Notable quotes, excerpts, and profound lines. - Page 222

kennyc · 12-09-2016, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

The Foundations song Build Me Up, Buttercup" by Mike d'Abo and Tony Macaulay contains a line, "And then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby, When you say you will" that for years I heard as "And then worst of all (worst of all) Neanderthal baby
When you say you will."

kennyc · 12-09-2016, 09:44 AM

"It is our choices, Harry, that show us what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
- J.K. Rowling

covingtoncat73 · 12-09-2016, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

I was confused by a Van Morrison lyric for ages, thought he was come see me on Saturday or something, but never seemed right....it was 'All Saints Day' ...

LOL. I never had a problem with that one but I am a New Orleanian and know all about All Saints Day.

kennyc · 12-09-2016, 10:19 AM

"Zero G and I feel fine."
- John Glenn

kennyc · 12-09-2016, 10:26 AM

"Any administration foolish enough to call ketchup a vegetable cannot be expected to cut the mustard."
- John Glenn

covingtoncat73 · 12-09-2016, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

"Zero G and I feel fine."
- John Glenn

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

"Any administration foolish enough to call ketchup a vegetable cannot be expected to cut the mustard."
- John Glenn

Very nice, R.I.P., Senator Glenn.

BenG · 12-10-2016, 11:11 AM

I used to like that Christmas carol about the herald named Hark.

kennyc · 12-10-2016, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by BenG

I used to like that Christmas carol about the herald named Hark.

and those pot-smoking angels.....

covingtoncat73 · 12-11-2016, 08:12 AM

"Despite what you think you know, most people don’t want to fight, especially when evenly matched. A mob will tear an individual to pieces and a man with a gun and a noble cause is happy to kill ever so many women and children, but risking a fair fight—not so easy." ~Ben Aaronovitch, Midnight Riot

kennyc · 12-11-2016, 08:14 AM

"Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice."
- Gabriel García Márquez

kennyc · 12-14-2016, 09:37 AM

"Tell me things I won't mind forgetting, make it useless stuff or skip it."
- Amy Hempel from 'In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried'

Happy Birthday today! I love her stories! I suggest: The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel

covingtoncat73 · 12-14-2016, 03:29 PM

"...so my advice to you, son, is to find the deepest hole you can crawl into and stay there until this shitfall is over and the crap lies crisp and deep and even.” ~Ben Aaronovitch, Midnight Riot

kennyc · 12-14-2016, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by covingtoncat73

"...so my advice to you, son, is to find the deepest hole you can crawl into and stay there until this shitfall is over and the crap lies crisp and deep and even.” ~Ben Aaronovitch, Midnight Riot

Good advice in troubling times!

WT Sharpe · 12-14-2016, 05:03 PM

"He jests at scars that never felt a wound."
~ William Shakespeare (1564-1616); Romeo and Juliet, act 2, scene 2 (Mercuttio speaking).

covingtoncat73 · 12-15-2016, 09:30 AM

“In another Christmas story, Dale Pearson, evil developer, self-absorbed woman hater, and seemingly unredeemable curmudgeon, might be visited in the night by a series of ghosts who, by showing him bleak visions of Christmas future, past, and present, would bring about in him a change to generosity, kindness, and a general warmth toward his fellow man. But this is not that kind of Christmas story, so here, in not too many pages, someone is going to dispatch the miserable son of a bitch with a shovel. That's the spirit of Christmas yet to come in these parts. Ho, ho, ho.”
― Christopher Moore, "The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror"

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12-09-2016, 09:44 AM	#3317
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,918 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	"It is our choices, Harry, that show us what we truly are, far more than our abilities." - J.K. Rowling

12-09-2016, 10:19 AM	#3319
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,918 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	"Zero G and I feel fine." - John Glenn

12-09-2016, 10:26 AM	#3320
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,918 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	"Any administration foolish enough to call ketchup a vegetable cannot be expected to cut the mustard." - John Glenn

12-10-2016, 11:11 AM	#3322
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	I used to like that Christmas carol about the herald named Hark.

12-11-2016, 08:12 AM	#3324
covingtoncat73 Wizard Posts: 2,745 Karma: 83407757 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Lenovo Duet Chromebook, Moto e	"Despite what you think you know, most people don’t want to fight, especially when evenly matched. A mob will tear an individual to pieces and a man with a gun and a noble cause is happy to kill ever so many women and children, but risking a fair fight—not so easy." ~Ben Aaronovitch, Midnight Riot

12-11-2016, 08:14 AM	#3325
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,918 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	"Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice." - Gabriel García Márquez

12-14-2016, 09:37 AM	#3326
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,918 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	"Tell me things I won't mind forgetting, make it useless stuff or skip it." - Amy Hempel from 'In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried' Happy Birthday today! I love her stories! I suggest: The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel

12-14-2016, 03:29 PM	#3327
covingtoncat73 Wizard Posts: 2,745 Karma: 83407757 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Lenovo Duet Chromebook, Moto e	"...so my advice to you, son, is to find the deepest hole you can crawl into and stay there until this shitfall is over and the crap lies crisp and deep and even.” ~Ben Aaronovitch, Midnight Riot

12-14-2016, 05:03 PM	#3329
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	"He jests at scars that never felt a wound." ~ William Shakespeare (1564-1616); Romeo and Juliet, act 2, scene 2 (Mercuttio speaking).

12-15-2016, 09:30 AM	#3330
covingtoncat73 Wizard Posts: 2,745 Karma: 83407757 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Lenovo Duet Chromebook, Moto e	“In another Christmas story, Dale Pearson, evil developer, self-absorbed woman hater, and seemingly unredeemable curmudgeon, might be visited in the night by a series of ghosts who, by showing him bleak visions of Christmas future, past, and present, would bring about in him a change to generosity, kindness, and a general warmth toward his fellow man. But this is not that kind of Christmas story, so here, in not too many pages, someone is going to dispatch the miserable son of a bitch with a shovel. That's the spirit of Christmas yet to come in these parts. Ho, ho, ho.” ― Christopher Moore, "The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror"

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