"If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I rise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savour) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day."
- E. B. White
There are times when you do everything right and it still goes wrong. Other times, you just get lucky.
ReplyDeleteDon't take the girl
ReplyDeleteJohnny's daddy was takin' him fishin'
When he was eight years old
A little girl came through the front gate
Holdin' a fishin' pole
His dad looked down and smiled
Said, "We can't leave her behind
Son, I know you don't want her to go
But someday you'll change your mind"
And Johnny said
"Take Jimmy Johnson
Take Tommy Thompson
Take my best friend Bo"
"Take anybody that you want
As long as she don't go
Take any boy in the world
Daddy please, don't take the girl"
Lyrics
Riding the Maglev - 270 MPH
ReplyDeleteChina - where else?
I've seen Many bad players get lucky, and win. I've Never seen a good player get "unlucky" and win.
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ReplyDeleteThe storm
ReplyDeleteThe storm, it came
Rumbling over the mountains
So dark
And far away
And I thought for a minute
I'm scared
I composed myself
And I watched
As I have all my life
Over the Clearwater
Up until it passed over, and
Dissipated
Gentled finally over
The Seven Devils
My ancestors, good ancestors
Did the same
Watched, and wondered
And I almost believe some
Of their old beliefs
They were not people to believe
In fate
They chose destiny
Another thing entirely
And they went with that
To my final great relief
Nice Quirk, but you don't know your hole in the ass from a hole in the ground, much less Idaho law and city code, much less a bale of hay.
ReplyDeleteBut I give you a C for trying.
You are advanced to the next grade.
Now, I've got my head clear.
ReplyDeleteI know I said I was going to be gone, but I'm with d and she likes this shit.
ReplyDeleteMy little poem there had a metaphysical meaning.
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ReplyDelete• Within a few months, the attorney for the City of Moscow will be bringing a lawsuit against you for felony misnaming of side streets in a proposed development. Various Indian tribes will join the lawsuit alleging discrimination in that the spelling of the names requires a Japanese dialect in order to pronounce them. The city attorney will be relentless and convincing in exposing your crimes; however, you will take a certain wry satisfaction in the fact that at certain times during the trial you are able to see right down her blouse.
Seer, I've counted votes since the last election.
Neophyte.
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ReplyDeleteI'm falling to sleep on daughter's couch that I PAID for fuck you.
ReplyDeleteYou saddle English tomorrow.
Miss Morion would put you in her place.
g'nite
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ReplyDeleteI didn't mean that way, Q. it was just a joke.
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ReplyDeleteNow to see if it stays.
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My wife was standing nude, looking in the bedroom mirror.
ReplyDeleteShe was not happy with what she saw and said to me,
"I feel horrible; I look old, fat and ugly.
I really need you to pay me a compliment.'
I replied, "Your eyesight's perfect."
And then the fight started........
My wife and I were sitting at a table at her high school reunion, and she kept staring at a drunken man swigging his drink as he sat alone at a nearby table.
ReplyDeleteI asked her, "Do you know him?" "Yes", she sighed,
"He's my old boyfriend.... I understand he took to drinking right after we split up those many years ago, and I hear he hasn't been sober since."
"My God!" I said, "Who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?"
And then the fight started...
One year, I decided to buy my mother-in-law a cemetery plot as a Christmas gift... The next year, I didn't buy her a gift.
ReplyDeleteWhen she asked me why, I replied,
"Well, you still haven't used the gift I bought you last year!"
And that's how the fight started.....
HOw to Start a Fight
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ReplyDeleteHOROSCOPE – SCORPIO (October 23 – November 22)
Origin – The Scorpion, is the slayer of Orion, The Hunter. Orion bragged to the gods that he could destroy any creature on earth. To punish his hubris, Artemis summoned Scorpio from the underworld and had him kill Orion.
[Before the 12 month calendar was invented, Virgo, Libra, and Scorpio were all viewed as one sign. Later when they were divided, they came to represent part of the creation myth. Leo was considered Adam, Virgo Eve, and Libra the ‘Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil’. Scorpio was the serpent and represented rebirth, both physical and spiritual. Likewise, in the Tarot, the card representing Scorpio is Death. Again, this card ruled by Pluto represents pending change and regeneration.]
Scorpio (Chantal Duros)
Controlling Body – Pluto (primary)/Mars (secondary – Pluto was discovered in 1930.)
Lucky Day – Tuesday
Color – Red (Black)
Element – Water
Symbol – Scorpion (Phoenix, Eagle)
Lucky Number - Six
Compatible Signs – Taurus, Cancer, Libra
Incompatible Signs – Aries, Gemini, Sagittarius
Famous Scorpios – George Patton, Charles Manson, Bill Gates, Sam, Teddy Roosevelt, Bob, P.J. Goebbels, Billy Graham, Carl Sagan, Leon Trotsky, Robert Kennedy, F. Dostoevsky, August Rodin, Neil Young, Voltaire, Marie Antoinette, Larry Flint, Dylan Thomas, Mata Hari
Scorpio Quote (Male) – John Adams: “Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.”
Scorpio Quote (Male) – Dennis Miller: “What's so touching is the way we fight the war right until the moment our business is taken care of and then we turn on a dime and we immediately start taking care of people. It's like a shock and aw shucks campaign.”
Scorpio Quote (Male) – Erwin Rommel: “Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning.”
Scorpio Quote (Male) – Charles DeGaulle: “Treaties, you see, are like girls and roses: they last while they last.”
Scorpio Quote (Male) – Rodney Dangerfield: “If it wasn't for pick-pockets I'd have no sex life at all.”
Scorpio Quote (Female) – Indira Gandhi: “My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.”
Scorpio Quote (Female) – Dana Plato: “Nobody knows what a woman feels or experiences but another woman. We are the nurturers and there are times when we need to be nurtured.”
Scorpio Quote (Female) – Margaret Mitchell: “Until you've lost your reputation, you never realize what a burden it was.”
Attributes – Intuitive, powerful, emotional, passionate, sensual, determined, creative, inventive, likable, observant, focused, jealous, resentful, suspicious, judgmental, secretive, obstinate, compulsive, immoderate, introverted, obsessive
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Many consider Scorpio to be the absolute best sign of the Zodiac. Admittedly, most of those people are Scorpios themselves; however, Scorpio is undoubtedly one of the most popular signs of the Zodiac. Unscientific studies indicate that a full one-twelve of the entire Zodiac consists of Scorpios. The Most Interesting Man in the World is a Scorpio.
When the Scorpio is good he is very, very good; but when he is bad, he is horrid.
Scorpios are typically conservative some would even say old-fashioned in their views. However, they are not middle-of-the-road types and are rarely open to compromise. They usually have strong opinions that are unlikely to change and are often subject to rapid mood swings. This can often get them in trouble. They are curious and anxious to learn everything they can about others. They can be good leaders but prefer to quietly manipulate events from in the background. They are highly intuitive and are drawn to the arcane and psychic. They are intense. They are hard-workers and rarely give up once they have set themselves a task. They are intelligent. They can use the word ‘want’ as both a noun and a verb in the same sentence. They know how to divide by zero and most understand the ending of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
On the other hand, they worry about being humiliated or being made to look foolish so they limit themselves to those tasks they know they can accomplish and excel at. They are suspicious and are constantly looking for hidden motives, flaws, and vulnerabilities in others. They are suspicious of flattery. They refuse to accept superficial arguments and are constantly pressuring to get the full story.
Scorpios are obstinate and stubborn. They are rarely willing to compromise. It is usually their way or the highway. They tend towards jealousy and can be manipulative and vindictive when they feel they have been wronged. They are not prone to forgiving and forgetting and are patient enough to wait to exact revenge. They have to struggle to control their emotions and their tempers.
It is in personal relations where the dual nature of the Scorpio is evident. Scorpios are normally highly committed to their long-term relationships. They are loyal and devoted mates. On the other hand, they can be flirtatious. This tendency is driven by ego, the desire to manipulate situations, a genuine curiosity about others, and an effort to explore motivations. It is another instance of the Scorpio trying to shake things up. When push comes to shove; however, they are typically committed and loyal to their partners.
Scorpios have strong sex drives. They are intense and uninhibited. They are also enthusiastic and inventive. The Kama Sutra was ghost-written by a Scorpio. It was also a Scorpio who first introduced the radical concept that sordid, distasteful, and abusive sexual relations did not necessarily have to involve other people. They are patient lovers. They don’t mind letting their lovers continue to talk after sex even when the toll charges really start adding up. Scorpios are disgusted by the shallowness and lies that surround them; however, their manipulative nature also recognizes that this actually helps them in getting a little now and then.
Physically, Scorpios are typically average in height and built, wiry when young but stockier as they grow older. Some retain their wiry physiques but most have to work to keep the weight off. Scorpios are physical but not necessarily athletic. They tend to be lovers rather than fighters. Scorpios are often hairy, and while some Scorpios are into metrosexual grooming most consider their hair a sign of their virility. This is especially true of female Scorpios. Scorpios also tend to be prone to extremes. They need to try to avoid potential excesses in the areas of food, drugs, alcohol, and sex. Scorpios tend to use sex as an excuse to grab an extra smoke.
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Your 2010-2011 Horoscope (Scorpio)
This year is expected to offer a mixed bag for the typical Scorpio.
• You will continue to receive those midnight phone calls from that ranch-hand up around Coeur d’Alene warning you to quit coming around sniffing after his woman.
• Your addiction to Mezcal grubs will result in a near-death experience that will completely change your outlook on life. You will immediately become heavily involved with sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll as well as the occasional round of autoerotic asphyxiation.
• Within a few months, the attorney for the City of Moscow will be bringing a lawsuit against you for felony misnaming of side streets in a proposed development. Various Indian tribes will join the lawsuit alleging discrimination in that the spelling of the names requires a Japanese dialect in order to pronounce them. The city attorney will be relentless and convincing in exposing your crimes; however, you will take a certain wry satisfaction in the fact that at certain times during the trial you are able to see right down her blouse.
• Most economist and pundits know that the recent economic downturn was caused by a low savings rate, a housing bubble, overextended credit, excess risk taken by the banks, poor government oversight, and obscure and opaque derivatives packages; however, in spite of that, they still can’t shake the gut feeling that you are somehow to blame for the whole damn mess even though you are now living in Australia.
• Later this year, you will laugh at the lachrymation of the Moscow city lawyer as she laments the loss of her lousy and libelous lawsuit. But don’t lambaste or lampoon her as that would be a little too much alliteration.
Appropriate Scorpio Pets – Appropriate pets for Scorpios would include wolves, spiders, moray eels, and owls. Bats and badgers would also be acceptable.
Next Month: Sagittarius (monthly personalized horoscopes available by request)
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We are approaching Halloween, one of the key merchandising periods for Souls-R-Us; and this year our staff has come up with more specials designed to make this year’s holiday season one you will long remember.
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MONTHLY SPECIALS:
[Note: Our planned “Bookum Danno” tour of Hawaii Five-O crime scenes has been cancelled due to legal and commercial issues with CBS. Instead we have arranged an exciting new tour through our affiliation with the SYFY Channel.]
Folks, how would you like to be the next Jason Hawes or Grant Wilson hosting your own episode of Ghost Hunters? Or perhaps you’d rather be a tech like Steve Gonsalves or Dave Tango, kicking ghost ass and taking names. The choice is yours when you sign up for our new one night Ghost Hunters A’ Go Go tour scheduled for October 30, Halloween, 2010.
Do you want to be the guy that says “Hey, we were able to de-bunk the reason for your people getting sick in the basement. It was just electrical leakage from an unshielded electrical box in the basement, a pretty common occurrence.’’ Or better yet, “Geez-o Pete, we can’t say definitely but from all the evidence we have gathered if someone were to ask me if this place was haunted based on all my years of experience investigating similar sites I would have to say that I’m pretty convinced that there is a distinct possibility that this place is haunted or that at least there is some kind of something here that is unusual.”
Of course you would!
Don’t get shut out. Sign up now!!!
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The tour includes:
• One night stay in the infamous and deadly Rococco House of Horrors located in the beautiful Cedar Point Amusement Park in Cedar Point, Ohio on the shores of mighty Lake Erie. (The TAPS team has never visited this sight before.)
• Pre-investigation Training
• De-bunking (buckets, electrical panel, lights from street, swinging doors)
• Pre-investigation Orientation
• Static Discharge Training (1 hour on plush carpet squares)
• Equipment Placement Training
• Stringing extension cords
• Orienting cameras and sound equipment
• Proper use and disposal of ‘barf’ bags
• Three hours of firearms training (includes 1 hour on shooting range)
• Policing the sight and final exit
• Reviewing the Evidence?
• Equipment Training
Thermal camera, ion generator, digital video camera, EMF detector, white noise generator, digital thermometer, wireless MIC, IR illuminator, ectoplasm extractor (Beta model)
• The Investigation (6:00 pm – 2:00 am)
• Reviewing the Evidence with Cedar Point Management
Extra! Extra! Extra! Extra!
As a special inducement for early signers on the Ghost Hunters A’ Go Go tour, Souls R Us in conjunction with Roto Rooter International will award the first 25 people who call in to sign up for the tour with a free ‘state-of-the-art’ video inspection of the main drain lines at their primary residence. This service is entirely free and you will be allowed to keep the VHS tape of the inspection. (There is no obligation to purchase any further services.)
[As always, discounts on our full range of services are available to the Rosicrucian Brotherhood (secret handshake required)]
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That's Quirk for you---
ReplyDeletewhen I've finally gotten some sleep, with no defenses---
to go one and one----
and when I have to get up because of my prostate---
Quirk DOESN'T HAVE ONE OF THOSE-
he attacks me mercifully--
not even the sanctity of a couch in my own daughter's apartment counts for anything with this prick--.......-
Motherfuck---when the leaves of the wheat turn, and the barley bows the head in prayer, this motherfuck will still be in--
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Soon he will be telling me he can read the cattails we put in the old rural Lutheran Church after having swept the mouse turds out, when we got married---
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He wouldn't know a mouse turd from a cattail.
You see how you can confront him---post deleted---
ReplyDeleteah, hell, I luv ya
Quirk
Hey, the last part dropped off again.
ReplyDeleteDamn.
Chickenshit
Hell, last month he didn't even have his own dates right.
ReplyDeleteWould you have this guy change your oil?????
Blogger rufus said...
ReplyDeleteMy wife was standing nude, looking in the bedroom mirror.
She was not happy with what she saw and said to me,
"I feel horrible; I look old, fat and ugly.
I really need you to pay me a compliment.'
I replied, "Your eyesight's perfect."
And then the fight started........
No, Ruf, what you say is--
"You look perfect."
And then,--
"I love you, dear"
Even "Melody" will come to that part, thought she is fighting hard.
"We both need glasses"
Ruf--we have an old, and true, saying around here---the older the wife gets---she is more tender--and eatable--like French cuisine.
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