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13 Apr 03 - 01:45 AM (#932204) Subject: BS: Thought for the day - April 13, 2003 From: katlaughing We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses. - Abraham Lincoln - |
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13 Apr 03 - 04:37 AM (#932246) Subject: RE: BS: Thought for the day - April 13, 2003 From: Sooz Thats certainly more stylish than the half full or half empty glass. Thanks for that thought! |
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13 Apr 03 - 09:06 AM (#932318) Subject: RE: BS: Thought for the day - April 13, 2003 From: Mrrzy Yay, roses! |
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13 Apr 03 - 10:45 AM (#932375) Subject: RE: BS: Thought for the day - April 13, 2003 From: *daylia* Thanks kat - and Abe too. Don't say it ... don't even think about saying it ... stop it RIGHT NOW!! .... Oh nooooo, I can't stop my fingers from adding "Bush rose - what a thorn!" *whew* - sorry bout that ;) daylia |
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13 Apr 03 - 11:43 AM (#932398) Subject: RE: BS: Thought for the day - April 13, 2003 From: McGrath of Harlow I like that. Of course you can also do it with blackberries and prickles. (For those of us who are more oriented towards eating than flowers.) |
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13 Apr 03 - 12:07 PM (#932415) Subject: RE: BS: Thought for the day - April 13, 2003 From: wysiwyg Pickles???? ".... plant trees under whose shade you do not mean to sit." (Nelson Henderson) ~Susan |
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13 Apr 03 - 01:58 PM (#932464) Subject: RE: BS: Thought for the day - April 13, 2003 From: Leadfingers One day as I sat Musing,Sad and Lonely,Without a friend, A voice came to me out of the gloom saying"Cheer up,things could be worse".So I Cheered up,and sure enough things got worse. |
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13 Apr 03 - 02:05 PM (#932468) Subject: RE: BS: Thought for the day - April 13, 2003 From: McGrath of Harlow Don't you call the sharp things on wild blackberry bushes prickles? |
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13 Apr 03 - 02:13 PM (#932474) Subject: RE: BS: Thought for the day - April 13, 2003 From: *daylia* We do, McGrath. They've even been known as "prickle-bushes" in these parts ... |
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13 Apr 03 - 03:17 PM (#932519) Subject: RE: BS: Thought for the day - April 13, 2003 From: katlaughing We also call them "stickers" and thorns:-) |
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13 Apr 03 - 03:54 PM (#932545) Subject: RE: BS: Thought for the day - April 13, 2003 From: McGrath of Harlow "Oh the prickle-allee bush, It grieves my heart so sore And if ever I get out of the prickle-allee bush, I'll never get in it any more." Mind, I think that's Gorse. Which doesn't have berries, but does have pretty flowers. And you can get Roses that don't have thorns, and they are still Roses, but Gorse without its spikes wouldn't count as any kind of Gorse. |