Thought for the Day (May 27)

Subject: Thought for the Day (May 27)
From: Peter T.
Date: 27 May 99 - 08:55 AM

"The reason why more writers don't kill themselves is that they can't qujite get down to finishing that suicide note."
-Dorothy Parker (attrib.)

Subject: RE: Thought for the Day (May 27)
From: Peter T.
Date: 27 May 99 - 09:00 AM

"Quite" - quite. (where is that suicide note...). Always profreed! Yours, Peter T.

Subject: RE: Thought for the Day (May 27)
From: Sheye
Date: 27 May 99 - 10:25 AM

(trans. from French)

When you look into water, you see your reflection
When you look into wine, you see yourself.

Subject: RE: Thought for the Day (May 27)
From: Bert
Date: 27 May 99 - 10:27 AM

Always profreed!

Now THAT should be the quote of the day!!!

Subject: RE: Thought for the Day (May 27)
From: Fadac
Date: 27 May 99 - 11:05 AM

As I looked over the side, of the ship at the pier.

My reflection in the water I could see.

Distorted by the mini waves, All I could think was. "Oh Dear"

"I don't remember eating that"

Not much of a thought, but hey, it's Thursday.

In the UK it's POETS day.

Subject: RE: Thought for the Day (May 27)
From: katlaughing
Date: 27 May 99 - 12:07 PM

All of the below is copyrighted material of Sherman Alexie, an Indian author, writer an director of the fantastic movie, Smoke Signals, which came out last year and which I highly recommend. He prefers being called an Indina because he believe Native American is a guilty white man's term.

"I don't believe in writers' block. I think it's laziness and/or fear."

Do not slow dance with your skeletons."

"There are things you should learn. Your past is a skeleton walking one step behind you. Your future is a skeleton walking one step in front of you. Maybe you don't wear a watch, but your skeletons do, and they always know what time it is. Now, these skeletons are made of memories, dreams, and voices. And they can trap you in between, between touching and becoming. But they're not necessarily evil, unless you let them be."

Thanks for keeping this up, PeterT.

Kat

Subject: RE: Thought for the Day (May 27)
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 27 May 99 - 12:18 PM

Friday is poets' day! Otherwise it would have to be "poetf day. Anyway, how come you get Fridays off, Fadac?

Steve (Mon-Sat)

Subject: RE: Thought for the Day (May 27)
From: Fadac
Date: 27 May 99 - 12:40 PM

I don't get fridays off. I have to sleep at my desk like everyone else. I hate it when my head hits the keyboard, all that darn beeping, just wakes me up.

POETS = Piss Off Early its Thursday. At least that was what I was told.

Steve, who are you on Sunday?

In the UK they have odd ways of putting things. I have to listen extra hard to make sure I don't blunder too badly. Then things like PPL. (Private Pilots Lisc.) It dosn't seem to be spelled out, just initials. Sometimes German is a bit eiaser, I KNOW I don't speak german worth a hoot, so I work from there. English now, well sometimes I thing I understand, but ooops.

Humor: I was riding in a Taxi Cab, and the driver wasn't real happy with Americans at that moment. Something about Reagen, Faulklands, and some other things I had no control over. Anyway after being ragged on for a while, I developed this real, slow, southern, redneck, dingbat, type accent.

Me: "Ive been here in England, it is the most sanatary contry I have ever been in."

Driver: "Sanatary?"

Me: "Yeah, every where I look, I see these big signs, Tolet." then pointing to a HUGE sign. "Lookie at dat one, it's so big, it must have a balicony! How come you-all put the gap in there?"

Driver, now getting a bit red: "That's To Let, not tolet, I means for rent!"

Me "Oh, How come you have to rent your tolets? Are they that expensive?"

Anyway that went on for about five miles. I think the poor driver about split a gut then. Never did see him again though.

Fadac

Subject: RE: Thought for the Day (May 27)
From: Jeri
Date: 27 May 99 - 12:50 PM

As I've heard it here in the US, POETS day in the US is Fri - "Piss On Everything, Tomorrow's Saturday." 'Course, I like the idea of leaving early on Thu even better!