Junk Food For Thought: The old Zodiac signs relating to mythological people and beasts are obsolete for us in the modern age. Since perceptions of configuration of star positions are often arbitrary according to culture, why not choose simple REAL signs such as: McDonald’s (The Arches), Twitter (The Bird), NBC (Peacock), Venn Diagram (MasterCard), National Geographic (Golden Door to Knowledge), Nike (Swoosh), MapQuest (Balloon Pointer), plus various Traffic Signs. (—
In Pohl and Kornbluth’s novel “Search the Sky”, colonists on another planet named their constellations after Marilyn Monroe, John Wayne, and Clark Gable.
Your missing one, “The Sign of the Times”. Many people are so entuned to time—where it has gone, if you could go back in time; the time it takes to do mundane things……
Cpeckbourlioux almost 2 years ago
Those are just as valuable as the “real” ones.
PraiseofFolly almost 2 years ago
Junk Food For Thought: The old Zodiac signs relating to mythological people and beasts are obsolete for us in the modern age. Since perceptions of configuration of star positions are often arbitrary according to culture, why not choose simple REAL signs such as: McDonald’s (The Arches), Twitter (The Bird), NBC (Peacock), Venn Diagram (MasterCard), National Geographic (Golden Door to Knowledge), Nike (Swoosh), MapQuest (Balloon Pointer), plus various Traffic Signs. (—
coltish1 almost 2 years ago
“Born under a Bad Sign,
I’ve been down since I began to crawl.
If it wasn’t for bad luck, I wouldn’t have no luck…
If it wasn’t for real bad luck
I wouldn’t have no luck at all…”
—Albert King, “Born Under a Bad Sign,” 1967, covered by Cream, same year
carlzr almost 2 years ago
In Pohl and Kornbluth’s novel “Search the Sky”, colonists on another planet named their constellations after Marilyn Monroe, John Wayne, and Clark Gable.
mistercatworks almost 2 years ago
Let us not forget The Debtor, The House Cat, The Lawnmower, The Mailbox and The Two-Car Garage. (I guess you can tell I’m not from around here.) :)
The Brooklyn Accent almost 2 years ago
I was born under the sign of No Parking 8-11 am Mondays and Thursdays.
4892624 almost 2 years ago
These are more like tarot minor arcana cards.
tee929 almost 2 years ago
Your missing one, “The Sign of the Times”. Many people are so entuned to time—where it has gone, if you could go back in time; the time it takes to do mundane things……
carlzr almost 2 years ago
I was born under the sign of the Carpet. It was a dificult delivery.