I love that this is standard reading in many American high schools

[felis_ultharus]

Come; let us squeeze hands all around; nay, let us all squeeze ourselves into each other; let us squeeze ourselves universally into the very milk and sperm of kindness.

Would that I could keep squeezing that sperm forever!
------ Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Chapter 94

The "sperm" here is the spermaceti oil of the Sperm Whale. I'd say the mind-in-the-gutter interpretation was unintentional, but having read "Billy Budd" -- Melville's short story about homosexuality -- and since the guy speaking here describes himself as married to another man, I know Melville wasn't quite that naive.

On that note I am finally reading Moby Dick, whose second half I skimmed for my exam, but didn't read carefully.

Comments

[teecs.livejournal.com]

You are hilarious.
I haven't been around in awhile, hope all is well with you...

[felis-ultharus.livejournal.com]

Everything's going great ^_^

I'm glad you're doing well, as well.