tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post2328901411780265656..comments2023-05-24T09:41:52.181-04:00Comments on Running In the Yard Next Door: Quotes for the DayCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-18557365931389896802012-04-21T04:37:28.283-04:002012-04-21T04:37:28.283-04:00My fav one of Mark Twain's - Keep away from pe...My fav one of Mark Twain's - Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.webhostinghttp://www.webictus.info/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-38118488154042253402012-04-03T14:09:56.312-04:002012-04-03T14:09:56.312-04:00G-Man - See, now that's True. . .
Suldog - So...<b>G-Man</b> - See, now that's True. . .<br /><br /><b>Suldog</b> - Somehow, I just <i>knew</i> that you, of all people, would be fully up-to-speed on Josh Billings. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-30856893655980187872012-04-03T11:30:10.793-04:002012-04-03T11:30:10.793-04:00Billings is one of the most-overlooked funny quote...Billings is one of the most-overlooked funny quote machines of his age (which fairly much overlapped Twain's.) He didn't write at length with the same richness and variety that Twain did, but he still doesn't deserve to be as forgotten as he is.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-33773084640260543892012-04-02T18:16:35.979-04:002012-04-02T18:16:35.979-04:00" As long as you are reading the obituaries i..." As long as you are reading the obituaries instead of starring in them...It's OK!"<br /><br />~~Galen HaynesG-Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14968807697181554781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-1170963703897233952012-04-02T16:26:25.156-04:002012-04-02T16:26:25.156-04:00Xavier - Lissen. . . I know that Truth can sometim...<b>Xavier</b> - Lissen. . . I know that Truth can sometimes (often?) be hard in the finding, but. . .<br /><br />I don't believe that for a minute, my friend. . .<br /><br />;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-39282630035353420832012-04-02T02:26:52.770-04:002012-04-02T02:26:52.770-04:00ignorance is my blissful steady-state, don't g...ignorance is my blissful steady-state, don't go messin' withat, ok?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-27160080743743758172012-04-01T22:15:42.785-04:002012-04-01T22:15:42.785-04:00Skip - You know, I advance-posted this a couple we...<b>Skip</b> - You know, I advance-posted this a couple weeks ago; I didn't even think about its appropriateness for April Fool's. . .<br /><br /><b>Bijoux</b> - I had to look that song up; I don't ever recall hearing it.<br /><br />These quotes don't make me think of lies, so much as our boundless capacity for self-delusion, and commitment to pet ideas, regardless of the facts. . .<br /><br /><b>Lime</b> - That's why he's on my short-short list of favorite authors. He got bitter and cynical in his later years, so those aren't quite as fun. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-9796711576051881542012-04-01T17:06:29.969-04:002012-04-01T17:06:29.969-04:00mark twain is a brilliant and pithy observer of hu...mark twain is a brilliant and pithy observer of humanity.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-17116244844435596262012-04-01T14:23:28.235-04:002012-04-01T14:23:28.235-04:00This brings to mind the ole Thompson Twins favorit...This brings to mind the ole Thompson Twins favorite, "Lies, Lies, Lies"Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-72197919272151724102012-04-01T09:23:14.798-04:002012-04-01T09:23:14.798-04:00Gives a whole new (knew?) concept to April FoolsGives a whole new <i>(knew?)</i> concept to April Fools(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.com