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eppur_se_muova

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3. Someone should remind him that King Midas, he of "the Golden Touch", suffered quite a comeuppance.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 05:06 PM

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Years ago, I saw a Saturday morning cartoon version of King Midas, whose touch turned everything to gold. In a dramatic gesture of victory, he made a fist and thumped his chest with it -- thus touching himself, and turning himself into gold. Nice twist.

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