QUOTH THE RAVEN

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Comment by Dallas the Phallus on February 1, 2013 at 8:40pm

Baltimore Ravens: The only football team named after a poem!

A lot of football teams are named after birds (e.g., the Philadelphia Eagles, the Atlanta Falcons), but of all our feathered mascots only one comes from a poem: The Baltimore Ravens.

The dark American poet, Edgar Allan Poe spent the end of his life in Baltimore and is buried there. His poem “The Raven” tells the story of a man, tormented by loss, who becomes the unwilling host to a raven. The bird flies in through his window, perches on a rafter of the ceiling and refuses to leave, replying only “nevermore” to the narrator’s increasingly frantic questioning.

Poe’s raven is a mysterious and powerful character poised to terrify, or at the very least “creep out” most readers.

Comment by Steph S. on November 10, 2012 at 8:43pm

Nice seeing you back on the site. Missed you.

Comment by Dallas the Phallus on April 28, 2012 at 7:43am

Thanks Steph.

Comment by Steph S. on April 26, 2012 at 11:57am

I just noticed the link to the movie below  .. I'll check it out.

I like the Pooh cartoon too. I missed some of these earlier postings. I'm enjoying the pictures and videos ..much appreciated!

Comment by Dallas the Phallus on January 6, 2012 at 5:42pm

The Fall of the House of Usher Part 1. (1979) Rare TV movie adaptation of the classic Edgar Allen Poe story. Image quality fair from VHS master. Stars Martin Landau, Robert Hays, Ray Walston, and Charlene Tilton. [can't embed]

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