Will Rogers Homespun philosophy

Subject: RE: Will Rogers Homespun philosophy
From: GUEST,Fred Bailey
Date: 07 Nov 12 - 11:39 PM

These Okies have invaded California without firing a shot --- and somehow it raised the average IQ in BOTH states. paraphrased from Will Rogers

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Subject: RE: Will Rogers Homespun philosophy
From: Mark Ross
Date: 07 Nov 12 - 04:53 PM

Will Rogers on the ukelele;

"It's hard to tell when you someone holding a ukelele, whether they're really playing it, or just fooling around."

Mark Ross

Subject: RE: Will Rogers Homespun philosophy
From: GUEST
Date: 07 Nov 12 - 03:40 PM

Dear Mr. OZ, guest

It is Fred not Steve...and you are still wrong.

Elucidate thyself. (you too Frank)

http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/id_rather_have_a_bottle_in_front_of_me_than_a_frontal_lobotomy/

Read Barry Popik"s credentials at his homepage.

Subject: RE: Will Rogers Homespun philosophy
From: GUEST,OZ guest
Date: 07 Nov 12 - 02:24 PM

Steve Allen said that on TV in the 50s...

I'd rather have a free bottle in front of me
than a pre-frontal lobotomy ...

Subject: RE: Will Rogers Homespun philosophy
From: GUEST,Frank
Date: 07 Nov 12 - 01:55 AM

I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me,
Than a full frontal lobotomy.

Subject: RE: Will Rogers Homespun philosophy
From: GUEST,999
Date: 06 Nov 12 - 10:52 AM

Indeed, SRS, indeed.

Subject: RE: Will Rogers Homespun philosophy
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 06 Nov 12 - 09:05 AM

Amazing the random phrases the bots find to drop into threads, isn't it?

SRS

Subject: RE: Will Rogers Homespun philosophy
From: GUEST,999
Date: 06 Nov 12 - 09:01 AM

John, "Dude.. I am nothing into examining, but somehow I acquired to read plenty of articles on the blog. Its amazing how interesting it truly is for me to see you commonly." is gonna be hard to top. Might need a lobotomy first.

Subject: RE: Will Rogers Homespun philosophy
From: Rapparee
Date: 02 Nov 12 - 02:01 PM

He was also a pretty dang good hand with a rope.

Subject: RE: Will Rogers Homespun philosophy
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 02 Nov 12 - 01:37 PM

"There are three kinds of men The ones that learn by reading. The few who learn by observation.
The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves."

WR

Subject: RE: Will Rogers Homespun philosophy
From: GUEST,999
Date: 02 Nov 12 - 11:07 AM

"Politics, noun. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage."

Ambrose Bierce

Subject: RE: Will Rogers Homespun philosophy
From: GUEST,999
Date: 02 Nov 12 - 11:06 AM

"I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat."

Will Rogers

Subject: RE: Will Rogers Homespun philosophy
From: GUEST,.gargoyle
Date: 02 Nov 12 - 10:44 AM

Just in time for next Tuesday 's election.

"Democrats never agree on anything, that's why they're Democrats. If they agreed with each other, they'd be Republicans."


"Congress is so strange; a man gets up to speak and says nothing, nobody listens, and then everybody disagrees."

"There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the entire government working for you."

Sincerely,
Gargoyle

cut the shenanigans.

Subject: RE: Will Rogers Homespun philosophy
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 02 Nov 12 - 08:46 AM

The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.
Thomas Jefferson

Subject: RE: Will Rogers Homespun philosophy
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 02 Nov 12 - 07:26 AM

"Some people try to turn back their odometers.
Not me, I want people to know "why" I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved."

Will Rogers.

As a philosophy, that'll do me

Subject: RE: Will Rogers Homespun philosophy
From: michaelr
Date: 01 Nov 12 - 07:02 PM

A friend of mine remarked, looking at Irish castle ruins, "It'll be a grand place when they get it fixed up."

Subject: RE: Will Rogers Homespun philosophy
From: GUEST,999
Date: 01 Nov 12 - 06:27 PM

" Will Rogers never met you, did he?"

I asked that about five years ago of someone on Mudcat, but I'm sure I'm not the first to ask that.

Subject: RE: Will Rogers Homespun philosophy
From: GUEST,Bardford
Date: 01 Nov 12 - 06:23 PM

I can't recall where I heard this: " Will Rogers never met you, did he?"

Subject: RE: Will Rogers Homespun philosophy
From: ossonflags
Date: 01 Nov 12 - 04:36 PM

Was it Brendan Behan who said about Toronto "it will be a great place when it is finished"?

Subject: RE: Will Rogers Homespun philosophy
From: GUEST,999
Date: 01 Nov 12 - 02:54 PM

No offense intended. I think they were both great humourists.

Subject: RE: Will Rogers Homespun philosophy
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 01 Nov 12 - 02:41 PM

Well 9. It is attributed to both, and has also been changed to include NYC and other places. Looks like it's ubiquitous,made me laugh anyway.

Subject: RE: Will Rogers Homespun philosophy
From: GUEST,999
Date: 01 Nov 12 - 02:04 PM

I think that's Twain. I may be wrong.

Subject: Will Rogers Homespun philosophy
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 01 Nov 12 - 01:49 PM

Heard a new one (to me) today.
"LA, great place to live, but I wouldn't wanna visit there."