Comments for Jim and Carolyn

Comment on Good-bye Rome, hello Sorrento by licentious category

licentious category — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:56:55 +0000

May God bless and keep you always May your wishes all come true May you always do for others And let others do for you May you build a ladder to the stars And climb on every rung And may you stay forever young
If you’re sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign — George W Bush

It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood War is hell — General William Tecumseh Sherman
If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into a committee — that will do them in — Bradley’s Bromide

Comment on And who said hockey was Canada’s game? by weak powder

weak powder — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:56:51 +0000

As civil rulers, not having their duty to the people duly before them, may attempt to tyrannize, and as the military forces which must be occasionally raised to defend our country, might pervert their power to the injury of their fellow citizens, the people are confirmed by the article in their right to keep and bear their private arms. TENCH COXE in Remarks on the First Part of the Amendments to the Federal Constitution, under the pseudonym A Pennsylvanian in the Philadelphia Federal Gazette, June 18, 1789.
There’s no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you — Will Rogers (1879-1935)

It’s clearly a budget It’s got a lot of numbers in it — George W Bush
Cholesterol is your natural defence against excessive circulation of blood, which can carry venoms, poisons and other toxins around your body — Michael Warner, in bpot

Comment on JandC Guide to American Idol by indisputable city

indisputable city — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:56:40 +0000

Beware of computer programmers that carry screwdrivers — Leonard Brandwein
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts — Bertrand Russell

I’m Jewish I don’t work out If God had wanted us to bend over, He would have put diamonds on the floor — Joan Rivers
Under conditions of competion, standards are set by the morally least reputable agent — philosopher/economist John Stuart Mill

Comment on The return of TV by famous quantity

famous quantity — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:56:30 +0000

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do — Dale Carnegie
When I am dead, I hope it may be said: ‘His sins were scarlet but his books were read — Hillaire Belloc

So I was in my car, and I was driving along, and my boss rang up and he said ‘You’ve been promoted’ And I swerved And then he rang up a second time and said ‘You’ve been promoted again’ And I swerved again He rang up a third time and said ‘You’re managing director’ And I went into a tree And a policeman came up and said ‘What happened to you?’ And I Said ‘I careered off the road’ — Tommy Cooper
If electricity comes from electrons, does that mean that morality comes from morons? — Unknown

Comment on First Shots by caudal undercurrent

caudal undercurrent — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:56:20 +0000

There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably diserable — Mark Twain
I have four children which is not bad considering I’m not a Catholic — Peter Ustinov

As civil rulers, not having their duty to the people duly before them, may attempt to tyrannize, and as the military forces which must be occasionally raised to defend our country, might pervert their power to the injury of their fellow citizens, the people are confirmed by the article in their right to keep and bear their private arms. TENCH COXE in Remarks on the First Part of the Amendments to the Federal Constitution, under the pseudonym A Pennsylvanian in the Philadelphia Federal Gazette, June 18, 1789.
Death is a low chemical trick played on everybody except sequoia trees — JJ Furnas

Comment on And who said hockey was Canada’s game? by coincidental catcall

coincidental catcall — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:46:08 +0000

The most overlooked advantage of owning a computer is that if they foul up there’s no law against whacking them around a bit — Eric Porterfield
If it weren’t for electricity we’d all be watching television by candlelight — George Gobel

Once you’ve written TBicycle, you never forget how — Oliver Townshend in bpdn-t
Did you ever walk in a room and forget why you walked in? I think that’s how dogs spend their lives — Sue Murphy

Comment on JandC Guide to American Idol by essential enthusiast

essential enthusiast — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:45:55 +0000

When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, ‘Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don’t believe? — Quentin Crisp
I have spoken many a word, therefore, it is fact — Eric the Verbose

My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you’ll be happy; if not, you’ll become a philosopher — Socrates
First they went after the Communists, and I did not stand up, because I was not a Communist. Then they went after the homosexuals and infirm, and I did not stand up, because I was neither. Then they went after the Jews, and I did not stand up, because I was not a Jew. Then they went after the Catholics, and I did not stand up, because I was Protestant. Finally, they went after me, and there was no one left to stand up for me.

Comment on Carolyn’s Visit to Latin America by subconscious gala

subconscious gala — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:45:51 +0000

Liberty and democracy become unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood — Mahatma Gandhi
Millions long for immortality who do not know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon — Susan Ertz

It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong — Voltaire
The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think — Horace Walpole (1717-1797)

Comment on First Shots by reliable crease

reliable crease — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:45:34 +0000

I was raised in the West The west of Texas It’s pretty close to California In more ways than Washington, DC, is close to California — George W Bush
Why was I with her? She reminds me of you In fact, she reminds me more of you than you do! — Groucho Marx

Believe those who are seeking the truth Doubt those who find it — Andr� Gide
Humor is just another defense against the universe — Mel Brooks (1926- )

Comment on Dad’s Tractor Gallery by lego land florida

lego land florida — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:45:36 +0000

Construction gone wild in Mandeville…

Eventually they will have a huge structure done, but in the meantime it looks like Lego Land threw up in…