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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....06-08-05....Words - It's Story Time
DollyCali
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| DollyCali
Posted on 06/08/2005 5:54:16 AM PDT by DollyCali
A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day
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WORDS!!! - It's Story Time
TTT/PPP/MMM Part 1
Tall Tails and Trivia; Pithy Platitudes and Proverbs; Monumental Movies and Minutia
Oh My.. words.. how they can paint a picture, rip apart a soul or start a war. From the same lips a mother can soothe a crying child and moments later destroy the ego of the childs dad. Lyricists have inspired romance, tears and suicide. Authors make fortunes with eager fans awaiting the next offering from their keyboard. Poets are memorialized from the offerings of a broken or troubled soul. Screenwriters are in demand for the way they can modify existing writing or develop original material for the big screen. Students can be inspired or devastated by the words from their teachers and mentors over the years.
Words can be truthful, sincere, loving, supportive, encouraging. They can be evil, piercing, disingenuous, destructive, and deceitful. They can mend or they can rend.
The very same words from the same mouth can be quite different with tone, volume & body language at variance.
Words come from the heart and often the heart must be examined.
Today we will have fun with words
. Phrases, paragraphs, short stories.
What are the words that were the best you ever heard? What are the words that tore your soul apart? What is the funniest story you ever heard? The saddest? Most life changing?
What is your idea of a good/acceptable lie.. or is there such a thing?
What is your favorite biblical proverb?
What is the favorite or most memorable saying from your childhood (parent or teacher origin)?
What is your favorite author? His/her works?
What is your favorite movie? Screenwriter?
What is the funniest joke you can recall? What is the funniest play on words you recall? Are you an oxymoron fan?
Do you have story of personally being wounded by a friends words?
Do you have a favorite word?
Tall Tails
(Yes, I know it should be tales but then it wouldnt fit my tails series, would it?)
When I was your age I walked 15 miles each way to school in knee deep snow with holes in my shoes
You better clean your plate because the children in China are starving - huh?
It is just up the road a piece
you CANT miss it
My wife doesnt understand me
Easy assembly
Pro wrestling is real
the moon landings are faked.
I just buy Playboy for the great articles.
Now, I am not meaning to gossip, I am just telling you this so you can PRAY FOR HER.
Love means never having to say you are sorry
No, my dog doesnt bite (hard)
I have the prettiest blind date to fix you up with.
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Quotable Quotes
It is Finished Jesus Christ 33 AD
God is dead Nietzsche 1882 AD
Nietzsche is dead God 1900 AD
Before God we are all equally wise and equally foolish - Einstein 1879 - 1955 AD
Imagination is more important than knowledge Einstein
Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes Confucius 551 479 BC
Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles Confucius
Happiness is when what you think, what you say , and what you do are in harmony Mahatma Gandhi 1869-1948 AD
I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers Gandhi
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong Gandhi
Trivia
Email, internet postings, crossword puzzles & a game called Trivial pursuit have made us a world knowledgeable on trivia. How else would you know:
The extract vanilla comes from an orchid plant
Orchid means testicles
Who the fourteenth secretary of state was.
The number of electrons in a hydrogen atom.
Pithy Platitudes
A stitch in time saves nine
A penny saved is a penny earned
The early bird gets the worm (great if you like worms, huh?)
The second mouse gets the cheese
The fool says in his heart, there is no God.
Time waits for no man.
Honey attracts more bees than vinegar.
Confession is good for the soul
Honesty is the best policy
Haste makes waste
Close only counts in horseshoes
There are no atheists in Foxholes
Fine wine is like a fine woman (or is it the other way around?)
Never do anything important when you are exhausted
Dont put a pea in your nose
Proverbs
From the mind of Solomon, perhaps the wisest man who penned scripture (well if you consider someone with thousands of wives wise) comes the biblical book of Proverbs.
A few of my favorites:
12:18 Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
23: 9 Do not speak to a fool, for he will scorn the wisdom of your words.
12:10 a righteous man cares for the needs of his animal, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
31: 8-9 speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.
21:3 To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
1: 7-9 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; but fools despise wisdom and discipline. Listen my son to your fathers instruction and do not forsake your mothers teaching. They will be a garland to grace your head & a chain to adorn your neck.
19:22 What a man desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar.
12:11 He who works his land will have abundant food, but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment.
26:20 Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down
12:19-20 Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment. There is deceit in the hearts of those who plot evil, but joy for those who promote peace.
12:22 The Lords detests lying lips but he delights in men who are truthful.
20:3 It is a mans honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.
25:15 Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
26:18-19 Like a madman shooting firebrands or deadly arrows is a man who deceives his neighbor and says, I was only joking!
Monumental Movies
Yes, yes, I know I KNOW!!! -.. Gone with the Wind, right? BUT
A movie with a title that goes with the thread today & is a really funny movie is TRUE LIES. Staring Jamie Lee Curtis & The Arnold. The tango scene was a hoot as was the scene when they are describing their careers
real & the lies with the bad guys.
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I am an epic movie fan & a fan of movies based on historical facts.. Loved many of the war movies of past & contemporary. Troy, The Patriot, Gladiator, Lawrence of Arabia, Saving Private Ryan
.big casts, action, human emotions, joy & sadness.
The sentimental & scary ones.. Titanic, Casablanca, Ghost, Sixth Sense, Wizard of Oz, Psycho, and who could forget Jack Nicholsons face in The Shining?
Special effects to me are special. Harry Potter, Matrix series, Star Wars, LOTR
In awe & think, How DO they DO that? I love good acting & when I want it, love live theater
no special effects (well, sometimes a few) there!
What are your favorites
what words in them struck a cord? Which character do you associate with to make this a relevant movie? (this shows the screenwriter did a good job!) AND MOST IMPORTANT FOR THIS THREAD, WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE LINE(S)???
Minutia
Much of minutia is the stuff that doesnt need to be said
or dwelt on
like ones digestive process or lack thereof; hours of telling & retelling and yet AGAIN telling what your cat or dog or kid did last night; the fun details of your three week hospital stay; recap of your weeks soap operas.. Believe you get the picture. Good or better minutia in conversation might include your true weight & age & hair color (ha); your best recipe for whatever. Still might not need to be said but at least they will feel the satisfaction of getting some REAL info.
NOW what is last word from you? Words of wisdom? Two Cents opps that is tomorrow.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: freepers; fun; graphics; humor; oxymoron; proverbs; quotations; stories; talltails; words
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To: DollyCali
Great looking group.. It was a great meeting.
MrK, Bob Emailer, Eleni, Mia, Rocky88, Tskoz, you in front..
I am holding the flag and Mrs Mayor is right beside me..
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posted on
06/08/2005 9:17:32 AM PDT
by
The Mayor
( Pray as if everything depends on God; work as if everything depends on you.)
To: The Mayor
"There may not be a primary.. I knocked another one out of the race.. Lookie here.. What started off as a challenge now may be in a shoe-in for Rus Thompson."
Never Underestimate
FREEPER PRAYER POWER,
Rus !!
62
posted on
06/08/2005 9:26:29 AM PDT
by
LadyX
((( To God be all praise and honor and glory -- )))
To: LadyX
I never will..
Thank you!
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posted on
06/08/2005 9:48:20 AM PDT
by
The Mayor
( Pray as if everything depends on God; work as if everything depends on you.)
To: DollyCali
"What are the words that were the best you ever heard?"
"God so loved the World that He gave his only Son . . . "
To: FreeTheHostages
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posted on
06/08/2005 10:09:26 AM PDT
by
DollyCali
("Thank you for your ANSWERS". POTUS to press at end of Presser 28April05)
To: DollyCali
66
posted on
06/08/2005 10:11:24 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
To: AFPhys
Lawnmowers vs goats vs machete vs weed eaters vs Au natural...
I have 2 gas powered (good ones) lawn mowers in my garage. I cannot start them & when someone else starts them, they die when the "talented" party departs. My riding mower same story but I have not used it much for a long time as my yard is very chopped up with flower beds & intricate landscaping. Just too much of a pain to maneuver it around.
so I am using a small electric mower with LONG cord(s).. an acre is mowed +/-. Hot one out there to mow. just did an hour. Will finish up part of back near house & most of front today. We may be getting rain tomorrow possibly & in afternoon tomorrow I will be at lake Erie (heading your way, east of mentor area) before the PM Heritage Republican Club meeting in Mentor
Maybe you could hire a few kids from church to pull you thru the short haul. If you hire a professional bush hog you might as well put that towards new mower.
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posted on
06/08/2005 10:15:51 AM PDT
by
DollyCali
("Thank you for your ANSWERS". POTUS to press at end of Presser 28April05)
To: MEG33
68
posted on
06/08/2005 10:17:14 AM PDT
by
DollyCali
("Thank you for your ANSWERS". POTUS to press at end of Presser 28April05)
To: DollyCali
Thanks for bringing me over to this thread... but I really must get out to work on the yard very soon now.
I live about 15 miles from church friends. That's not much of an option, and most of the folks within a half mile have no kids and I don't know any - bummer.
I've been to Mentor, but it is a bit too far for a "quick trip" for me. Is that Heritage Rep. mtg. on Friday or Saturday?
69
posted on
06/08/2005 10:33:56 AM PDT
by
AFPhys
((.Praying for President Bush, our troops, their families, and all my American neighbors..))
To: DollyCali
That's me under the pool table, retrieving the cue ball...
" >)
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posted on
06/08/2005 10:47:04 AM PDT
by
Syncro
To: AFPhys
Heritage meeting is Thursday PM..last one before summer break. WE are having our fall kick off meeting at water...Nice but small group. about 1/3 rd participants are FReepers.various ages, various professions & varying degrees of conservatism
I am on way back out now also in a few minutes
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posted on
06/08/2005 11:00:34 AM PDT
by
DollyCali
("Thank you for your ANSWERS". POTUS to press at end of Presser 28April05)
To: eleni; Syncro; kassie; Peach; Victoria Delsoul; All
Some statements in movies seep into our language.. How many of these do you recognize by movie and by character speaking the words???
@@@
Today I saw a slave become more powerful than the Emperor of Rome.
After all, tomorrow is another day
My Mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.
(referring to Apple Computers) He got me invested in some kinda fruit company.
I dont think we are in Kansas anymore
When you become a real boy, remember me to the ladies when you grow up.
I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant.
Play it again Sam
This guy's a restraining order waiting to happen.
Yeah I called her up, she gave me a bunch of crap about me not listening to her, or something, I don't know, I wasn't really paying attention.
I see dead people
Kiss me. Kiss me as if it were the last time.
I'm mortified, petrified, stupefied by you.
You can't handle the truth!
Go ahead, Make my day!
You had me at hello.
Heeeeee;s back
It's amazing the clarity that comes with psychotic jealousy.
Houston, we have a problem.
I'd rather have thirty minutes of wonderful than a lifetime of nothing special...
Love means never having to say youre sorry
All I'm saying is that somewhere out there is the man you are supposed to marry. And if you don't get him first, somebody else will, and you'll have to spend the rest of your life knowing that somebody else is married to your husband.
I'll make him an offer he can't refuse.
I thought all writers drank to excess and beat their wifes. You know one time I secretly wanted to be a writer.
Ill be back!
I haven't got a brain... only straw.
That is why you fail.
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!
Come on in, and try not to ruin everything by being you.
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posted on
06/08/2005 11:03:49 AM PDT
by
DollyCali
("Thank you for your ANSWERS". POTUS to press at end of Presser 28April05)
To: All
May the Lord of great love and of creation keep the men and women of our military in His loving and eternal care. May the families be immersed with peace and comfort as they proudly know their loved ones are giving their best for the things that are dear to all of us. AMEN
Below are names of some of our FReepers' loved ones who are serving our country. If you have someone you would like to add, please address a post to Billie; Mama_Bear; Dutchess; Aquamarine; The Mayor; DollyCali, and we will add their name to this list. As we pray for them, we pray also for all our nations leaders, and military personnel, and their families and friends. May God hold them close to His heart.
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Maigrey...................cousin OhioWfan........................son mystery-ak..........son, husband Gogrammy................grandson Inspectorette...................son Blessed American..........nephew Slip18..........................nephew anniegetyourgun...........nephew Diver Dave.......niece, nephew ConspiracyGuy........2 nephews Pippin.......niece's husband sneakers..........................son weldgophardline.....brotherinlaw jamaly.................brotherinlaw Future Snake Eater..........cousin WaterDragon.............grandson WaterDragon...........son-in-law BeforeISleep...................son kimmie7......................brother Armymarinemom............3 sons american_ranger.............son LadyX.........................grandson fawn796.......................nephew Dubya............................nephew StarCMC......................brother ValerieUSA..................2 sons Lakeside......................2 sons LakeLady.....................nephew Spruce.....................daughter Philman_36..............2 nephews bjcintennessee.......son, niece eaglesiniowa.....................son auboy.............................cousin Ladysmith..nephew,friend's son tina07......soninlaw & his friend Katydidnt..........................son MontanaCowgirlCop.......brother Colorado Slim................nephew Tapatio.........................2 nephews Alouette................................son katykelly..............................son Warrior Nurse...........active duty SK1 Thurman...........active duty David Osborne.........active duty fc2tomschermuly......active duty bkwells..................active duty LongCut..................active duty cjk..........................active duty Trish.......................active duty ODC-GIRL.................active duty AF_Blue..................active duty Notwithstanding.....active duty thumperusn.............active duty Q6-God.....................active duty Q6-God...................twin brother Veloxherc.................active duty Don Simmons...........active duty wingnutx..................active duty Old Sarge................active duty CGblue........................active duty bigghurtt................active duty frankiep...................active duty
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scubachick.........................husband ladtx................................2 sons Its_me_K.E.T...........................son gatorgirl.........................husband severa...............husband,brother Hostel.................................cousin MozartLover..............son,nephew LBGA (RIP)...................................son cookcounty............................son SpookBrat..............nephew,cousin Doug from Upland...........son-in-law Himyar....................................son boxerblues........................2 sons the piper....................................son sheeza................................husband kemathen7.........................husband Tiffee4Bob..........................boyfriend El Gato............................nephew deadhead.............................cousin JimRobinson..................2 nephews TexKat.......................son, step-son Consort.......2 daughters,son-in-law Darheel...............................niece Donaeus...........................nephew dixie sass........................nephew BeAllYouCanBe........................son Repubmommy........................brother AgThorn................................2 sons homeschoolmama.................nephew kneezles.................................son RoseinRoseBear......cousin's hubby Redhead............step-granddaughter Redhead...........step-grdaughter fiance Atomic Conspiracy.........half-brother Atomic Conspiracy................nephew Atomic Conspiracy....................niece Sunflowergal.........................grandson visualops..............................cousin mrstank..............................husband MrsMike31........................husband spotbust1............................husband Leofl...........................................son chena............................................son campfollower............................fiance LUV W............................................son painter...................................nephew ProudAFDad.................................son SkiMask...................................son TheMayor...........................friends'son mhking.....................................cousin Misty4jc................................husband Bykrbayb........................................son Hope and Glory.............................son ak_daddoo.............................nephew SilentServiceCPOWife...........husband Walkenfree...2 grndsons,3 nephews Walkenfree................granddaughter ariamne...............................2 cousins Zechariah_8_13...brotherinlaw,cousin DirtyHarryY2K.......daughter,son-in-law nelibeli..................................nephew Kramster.........................stepson
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73
posted on
06/08/2005 11:08:22 AM PDT
by
DollyCali
("Thank you for your ANSWERS". POTUS to press at end of Presser 28April05)
To: DollyCali
One of my favorites came from Rufus Jones, the great Quaker philosopher, as he overheard a group of us young Philosophy students arguing about which was the best religion: "Gemtlemen, gentlemen, thee does emphasize the differences too much, and the similarities not enough."
To: DollyCali
"...the universal one, I believe is "because I SAID SO" My mum's favourite one, which she would sometimes modify to "cos for" or "because" if I kept asking why LOL.
75
posted on
06/08/2005 12:18:04 PM PDT
by
snugs
(An English Cheney Chick - BIG TIME)
To: LadyX
You have the most marvelous attitude ... such a joy to know
76
posted on
06/08/2005 12:27:35 PM PDT
by
DollyCali
("Thank you for your ANSWERS". POTUS to press at end of Presser 28April05)
To: snugs
Is your mom able to converse & recall things from past? I know she is in assissted living but not remembering if it is all physical or partly memory/loss of related
77
posted on
06/08/2005 12:29:53 PM PDT
by
DollyCali
("Thank you for your ANSWERS". POTUS to press at end of Presser 28April05)
To: Wheelbarrow
ah.. in honor of that dear prof you chose to erase any differences & let us see how long the list would be ... outstanding! I have done that on a few posts today also! LOL and welcome again to the Finest Thread! Thanks for visiting & sharing a personal story.
78
posted on
06/08/2005 12:56:39 PM PDT
by
DollyCali
("Thank you for your ANSWERS". POTUS to press at end of Presser 28April05)
To: Syncro
That's me under the pool table, retrieving the cue ball... Can you tell I am finding "important things to do" to avoid mowing in the excessive heat????
LOL
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posted on
06/08/2005 1:09:12 PM PDT
by
DollyCali
("Thank you for your ANSWERS". POTUS to press at end of Presser 28April05)
To: DollyCali
LOL good one...har! That actually looks a little like me a couple of years ago...
It's raining here, yesterday I watered the garden, figures.
I weed-ate my lawn after the yard police sent me a letter. Don't have a mower.
They wanted me to be the only one in the neighborhood to not park his boat over a little grass. So I complied and enlarged my driveway with bricks and moved it over there.
I do think their main problem was the computer monitor in the ivy...:>)
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posted on
06/08/2005 1:21:38 PM PDT
by
Syncro
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