On Sat, 2020-12-05 at 15:46 -0800, Samuel Sieb wrote:
On 12/5/20 2:53 PM, home user wrote:
On 12/4/20 10:45 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
I pretty much think this topic has been totally addressed and feel there really is no need to go about tilting at windmills.
Strange expression. Haven't heard it before. I'll have to ask those Dutch organists that I frequently like to watch perform on youtube what that means.
Google would have told you right away: Don Quixote
I haven't read the book, but I'm aware of the expression. Now I'm curious and will have to ask around to see how generally well-known it is.
It's extremely well-known, in fact it's probably the only thing most English speakers know about Don Quixote, though it's only a fairly minor incident early in the novel.
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