

An interesting site - although I am disappointed they missed the opportunity to code the backend in LISP.
posted by Dr Dracator at 2:40 AM on January 22

I mentally read Johnny Cash's list in Cash's own voice, and it made me smile.
posted by Faint of Butt at 6:31 AM on January 22 [1 favorite]

1. This is awesome.
2. See above.
posted by Fizz at 5:25 AM on January 23 [1 favorite]