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BS: OLD TALE from Art

24 Jul 03 - 06:33 PM (#989985)
Subject: BS: OLD TALE from Art
From: GUEST,Art Thieme

Here is one for the taking. It'd be a great story to use on stage to remind all of the less than truthfullness of the USA's administration.

My old uncle always said that George Washington came from Texas. When he cut down the cherry tree, his dad asked him, "Did you cut that tree down?" George said, as we all know, "I cannot tell a lie. I did it." His father said, "If you can't tell a lie, you can't live in Texas."

And he moved to Virginia. (What goes around, comes around !)

Art Thieme


24 Jul 03 - 09:55 PM (#990121)
Subject: RE: BS: OLD TALE from Art
From: Sorcha

Great, Art!!! I love it!


25 Jul 03 - 12:25 AM (#990173)
Subject: RE: BS: OLD TALE from Art
From: katlaughing

Very *telling*!

Heyapardnah...did you get squared away on your email?

Thanks for the tall one!

kat


25 Jul 03 - 06:27 AM (#990283)
Subject: RE: BS: OLD TALE from Art
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)

How timely! Wise man, your uncle! Thanks for the story!


25 Jul 03 - 07:24 PM (#990807)
Subject: RE: BS: OLD TALE from Art
From: Art Thieme

For years I used those kinds of "jokelore" to frame my songs. It was a way to make the old songs more relavant to mod folks. All the old songs I cared about tended to kill of many, many people---but a bit of timely humor defuses what might be objectionable to some.

Kat, Chris is coming out to troubleshoot the computer tomoroow. (Saturday.) Good thing. Maybe he can gigure why my DVD won't put a picyure on the screen. ...and why I, suddenly, have no address book in the computer. ...and why my printer won't print out that same sddress book when I do manage to find it about 5% of the time. Chris does this stuff like it's second nature to him. Sort of the way you and Joe and Max do 'em. Makes me feel absolutely moronic. Maybe I can get him to fix my electric wheel chair too... And all of our circuit breakers were tripping for about a week here. Just when I'd called someone to fix 'em, they all decided to work correctly again.

But, as the Kingston Trio once said, "All's well that ends well, I suppose."

Art


25 Jul 03 - 11:14 PM (#990882)
Subject: RE: BS: OLD TALE from Art
From: harpgirl

It's witchcraft messing with your electricity, Art! LOL


26 Jul 03 - 07:19 PM (#991218)
Subject: RE: BS: OLD TALE from Art
From: Deckman

Hi Art ... your story kinda reminds of the two years I spent in Texas one Winter. Bob


26 Jul 03 - 07:33 PM (#991227)
Subject: RE: BS: OLD TALE from Art
From: Art Thieme

M'boy Chris was here this afternoon and fixed everything. We can now watch a DVD, I get my e-mail just like before, and the address book on the computer is full to the brim once again. Best of all, I now know what a hugger mugger is (sort of) !!

All is well with the world.

Art


27 Jul 03 - 01:30 AM (#991334)
Subject: RE: BS: OLD TALE from Art
From: katlaughing

Yeah, those magic wands will do it everytime, Art!:-)


27 Jul 03 - 01:44 AM (#991337)
Subject: RE: BS: OLD TALE from Art
From: Bert

Great Story Art. I'll have to use that one.

However, I dont' expect ever to read a thread entitled "New Story from Art" *FEINDISH GRIN*


27 Jul 03 - 05:38 AM (#991383)
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From: JennyO

You harping on about witches again, HG? :-)


27 Jul 03 - 08:30 AM (#991409)
Subject: RE: BS: OLD TALE from Art
From: kendall

I'm glad I finally decided to read this thread. At first, I thought it was about sex with a senior citizen.

Anyone heard from Spaw?


27 Jul 03 - 08:34 AM (#991411)
Subject: RE: BS: OLD TALE from Art
From: kendall

A little boy was sitting on the sidewalk eating candy bars. An older gentleman, a control freak, (probably a republican) said "What are you doing"? Kid says, "What's it look like? I'm eating candy bars."
Old guy says "You will never live to be a hundred eating that crap."
Kid says, "My grandfather lived to be well over 100." Old guy says, "He didn't do it by eating candy bars, did he"?
Kid says "No, he did it by minding his own f*****g business."


27 Jul 03 - 11:53 PM (#991743)
Subject: RE: BS: OLD TALE from Art
From: Art Thieme

Kendall, You are out of order!!

Yes, and if I wasn't I could...

(Caroline and I were just reminiscing on this good story of yours.)

Art Thieme


28 Jul 03 - 11:26 AM (#991999)
Subject: RE: BS: OLD TALE from Art
From: kendall

How can one beat having two of their favorite people talking about them?


28 Jul 03 - 11:36 AM (#992008)
Subject: RE: BS: OLD TALE from Art
From: Amos

KEndall, Art,

Yer a pair of marvels, you are!! LOL!!

A


28 Jul 03 - 11:44 AM (#992012)
Subject: RE: BS: OLD TALE from Art
From: GUEST,MMario

uh-huh! They sure are...little nuggets like this are part of the joy of mudcatting


28 Jul 03 - 11:57 AM (#992015)
Subject: RE: BS: OLD TALE from Art
From: harpgirl

...uh sorry, Kendall...I don't think Art is into sharing. You might need some eskimo friends! LOL harpgirl


28 Jul 03 - 06:13 PM (#992252)
Subject: RE: BS: OLD TALE from Art
From: kendall

Caroline is married Harpgirl


28 Jul 03 - 06:35 PM (#992269)
Subject: RE: BS: OLD TALE from Art
From: harpgirl

...oh, uh, I thought Art's wife was Carol?????


28 Jul 03 - 08:32 PM (#992335)
Subject: RE: BS: OLD TALE from Art
From: kendall

He was talking about Caroline Paton