The Fridge Idea

A silly idea to introduce a little culture into our apartment by posting literary quotes or odd bits of poetry on our apartment refrigerator has turned into an outreach effort to enlighten and stimulated the minds of our friends and the casual passersby. Each roommate will submit a weekly quote or image from literature, history, art, cinema, etc. You are invited to explore our weekly entries and to vote on the entry that will adorn our fridge for the next week. Perhaps you may begin by considering the cultural, historical, or artistic significance of each entry; what do you think we should “digest” this week. The selection criteria should remain quite elastic and be driven by you. Really, we just hope that on occasion we might inspire you to revisit a book you’ve set aside, memorize a bit of verse, rent a movie you haven’t seen, or stroll through a museum gallery. Enjoy!

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Introducing the New Fridge for Thought Logo


Here's our new logo. Let us know what you think. At a future date, we may vote (in true fridge fashion) to keep or replace the logo. Stay tuned...
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Weekly Entries for Week of April 13-19, 2009

Entry 1

"Don Quijote, reading novels of chivalry" Engraving by Gustavo Doré



Entry 2

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
T.S. Eliot
Preface to Transit of Venus: Poems by Harry Crosby

Entry 3

One never can see, or not till long afterwards, why any one was selected for any job. And when one does, it is usually some reason that leaves no room for vanity. Certainly, it is never for what the man himself would have regarded as his chief qualifications.

C.S. Lewis, Perelandra


Entry 4

"Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!"
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore".

from The Raven, by E. A. Poe
This is just a taste of a great poem that everyone should read again.
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Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Weekly Winner: April 5, 2009

“The difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she is treated. I shall always be a flower girl to Professor Higgins because he always treats me as a flower girl and always will. But I know that I shall always be a lady to Colonel Pickering because he always treats me as a lady, and always will.”

President Monson quoting Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady

Submitted by Adam
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Monday, April 6, 2009

Another Fridge Off

We have another tie in the voting. Please break the tie by voting for one of the two weekly finalists before the end of the day Monday.

Entry 1

"They do not love that do not show their love"

President Monson quoting William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona, act 1, scene 2, line 31.

Entry 4

Eliza Doolittle, the pupil of Professor Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady, observes of Colonel Pickering her philosophy: “The difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she is treated. I shall always be a flower girl to Professor Higgins because he always treats me as a flower girl and always will. But I know that I shall always be a lady to Colonel Pickering because he always treats me as a lady, and always will.”

President Monson quoting My Fair Lady
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