Examples of Folly
Quite often, what was one generation's version of folly turns out to be counted among its most coveted artifacts, and the most prized acquisitions of future generations. "Junk" so often becomes a hand-me-down, or something that is highly decorative or even useful once the mainstream culture catches up to the milieu from which it sprang forth. I'm thinking of cheesy garage band or surf music instruments -- like the Teisco electric guitar or the Farfisa Compact combo organ.
Here's a contemporary example (up to the minute, even):
(NOTE: "folly" and "phallus" are descended from the same root word.)
Any other examples? Thoughts on this one?
—Bill
[NOTE: This is copied from a thread I started at http://litboy.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=692511%3ATopic%3A12 . If you want to join an ongoing group devoted to discussing purposeful folly, you can go to http://litboy.ning.com and sign up.]
Wishing you a beautiful day,
Bill Brent
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