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2. Barbarian-I speaking here: Not so bad as it might be (to me). Bar(s)a has an eccentric tilt.
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 02:30 PM
Apr 8

NO disrespect to the OP or other actual cognoscenti, may I just reveal my barbarity and disappear?

My superficial impression is of the eccentricity - GAUDI, DALI, the formative years (I look at Wiki) of PICASSO. I'll just say that La Sagrada Familia is the biggest pile: If I have to twist myself into Gordian Knots to find beauty, I move right along. Same goes for literature (think JOYCE) and music (MAHLER). And I'm prepared against the pain if I'm schooled that "Barça" might refer to the football team, not the city. (The ç doesn't print in the Subject line.)

*** MEA CULPA: I usually try to stay out of threads in which my slant would detract from the room, willingly Self-Delete.

But the eccentricity can be fun. Here's DALI blithely claiming to be a master of all arts and trades:

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