Gild Just One Lily
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7 days ago
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| smashingmagazine.com
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wood_spirit
2 days ago
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Does the recent makeover of the Oval Office count as just one?
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dgllghr
2 days ago
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I think he has gilded many. Always gilded, though, never actually gold
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mirawelner
2 days ago
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I like metaphors. I respect a good “run with a metaphor” post. But I feel like if you have to explain the metaphor this much during the post it’s not worth it
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onraglanroad
2 days ago
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True. This particular lily was less gilded than battered and deep fried.
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stevedonovan
2 days ago
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"This post could have been a tweet", and so on.

It's a lovely metaphor for the soulful business of doing something really well, even if there is no 'market' for that kind of quality

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rf15
2 days ago
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Art is often its own reward.
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