Pipe dream
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="pipe">pipe</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span>: <span word="My">My</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="Johnny">Johnny</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="pipe">pipe</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="star">star</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Thing">Thing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="pipe">pipe</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="example">example</span>, “<span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>”.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="privately">privately</span> <span word="conjecture">conjecture</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="pipe">pipe</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>” <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="pipe">pipe</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fantastic">fantastic</span> <span word="musings">musings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="listeners">listeners</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="mesmerized">mesmerized</span> <span word="by">by</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="bagpipe">bagpipe</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>. “<span word="Pipe">Pipe</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pipe">pipe</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="pipe">pipe</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="opium">opium</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="pipe">pipe</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>” <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> – <span word="it">it</span> <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="fantastic">fantastic</span>” <span word="part">part</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>. <span word="Nobody">Nobody</span> <span word="smokes">smokes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opium">opium</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="olden">olden</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="opium">opium</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="documented">documented</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span>”. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="elated">elated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flamboyant">flamboyant</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> – <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="conjecture">conjecture</span> – <span word="all">all</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drowsy">drowsy</span>, <span word="dreamy">dreamy</span>, <span word="hallucinating">hallucinating</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> “<span word="pipe">pipe</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span>”, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fantasy">fantasy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="eternally">eternally</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Tyson">Tyson</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fist">fist</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Himalayas">Himalayas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="conquer">conquer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pipe">pipe</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fantastic">fantastic</span> <span word="notion">notion</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="vain">vain</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="day">day</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>” – <span word="dreaming">dreaming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="broad">broad</span> <span word="daylight">daylight</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="readily">readily</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="true">true</span>.</p>
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