Standing

Standing

Standing, also referred to as orthostasis, is a human position in which the body is held in an upright ("orthostatic") position and supported only by the feet.

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    “All my humor is based upon destruction and despair. If the whole world were tranquil, without disease and violence, I’d be standing on the breadline right in back of J. Edgar Hoover.”
    —Lenny Bruce (1925–1966)

    “quiet, negligent riding,
    my toes standing the stirrups,
    my thighs hugging his ribs.”
    —May Swenson (1919–1995)

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