Not an accomplishment

Feb 22, 2007

Thomas Browne: Men that look upon my outside, perusing only my condition, and fortunes, do erre in my altitude; for I am above Atlas his shoulders.. But aren't we all above Atlas his shoulders? The world rests thereon.

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on 2007-02-23 6:10:15.0, chris y commented:

In Greek mythology, Atlas held up the heavens, not the earth on his shoulder, at least until the time of Mao Zedong, after which women hold up half the sky.

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and, further, on 2007-02-23 13:14:36.0, ben wolfson commented:

So much for that.

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