"HK" wrote in message
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BAR wrote:

No that's Ted K. after his 5 Scotch 'n Tonic.

....Breakfast.



It's too bad neither of you schlumps know anything about the U.S. Senate
or the impact Teddy has had on it during his time there.


Show me a regular job in which you spent over 40 failing to achieve your
primary goal that your employer wouldn't can you from.

He's a career politician.

On Tue, 26 May 2009 20:01:51 -0700 (PDT), wrote:



Hey! In 10th or 11th grade, I memorized this:


`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.


"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"

He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought --
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.

And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.

"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.


`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

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What the hell were they thinking? :-)

Seem to recall that was Lewis Carroll having some fun with words.
Some neat stuff, but like Chinese food.

--Vic

Eisboch wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
...

BAR wrote:

No that's Ted K. after his 5 Scotch 'n Tonic.

....Breakfast.



It's too bad neither of you schlumps know anything about the U.S.
Senate or the impact Teddy has had on it during his time there.


Show me a regular job in which you spent over 40 failing to achieve your
primary goal that your employer wouldn't can you from.


So, English is your second language?

On May 27, 8:31*am, Vic Smith wrote:
On Tue, 26 May 2009 20:01:51 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Hey! *In 10th or 11th grade, I memorized this:

`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
*Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
*And the mome raths outgrabe.

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
*The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
*The frumious Bandersnatch!"

He took his vorpal sword in hand:
*Long time the manxome foe he sought --
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
*And stood awhile in thought.

And, as in uffish thought he stood,
*The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
*And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! And through and through
*The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
*He went galumphing back.

"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
*Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
*He chortled in his joy.

`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
*Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
*And the mome raths outgrabe.

--------------------------------------------------

What the hell were they thinking? *:-)

Seem to recall that was Lewis Carroll having some fun with words.
Some neat stuff, but like Chinese food.

--Vic-

We spent a week in class taking it apart, analyzing each "word", and
ultimately was required to recite it. I can stll do the "twas
brillig" part from memory. That's just not right. :-)

I wonder if it's on the "No child shall exceed" standardized tests
these days?

On Wed, 27 May 2009 05:56:24 -0700 (PDT), wrote:


We spent a week in class taking it apart, analyzing each "word", and
ultimately was required to recite it. I can stll do the "twas
brillig" part from memory. That's just not right. :-)

Agree!

I wonder if it's on the "No child shall exceed" standardized tests
these days?

Didn't go to HS much and I recall it just as a gloss-over in college.
You'd think they wouldn't waste a week on it.
I think Carroll even said it was nonsense.
Time would have been better spent in wood shop.

--Vic

HK wrote:
Eisboch wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
...

BAR wrote:

No that's Ted K. after his 5 Scotch 'n Tonic.

....Breakfast.



It's too bad neither of you schlumps know anything about the U.S.
Senate or the impact Teddy has had on it during his time there.


Show me a regular job in which you spent over 40 failing to achieve
your primary goal that your employer wouldn't can you from.


So, English is your second language?

Is that the best you have? What a doofus. Where did studying the english
language for 16-20 years get you?

On Wed, 27 May 2009 07:28:09 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Tue, 26 May 2009 20:53:35 -0400, Wizard of Woodstock
wrote:

On Tue, 26 May 2009 19:13:57 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

(Poison Tree - William Blake)

Ok, I'll admit it - I'm impressed.

Hard not to be with Blake. He guides much of how I think about life
and politics. Even when I don't know it.

Ah - well I guess we all have our personal gurus - people we like to
quote and study for inspiration.

Mine?

Yogi Berra.

Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Wed, 27 May 2009 07:28:09 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Tue, 26 May 2009 20:53:35 -0400, Wizard of Woodstock
wrote:

On Tue, 26 May 2009 19:13:57 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

(Poison Tree - William Blake)
Ok, I'll admit it - I'm impressed.
Hard not to be with Blake. He guides much of how I think about life
and politics. Even when I don't know it.

Ah - well I guess we all have our personal gurus - people we like to
quote and study for inspiration.

Mine?

Yogi Berra.

Come fourth with some Yogiisms.

On Wed, 27 May 2009 12:10:11 -0400, Wizard of Woodstock
wrote:


"When you come to a fork in the road, take it."

Beautiful - simple beautiful.

But confusing if you get lost, even when you're making good time.
My personal favorite shortie is Henny's "Take my wife....please."
Wonder if Yogi was a fan of Gracie Allen.

--Vic

On Wed, 27 May 2009 13:46:37 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Wed, 27 May 2009 12:10:11 -0400, Wizard of Woodstock
wrote:


"When you come to a fork in the road, take it."

Beautiful - simple beautiful.

But confusing if you get lost, even when you're making good time.
My personal favorite shortie is Henny's "Take my wife....please."

It was Billy Crystal who I first heard this from but I imagine the
origins are older...

Manny, upon discovering his best friend in bed with his wife said:

"Saul, I have to... but you?"