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Lady Freedom Returns

(14,120 posts) Tue Oct 7, 2014, 10:19 PM Oct 2014

"Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti!"

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"Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti!" (Original Post) Lady Freedom Returns Oct 2014 OP

Was Just Listening to This! ok_cpu Oct 2014 #1

Oh, Olympus! KamaAina Oct 2014 #2

I thought it was "a leopress" gratuitous Oct 2014 #4

At first I thought it was "Kilimanjaro rises like AN EMPRESS above the Serengeti." Aristus Oct 2014 #5

ME, TOO! AwakeAtLast Oct 2014 #6

Great minds, and all that... Aristus Oct 2014 #7

Resurrecting this one... Wounded Bear Oct 2014 #8

LOL, my friends just played this for me... bettyellen Oct 2014 #3

Love that song ailsagirl Oct 2014 #9

Straight No Chaser Algernon Moncrieff Oct 2014 #10

I love this version Callmecrazy Oct 2014 #11

ok_cpu

(2,045 posts)

1. Was Just Listening to This!

Reply to Lady Freedom Returns (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 07:34 PM

Oct 2014

And 99, and Georgy Porgy...

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

2. Oh, Olympus!

Reply to Lady Freedom Returns (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 07:41 PM

Oct 2014

I've been wondering for decades what the hell came between Kilimanjaro and the Serengeti!

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

4. I thought it was "a leopress"

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 09:36 PM

Oct 2014

A female leopard? Olympus makes more sense, but isn't quite as evocative as a female leopard in repose above the Serengeti plain.

Aristus

(66,291 posts)

5. At first I thought it was "Kilimanjaro rises like AN EMPRESS above the Serengeti."

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 11:22 PM

Oct 2014

That was a cool metaphor, I thought.

AwakeAtLast

(14,123 posts)

6. ME, TOO!

Reply to Aristus (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 11:24 PM

Oct 2014

That's awesome!

Aristus

(66,291 posts)

7. Great minds, and all that...

Reply to AwakeAtLast (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 11:42 PM

Oct 2014

Wounded Bear

(58,601 posts)

8. Resurrecting this one...

Reply to Aristus (Reply #5)

Sat Oct 11, 2014, 12:10 AM

Oct 2014

I always thought they said "like Mount Everest over the Serengeti" though it was never a strong simile to me, comparing one mountain to another.

But Olympus, now that has mythology behind it, the home of the Gods and all. Much stronger and makes far more sense.