That doesn't seem like old T.S. to me. I can't even visualize it.
Besides, wouldn't it hurt? I think I'm being very thick tonight.
Joanna
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On Sep 11, 2012, at 11:32 PM, 123hop at comcast.net wrote:
> It seems that the implication is that the "tool" is stupid. Or is it that it's being manipulated by someone?
Means you're the passive or inert instrument of a higher or more powerful intelligence.
Also, evokes "dick." Reminds me of that great letter to National Lampoon in the mid-70s, signed by Yvor Winters, disclosing that T.S. Eliot stirred his coffee with his tool.
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