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To: liberallyconservative
My favorite: "I don't CARE if the IQ test said you're a genius, you have NO COMMON SENSE!" Mom's are such pithy creatures, aren't they?

My cousin Sam was the first "official" genius in the family- the first to score that high on a formal test- and his sister never missed an opportunity to knock him down a peg... like, "OK, genius-- you wanna help me wash- or dry?"

In a similar vein, whenever my Dad would counsel me that "There's no rest for the weary," Mom would mutter ( where he couldn't hear her, but I could ) "No rest for the wicked..."

I sure miss the old girl- she was quite a woman in her day.

1,027 posted on 01/01/2005 3:51:57 PM PST by backhoe (Just a Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the Trackball into the Dawn of Information...)
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Terrorism insurance not in high demand in Canada, say industry experts
By STEVE MERTL

VANCOUVER (CP) - Terrorism-related insurance payouts are expected to rise worldwide in 2005, according to a consulting firm that serves the industry.

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http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/WarOnTerrorism/2004/12/30/802358-cp.html

1,028 posted on 01/01/2005 3:57:17 PM PST by Oorang (I want to breathe the fresh air of freedom, at the dawn of every day, it's the American way.)
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To: backhoe

Luckily, mine is still around, and I'm enjoying every single day we get to banter back and forth. See, she almost died back in the spring (as most here at TM remember) so even when she hits a nerve, I count my blessings and bite my tongue. She's very "up" on things (being a Fox News junkie) and I love having a window to the past to put modern-day happenings into perspective. Truth be told, she has me aced when it comes to intelligence, and is also blessed with the common sense I lack.


1,029 posted on 01/01/2005 4:07:38 PM PST by liberallyconservative (A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. - Eisenhower)
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To: backhoe

BTTT same here for my Moms


1,075 posted on 01/02/2005 11:57:22 AM PST by JustPiper (NoE-the Enemy !!!)
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Patch depicting plane flying toward tower with words 'Midnight Mission'

4,515 posted on 01/26/2005 10:53:43 PM PST by JustPiper (NoE-the Enemy !!!)
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