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  1. On words that annoy me and other stuff!

    by , 01-22-2009 at 07:19 PM (A Ramble through Smilie Land)
    I found this smilie the other day cleaning out my photobucket, I made it for Logos, Scher and Jay in the days before my elevation to Moderdom , ah those days of old .( oh great now I have ald lang sigh in my head thanks virgil I had never heard it till you sent me that link. So I thought I might dust it off and give it an airing so here it goes

    Moderator night is on patrol..be ware!
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  2. Short Story: The Chair and the Books

    by , 01-22-2009 at 12:12 PM (Insights from a person of questionable sanity)
    (I'm still working on it so apologies for mistakes. Enjoy!)

    Sylvia Plath waited anxiously. Finally the front cover opened, it sounded like an old creaky door, she was ushered in and the front cover was slammed shut.

    It was Friday night. Every Friday a new comer joined them on the Chair. They came out of space. Nobody stayed for long. The Hand (bless the hand) would come for you sooner or later. Sometimes in the dead night; sometimes early morning; but sooner or later ...

    Updated 02-25-2009 at 07:39 AM by optimisticnad

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  3. The Sea Queen

    The Sea Queen

    Fallen from grace
    with tears in her eyes
    thrown to the bottom of the sea

    Left there to die
    by those who once
    cried "Long live the Queen"

    So quickly it can turn
    left tattered in disgrace
    while still clutching hold
    of aristocratic pride

    "Never!" she cried
    "Never will I lay down and die"
    Facing her fate, with eyes upturned
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  4. It's So True!

    80% of the U.S. says "Oh ****" when they slide into a ditch from snow, the other 20% in Alaska say "Hold my beer and watch this."
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  5. random note I came across

    From the [I]Vegetarian Messenger[/I] (Manchester, England), July 1890, p217:

    Kansas. - On the 11th of last month our society held a very enjoyable pic-nic in a beautiful grove about three miles from the city, where, surrounded by the beauties of nature we enjoyed a feast of reason and a flow of soul, and partook of a beautiful dinner of fruits, nuts, and cereals. After dinner Mr. W. W. Perkins, a veteran of 77 years, and 40 years a Vegetarian, made us a very interesting address. With ...

    Updated 01-21-2009 at 09:54 PM by NikolaiI

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