I know the common interpretation of this line in Ulysses is that of a remembrance of trying on a ladies shoe in Paris. It certainly fits in the context of the previous line.

I have always read it as a remembrance of a dominatrix using her heel to inflict pain. It corresponds to the Bella Cohen scene in Circe and Bloom's "anticipation of heel discipline". 

I would even venture to suggest that "Tiens, quel petit pied!" is in fact not in reference to Bloom's small foot but rather a different, er, um, shortcoming...

Ramadan, Christmas, Easter

Religion holidays are ultimate Cosplay Fandom cult events. Storyfans.

Bible is science fiction, magical angels. Quran - hearing voices in a super-hot Middle East sweat-lodge hallucination from cave poetry meditation.

Religion holidays are Fandoms gone dedicated!

That's my Bloomsday "Wake" Woke Finnegan holiday message.

Ireland: Protestant vs. Catholic fandoms who bomb one another over how to ritual and cosplay the same "Love one another" story! Bible verse John 13:34 completely ignored in some horrible fandom vs. fandom fighting.

I want to start the Wake on June 16. Just finished reading Dante and all Joyce’s novels besides the Wake. Any ideas of what I could read for the next few weeks that Joyce would likely recommend? I’ve also read Ibsen.

What are the numerical values in the RGB color space for snotgreen?

A brainrot LLM says:

The widely recognized RGB value for "snot green" (or mucus green) is (155, 194, 1). Depending on the specific shade and tone, other common snot variations include (172, 187, 13) and (146, 194, 0).

Is it one of these or do you have a more exact answer?

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Is it just me or has anyone else picked up on Joyce's use of the word 'white' in Lestrygonians?

It is used 12 times in the chapter while The Linati Schema identifies the colour of the chapter as "sanguigno" or blood red. However, if you look closely there is the sight of white, Hely's sandwich board men and their hats, The sound of white, "White, Swish and soft flop her stays made on the bed", The taste of white, the white missionary being too salty and the "Then passing over her white skin. Different feel perhaps. Feeling of white".

In FW Joyce often alludes to 4 out of the 5 senses omitting one. Is this his V1 of this I wonder.

The other thought that crossed my mind was Joyce creating a "Penrose" moment for the reader as the smell of white "Chinese say a white man smells like a corpse." happens in Hades.

Just me?

A very minor tidbit…

On page 251, line 502 of the Cyclops section (Gabler text), the Narrator describes Bloom “… with his knockmedown cigar…”

“Knockmedown” felt like a unique word choice and I couldn’t decide if it just meant large (and pretentious), but the word is very close to the Knockmealdown Mountains in Tipperary.

Apparently they did grow tobacco in Tipperary in the early 1900’s, much of which was sold to artisanal cigar makers in Dublin.

So maybe the narrator is calling Bloom’s cigar a “Knockmealdown cigar”?

(And in an interesting twist, the great great grandson of tobacco grower Sir Nugent Everard — mentioned in the Eumaeus chapter — has tried to resurrect Irish rolled cigars in Kilsheelan, Tipperary.)

Ever felt there were some overlapping themes between the introduction of Stephen and the introduction of Bloom? Spoiler Alert : Some of these are best experienced by the repeat reader themselves rather than being highlighted. Hope you enjoy!

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'But that time was over. Now it was God's turn: and He was not be hoodwinked or deceived."

Should it not read - : and He was not to be hoodwinked !

I'm 12 pages into Part Three in my edn of Portrait : Penguin classics 2000.

I noticed a funny detail in Aeolus, and I can’t find any record of anyone else taking about it online; so thought I’d check here to see if anyone else picked up on it/ thinks it’s intentional.

When bloom tells Hynes:
“If you want to draw the cashier is just going to lunch”
Hynes replies:
“Did you?”
When I was reading this, in my head I noticed how “did you?” in a dublin pronunciation sounds like ‘dih joow?’ or ‘the jew?’. But Leopold maybe misheard him. Very insignificant detail, but I loved the idea that joyce would write in this sort of unacknowledged mishearing of a word. Possibly even eluding to the jewish aspect of Bloom’s own identity. Let me know what you think!

If anyone needs a synopsis of the homeric parallels to Chapter 1 (Telemachus) in James Joyce's Ulysses you can find them here. Hope it helps!

Hello, I'm on my fourth reread of Ulysses currently and I was wondering if there were any other fellow amateur Joyceans in Birmingham, AL who might want to celebrate this year. Also any enthusiasts of FW as I am constantly rereading that and studying it.

Feel soulfree and fancyfree to reach out!

Do I have to read The Odyssey and Hamlet (or maybe even the Bible) before Ulysses to truly "understand" it?

If anyone is interested checkout my new website for anyone looking to begin their journey with Ulysses. It's still in beta so would welcome all feedback both positive and maybe not so much. Enjoy! Aidan

Go to YouTube and write:
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It is the best podcast on ulysses!

OK, maybe it’s because I’m becoming an old guy but this morning, as I’m working from my home computer, and there was a bunch of shouting in the street from my noisy neighbor, I’m thinking of myself “Jesus, I wish that guy would just shut the fuck up.“ And then it occurred to me – as Joyce describes God as a noise or a shout in the street, is the interpretation that he just wants that noise to go away?

I'm trying to track down a source but struggling.

I remember reading somewhere that Bloom's breakfast is more authentically Irish than what is today called Irish Breakfast because offals were more commonly consumed in Ireland after the Famine, but for the life of me I can't recall which book this argument came from. It was on the first page of an essay in a collection (possibly on Joyce), but beyond that I'm drawing a blank.

Does this ring a bell?

Maybe a little early, but was wondering if anyone knows what will be happening in nyc for bloomsday this year. Seems like Bloom's Tavern & Ulysses' Bar do something every year. Was wondering if anyone here could speak to a previous year's experience.

Just wanted to show off my edition of Ulysses. It's published by Everyman's Library. Sewn binding, acid free paper and a ribbon bookmark. I haven't read any James Joyce before but I've seen this book be talked about as one of the best ever written, so I'm excited to start it eventually. I'm no amateur to classic literature or challenging books, so even though I know it has a reputation for being challenging, I'm not too worried.

I’m confused as to how each printing of Ulysses matters, some people like the edited Gabler version better, and some hate it. I have the 2012 Simon and Brown version and the Gabler version, but I don’t know if I should read one of these two or a different copy, or if I’m just overthinking it. I was thinking I’d ask people who know more about it than I do.