Thought for the day - August 5, 2001

Subject: Thought for the day - August 5, 2001
From: katlaughing
Date: 04 Aug 01 - 10:53 PM

I just found a card a fellow Mudcatter had sent me this Spring. I had tucked it away for safekeeping. It has an adorable black and white closeup of a boxer dog's face, with a tiny dog biscuit on his nose, with his tongue just out to the tip of his nose, not yet reaching the biscuit.

The quote underneath is:

"The trouble with resisting temptation
is that you may not get another chance."
- Edwin Chapin (1857-1942) -

Thanks,

kat

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - August 5, 2001
From: catspaw49
Date: 04 Aug 01 - 10:59 PM

.....but sometimes you do kat. See my last post on the "Favourite Song" thread.

Good thought anyway in most situations. It's easier to buy off on when you're aware of your own mortality. I was lucky is some ways because I believed that even as a young man. Lately though, it's really become extremely true.

Spaw

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - August 5, 2001
From: katlaughing
Date: 04 Aug 01 - 11:45 PM

I hear you, Spaw. I did read your posting, before posting this and it took me right back to Arthur Martinez and the TJB's Lonely Bull, Summer of 1966, Pitkin, Colorado; I was all of 13! We had a genuine jukebox in the historic hotel and restaurant my parents ran that summer and I got to buy my favourite 45's from it at the end of the summer: Red Rubber Ball; Where were you when I needed you; Paperback Rider; something by the 1910 Fruitgum Company and a bunch of others, which I still have.

luvyakat

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - August 5, 2001
From: katlaughing
Date: 05 Aug 01 - 12:04 AM

It was Simon Says, but I never listened to that side. I preferred the flip side Reflections from the looking glass.

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - August 5, 2001
From: JenEllen
Date: 05 Aug 01 - 12:22 AM

Wow. What a lovely thought! (The person that sent that to you must just be sweet as all hell...*bg*)

I have to agree with Spaw. I never imagined I'd live this long, and that idea changes you. Sometimes for the worse, but sometimes for the better too.

Temptation sounds like such a sinful word, maybe it should be different? What is a word for 'is it worth it to you to let this moment pass you by'?

LOADS of the good stuff to you,
Jen (fave summer-with-the-top-down song: the Romantics "What I Like About You")

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - August 5, 2001
From: katlaughing
Date: 05 Aug 01 - 01:02 AM

Oh, I dunno, could the loverly person be a certain Protector of All Things Critterish; the ingenue of certain detective stories; and, also a righteous postcard sender?!**BG**

How about the "trouble with that fork in the road
is you may never get another chance to take it?" Less traveled and all that?!

luvya!kat

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - August 5, 2001
From: GUEST,.gargoyle
Date: 05 Aug 01 - 01:20 AM

Mr. Spaw.

I've...Been out of town....

So sorry to read...that you once again missed the last freight with one of folk-doms great.....and did not "shuffle off this mortal coil" with one of folk's greatest heros......

Keep blowing the ass-hole of the possum...you will be there in time.

Sincerely,

.g

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - August 5, 2001
From: GUEST,.gargoyle
Date: 05 Aug 01 - 01:29 AM

You know kitty...

There are seven (7)postings....

Over HALF (50%) are from yourslef....

So to keep YOU, (here pussy, pussy) from feeling "bad" I am posting a pathetic apology of a e-mail-parcel.....(anything OVER 50% to your OWN THREAD is cause for tears.)

If I give you my agent's name and number...will YOU help assure that reservation and booking dates are confirmed?

IT IS HELL....having YOU be my only souce of inspiration 0n a Saturday Night.....

Sincerely, .gargoyle

I should have been OUT OF HERE twelve hours ago!!!

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - August 5, 2001
From: catspaw49
Date: 05 Aug 01 - 03:31 AM

Well Greg......So how the fuck are you man? Been mixin' the formalin with the home brew again huh?

Nah, I keep missing out on the Last Train to Glory....Guess I'm "just not reasonably there" yet. You can keep on hoping though. It's good to have something to wish for, but perhaps your goal has exceeded your grasp in this case.

Cleigh O'Possum sends his best of course and has worked up a nice ass blast just for you. BTW there Slick.....didja' know we got an Icon just for flaming little pissants like yourself? I mean I know we didn't need to and it took Cleigh some getting used to, but we now have "The Little Pissant"....You can check him out in the photo pages. Best thing is that just for you and with you in mind we created a new award for "The Little Pissant" to give out.

We had a contest to name the award and I'm sorry to report that "The Golgarth Award" didn't make the final cut. We went for something more generic since it seemed a bit more workable considering the new little guy's talent. Tell you what, as you were the first pissant it only seems right that you should receive this new award.......Not for these pathetic posts today (I've seen you do SOOO much better), but let's say for past flames you've presented us. Here you go man........

ORDER OF THE GOLDEN SHOWER

Pretty cool huh? Looks like he whizzes that home brew of yours.......Does it taste about the same? Go ahead and dry off and we can go on........................................Ready?

So where you been keepin' yourself? Looks like you may have done some remedial third grade work as your spelling has improved. It still sucks pretty bad, but anything is an improvement. Or did you get a spell checker? Gotta' tell ya' man, if you paid anything for it, you took a fuckin' and a half! Your HTML is still lookin' good although the strikeout shit you did looks like someone forgot to close the code. Maybe you can get one of the Joe Clones to fix it for you, ya' think? Maybe kat? Or Jeri?...........Yeah, probably not..........Why not stick a note in the Help Forum and see if anyone responds? Probably not much help there either, but what the hell, it's an idea!

I tell ya' Greg, we do miss you around here. No one else has come along to match your rapier like wit........Well, you ain't got a rapier but it sounds good and a lot better than "Toothpick Dick" doesn't it? You know a lot of good shit but you locked in on this persona instead....Like they say, a mind is a terrible thing to waste. I imagine though that you had no choice since you've rotted your brain with formalin and all.

So are you still in San Diego or are you trying to pass off that Phoenix shit again? We have 'Catters in each place and they'd be available to lend a hand if you decide to go the de-tox route. I don't see you going that way myself, but stranger things have happened. Hell, your mother gave birth to you didn't she? Talk about your strange shit.....................Stem cell research has come too late hasn't it? Now THERE was a way you could have been useful!!!

As a friend I do of course need to remind you of the advice I gave you before.....Have a Coke and a smile and shut the fuck up.....but you just don't listen do you? Oh well, it's still good advice. You do sometimes take advice I know since you're renowned for your courtesy. I've heard that you never butt-fuck a guy without giving him a reach-around too. You're a class act man!

Well it was good to see you Greg and although you say you had to leave 12 hours ago, I'm glad you took the time to throw a little crap our way. Drop by or drop dead anytime......Your choice!!! Ya' know if one of us was in a barrel and the other rolled him down a hill, there'd be an asshole at the top AND at the bottom.

Have a completely fucked up day there bro!!!!

Spaw

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - August 5, 2001
From: catspaw49
Date: 05 Aug 01 - 04:34 AM

BTW, I'd be happy to send you a buck for the Coke. Can't help you out on the smile though........Maybe you oughta' see a dentist.

Spaw

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - August 5, 2001
From: John Routledge
Date: 05 Aug 01 - 08:34 AM

Thanks for the quote Kat. The more I think about it the more subtle it gets! Cheers John

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - August 5, 2001
From: catspaw49
Date: 05 Aug 01 - 02:12 PM

So far it's a real "subtle" kinda' thread, doncha' think?

Spaw

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - August 5, 2001
From: katlaughing
Date: 05 Aug 01 - 02:44 PM

Thanks, Geordie!

Oh, yeah, Spaw, certain parts, "fer shure."*BG*

kat

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - August 5, 2001
From: Amos
Date: 05 Aug 01 - 08:54 PM

Wow, Spawlet!! Aincha the hot barrel!! Well, the Garg has made a certain name for himself and your post seems to address that persona appropriately, but its too bad. And your vocabulary scale is a tad high. I think it indexes around 7.5 grade. Ta gotta tune it down to the readers' level, man!!!

A

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - August 5, 2001
From: SINSULL
Date: 05 Aug 01 - 11:40 PM

Oh Spaw. It is a shame you can't give credit where credit is due. You and I both know that that is not the original GUEST, gargoyle. Seems a shame to waste the little pissant on a poor imitation. Your Stem Cell quip is quite clever though. Reminds of my own "There is living proof of the need for legalized abortion". Sorry for the wander, kat.

Re: your thread. You and I are both too wise and too old to resist temptation. Go for the biscuit, Kitty.

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - August 5, 2001
From: katlaughing
Date: 05 Aug 01 - 11:57 PM

I'm working on it, Sins!**BG**