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December 10, 2007 1:17 PM Subscribe
Being But Men. Every year around this time, this interstitial runs and I am reminded of the genius of Dylan Thomas and how much fun it must be to make interstitials for TNT.
The text, for those who prefer not to get their culture from Ted Turner, follows:
Being But Men
Being but men, we walked into the trees
Afraid, letting our syllables be soft
For fear of waking the rooks,
For fear of coming
Noiselessly into a world of wings and cries.
If we were children we might climb,
Catch the rooks sleeping, and break no twig,
And, after the soft ascent,
Thrust out our heads above the branches
To wonder at the unfailing stars.
Out of confusion, as the way is,
And the wonder, that man knows,
Out of the chaos would come bliss.
That, then, is loveliness, we said,
Children in wonder watching the stars,
Is the aim and the end.
Being but men, we walked into the trees.
The text, for those who prefer not to get their culture from Ted Turner, follows:
Being But Men
Being but men, we walked into the trees
Afraid, letting our syllables be soft
For fear of waking the rooks,
For fear of coming
Noiselessly into a world of wings and cries.
If we were children we might climb,
Catch the rooks sleeping, and break no twig,
And, after the soft ascent,
Thrust out our heads above the branches
To wonder at the unfailing stars.
Out of confusion, as the way is,
And the wonder, that man knows,
Out of the chaos would come bliss.
That, then, is loveliness, we said,
Children in wonder watching the stars,
Is the aim and the end.
Being but men, we walked into the trees.
The TCM insterstitials are always well-done...but I do tire of the über-reverent tone of so many of them. I'm as big a movie fan as anyone but...we're talking about movies, not the freedom-riders, or curing polio.
posted by Thorzdad at 2:39 PM on December 10, 2007
posted by Thorzdad at 2:39 PM on December 10, 2007
Bellman -
Might want to drop a QuickTime warning if needed in the future.
At work = No QT.
posted by Samizdata at 3:31 PM on December 10, 2007
Might want to drop a QuickTime warning if needed in the future.
At work = No QT.
posted by Samizdata at 3:31 PM on December 10, 2007
That is one lateral s.
posted by Astro Zombie at 3:52 PM on December 10, 2007
posted by Astro Zombie at 3:52 PM on December 10, 2007
Sorry for the browser hijinks EMRJKC9 (it didn't do that to my FF tab) and the QT Samizdata. I'll be more careful in future.
posted by The Bellman at 4:08 PM on December 10, 2007
posted by The Bellman at 4:08 PM on December 10, 2007
Was anyone else disappointed that this wasn't actually 'being butt men'?
posted by UseyurBrain at 6:53 PM on December 10, 2007
posted by UseyurBrain at 6:53 PM on December 10, 2007
I've walked into trees. All I usually got was a few scrapes and bruises, sometimes a bloody nose.
posted by kcds at 3:03 AM on December 11, 2007
posted by kcds at 3:03 AM on December 11, 2007
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Dylan Thomas is great though.
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 1:30 PM on December 10, 2007