mistymacallister: ME: Hey guys, on today’s show - post, that is - I’m having some special guests - d
mistymacallister: ME: Hey guys, on today’s show - post, that is - I’m having some special guests - don’t worry, you already know them - to talk about FORTUNATUS, who, according to the Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, was “a hero in medieval legend who possessed an inexhaustible purse, a wishing cap, etc.” Oh, come on, Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, what do you mean by “ETC.”? MISTY’S BODY: What’s an inexhaustible purse? Is that something I can take around town? ME: Not if you want to get killed for it. It’s full of money. MISTY’S HAIR: What’s a wishing cap? Is that something that interferes with the hair? ME: Only it sits on the head. MISTY’S BRAIN: If you go on Wikipedia, you’ll see that Fortunatus wasn’t a hero but a thief and a fool. ME: You go on Wikipedia, with all the books we have around? MISTY’S BRAIN: Anyway… Here’s how he got his purse. He was walking in a forest, as was the habit in the 15th century, and goddess FORTUNE gave him a purse. MISTY’S BODY: Sounds like something kinky was going on there. MISTY’S BRAIN: The purse made me rich technically, he could have bought anything he wanted, but what does he do? He goes and steals some sultan’s WISHING CAP. MISTY’S HAIR: This guy had a penchant for fashionable accessories. MISTY’S BRAIN: He’s a great example of fortune favors fools. ME: Or maybe he wasn’t a fool at all. He did get Fortune to favor him. MISTY’S BODY: Fortune is blind. MISTY’S BRAIN: That’s Justice. MISTY’S HAIR: And King Lear. ME: So what does the Dictionary mean by “ETC.”? There was no ETC., no cloak of invisibility, no ring of power, etc. MISTY’S BRAIN: Those are some great examples of ETC. ••• Ooooooookay, I hope everyone who read this post has tons of luck today! #happymonday https://www.instagram.com/p/CO-76xLn1hV/?igshid=jeuk5fg6f90h -- source link