Well-said.

Peter Montgomery <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Fine, but that wouldn't stop Bertie Russell from

// generating that effect in his own laugh //.

P.

----- Original Message -----

From: [log in to unmask] href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">Diana Manister

To: [log in to unmask] href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]

Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 6:53 AM

Subject: Re: On the Making of a Simile

Peter,

Laughing in the womb is not possible, and an aborted foetus would be dying or dead so rather
uninclined to laugh I imagaine. Diana

Or he laughed as if he were still in the womb,

or were just aborted.

P.

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From: [log in to unmask] href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">Chokh Raj

To: [log in to unmask] href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]

Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 7:05 PM

Subject: Re: On the Making of a Simile

Someone please confirm if I'm right or wrong --

I'm keeping my fingers crossed !

To elaborate it, //he laughed as if he were not a grown-up human being

but a foetus which cannot be held responsible for anything.//

Regards,

CR

Chokh Raj <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

AND now a one-line neat equivalence :

//He laughed with the irresponsibility of a foetus.//

Ha-ha !!! Hope I've done it :)

CR

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