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rdv1224 21 yrs ago
Big "DUH" here. Finished reading Sirens of Titan but watched the movie Slaughterhouse Five which I read a few weeks ago. No, I'm NOT overdosing on Vonnegut! (Brain transplant not working...need new one...checking don…

rdv1224 21 yrs ago | 1 replies
Brave New World was a quick, interesting, easy read but Point Counter Point is just dragging on and on. I keep wondering if there's a point to this. lol, Sorry ;-)

rdv1224 21 yrs ago | 2 replies
Godot? Gadot? Gaudot? Help...

rdv1224 21 yrs ago
The Godfather. You gotta problem wit dat?

rdv1224 21 yrs ago | 1 replies
Just finished Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut. I think in this case at least that one medium just doesn't translate into another. If someone had only seen the movie, they would find it very hard to follow. There's only…

rdv1224 21 yrs ago | 12 replies
On my miter saw: "Do not place fingers under moving blade." Yeah, it happens to me a lot. "Honey, do you remember if this is the power saw that cuts wood but not flesh and bone? " On hair dryer: "Do not use in bath/sho…

rdv1224 21 yrs ago
To Do List: Meet at Stonehenge at midnight. Bring hooded cape. Bring books to release. Find a virgin for the sacrifice.(Why do I always have to find the virgin? Sheesh!)

rdv1224 21 yrs ago | 1 replies
I guess I'm at that awkward age- my girls are grown but I have no grandchildren. I'm so glad the shirt fit, and Kate remember what happened to the real bell when someone rang it too much!

rdv1224 21 yrs ago
Thanks for that link Robert, looks like a good one!

rdv1224 21 yrs ago
Sending emergency eye-drops, heating pad for the back ache and a nice soft cushion to sit on. It may take a while, coming from the USA but you'll need them mate.

rdv1224 21 yrs ago | 3 replies
Hmm, I thought the p & q thing was from printing. When type was set by hand, the pieces are chosen from containers called cases and of course they look backwards so the impression on the paper is forward. This is also th…

rdv1224 21 yrs ago
Sad. Very sad. Another case of "my mind's made up, don't confuse me with facts."

rdv1224 21 yrs ago
Thanks to all, got 'em now!

rdv1224 21 yrs ago | 4 replies
Anyone know where to find song lyrics? I wanted to get the words at the beginning of the Moody Blues album (Threshold of a Dream, or maybe Days of Future Passed?) Any way it starts out "Cold hearted orb that rules the n…

rdv1224 21 yrs ago | 1 replies
Your kind words sum up my feelings also. I've seen those rude, crude narrowminded people you mention. This technology can allow the best in us to emerge, or the worst in us. If you want to know what someone's really lik…

rdv1224 21 yrs ago | 3 replies
Confess?, noo... then we can't blackmail you! Let's see...your secret's safe if you send us...shrubbery! Read Grapes of Wrath recently and got drawn into it too- not many stories do that to me. (I've been to Oklahoma a…

rdv1224 21 yrs ago | 21 replies
"Gracie, how did the fender get that dent?" (No response) "Gracie, I asked you what happened to the car?" "Wait a minute George, it takes time to make up the truth."

rdv1224 21 yrs ago
Sheesh, I was thinking the same thing. Hate it when she's cross.

rdv1224 21 yrs ago
"to die" as in "the little death" ? I gotta read more poetry!

rdv1224 21 yrs ago
Went to Houston one weekend for a wedding. I loved the whole experience, but was rather disappointed when not one person said "y'all" -sigh. "Let there be spaces in your togetherness" Kahlil Gibran "Life. Don't ta…

rdv1224 21 yrs ago | 2 replies
May I suggest a little e.e.cummings?

rdv1224 21 yrs ago
A fish named Wanda? Outstanding name!

rdv1224 21 yrs ago
Welcome.Do a search for project gutenberg. Plenty of free reading in English to be found.

rdv1224 21 yrs ago
Lola, you are such a rebel! (I'm so proud of her, snif, snif.)

rdv1224 21 yrs ago
Gee, I didn't realize there were so many Steven Wright fans! (If you travel at the speed of light and put on your headlights, do they work?) OK, so, if adults commit adultery, do infants commit infantry?

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