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REMINGTON: The sunflowers here watch you instead of the sky, and bare their teeth if approached. Don't get pinched when picking crawberries. - THE INVISIBLE STATES OF AMERICA A TOURISM GUIDE BY UEL ARAMCHEK
He do the devil at four.
half-done, n.: This is the best way to eat a kosher dill -- when it's still crunchy, light green, yet full of garlic flavor. The difference between this and the typical soggy dark green cucumber corpse is like the difference between life and death. You may find it difficult to find a good half-done kosher dill there in Seattle, so what you should do is take a cab out to the airport, fly to New York, take the JFK Express to Jay Street-Borough Hall, transfer to an uptown F, get off at East Broadway, walk north on Essex (along the park), make your first left onto Hester Street, walk about fifteen steps, turn ninety degrees left, and stop. Say to the man, "Let me have a nice half-done." Worth the trouble, wasn't it? -- Arthur Naiman, "Every Goy's Guide to Yiddish"
It's OBVIOUS ... The FURS never reached ISTANBUL ... You were an EXTRA in the REMAKE of "TOPKAPI" ... Go home to your WIFE ... She's making FRENCH TOAST!
the philosopher a metadrama onstage: "i think so--absolutely--no!" ~ Dick Higgins [NYC, Sept-Oct, 1985]
The only qualities for real success in journalism are ratlike cunning, a plausible manner and a little literary ability. The capacity to steal other people's ideas and phrases ... is also invaluable. -- Nicolas Tomalin, "Stop the Press, I Want to Get On"
> Is there any hope for me? Am I just thick? Does anyone remember the > Rubiks Cube, it was easier! I found that the Rubiks cube and Linux are alike. Looks real confusing until you read the right book. :-) -- seen on c.o.l.misc, about the "Linux Learning Curve"
And I alone am returned to wag the tail.
If we can bring our children understanding, comfort, and hopefulness when they need this kind of support, then they are more likely to grow into adults who can find these resources within themselves later on. (from the introduction) -- Fred Rogers
An eagle flies high, it flies higher than a sea gull But the crow wings rapidly from tree to bush to hedge The same can be true of life and of death Sometimes life flies high, sometimes death wings rapidly Sometimes it is spoken That death wings from tree to bush to hedge Sometimes it does not ~ Racter (The Policeman’s Beard is Half Constructed)
Simply by pulling on both ends, Chuck Norris can stretch diamonds back into coal.
New faces have more authority than accustomed ones. ~ Euripides
All language designers are arrogant. Goes with the territory... :-) -- Larry Wall in <1991Jul13.010945.19157@netlabs.com
Now, let's SEND OUT for QUICHE!!
What use is magic if it can't save a unicorn? -- Peter S. Beagle, "The Last Unicorn"
My interest is that there is a disconnect between the science and the size of the threat that people mention about nature, the planet and the climate, and the emotion that this triggers. So we are supposed to be extremely frightened people, but despite that we appear to sleep pretty well. ~ Bruno Latour
For children with short attention spans: boomerangs that don't come back.
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. -- Groucho Marx