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Sandy Eggo

#10710
May 25, 2015, 10:29:24 AM
Quote from: Palehorse on May 19, 2015, 07:23:13 PM
Yeah, but then Ranger Rick would have busted him for doing so, confiscated his gear, and possibly notified the DHS; who would have charged him with aquatic, domestic terrorism or some such trumped up fictional charge. . .  :spooked:

:biggrin:

When I was a kid, my dad and uncle took my cousins and me fishing. We lost interest in fishing and started racing empty beer cans down the river. We'd all throw one in and see which one made it to a branch laying on the river first. We couldn't get our cans back so we'd grab new empty ones and race those each time. A ranger busted us and we got in trouble for littering and my dad and uncle for drinking and one of them didn't have a license. My mom was pretty ticked to have to pick us up at the jail. My cousins and I enjoyed it. They fed us and gave us sodas and candy until mom could get there. My dad and uncle didn't seem to enjoy it as much. :biggrin:
Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only after the last fish has been caught. Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten. - -Cree Indian Prophecy

"Women who strive to be equal to men lack ambitition" -- anonymous

libby

#10711
May 26, 2015, 06:01:48 PM
 :lol: Good story, Sandy. Made me think of the times my dad took us fishing over near Hinton Dam.
All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

duke jupiter

#10712
May 27, 2015, 05:49:15 PM
Quote from: libby on May 26, 2015, 06:01:48 PM
:lol: Good story, Sandy. Made me think of the times my dad took us fishing over near Hinton Dam.

Hinton brings good memories to Ole' Duke and I usually make new ones every year or so as  I rent a cabin at Bluestone State Park and relax a few days fishin' and ridin' me steel horse on the beautiful back roads.

Best regards,
Duke (the simple things in life) Jupiter
Watch out for Goofy!

libby

#10713
May 27, 2015, 07:17:52 PM
I envy you. It's been a long time since I was there, and we camped out. The place daddy took us had a small waterfall close by. We camped out, right by the water, and he cooked the food and made coffee in a bucket. Everybody slept on the ground. I chose the back seat of the car and don't remember sleeping all that much.



All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

Y

#10714
June 01, 2015, 04:40:38 PM
Quote from: Sandy Eggo on May 25, 2015, 10:29:24 AM
:biggrin:

When I was a kid, my dad and uncle took my cousins and me fishing. We lost interest in fishing and started racing empty beer cans down the river. We'd all throw one in and see which one made it to a branch laying on the river first. We couldn't get our cans back so we'd grab new empty ones and race those each time. A ranger busted us and we got in trouble for littering and my dad and uncle for drinking and one of them didn't have a license. My mom was pretty ticked to have to pick us up at the jail. My cousins and I enjoyed it. They fed us and gave us sodas and candy until mom could get there. My dad and uncle didn't seem to enjoy it as much. :biggrin:

You wuz tha' mean chile' warn'tcha'.   :razz:

:biggrin:
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Law of Logical Argument - Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.  ;)

"You've probably noticed that opinion pollsters go out of their way to include as many morons as possible in surveys ... I think it's dangerous to inform morons about what their fellow morons are thinking. It only reinforces their opinions. And the one thing worse than a moron with an opinion is lots of them." -- Scott Adams

In other words: Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.  ;)

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." -- Upton Sinclair

"Hitler is gone, but if the majority of our fellow citizens are more susceptible to the slogans of fear and race hatred than to those of peaceful accommodation and mutual respect among human beings, our political liberties remain at the mercy of any eloquent and unscrupulous demagogue." -- S. I. Hayakawa

Y

#10715
June 01, 2015, 04:41:44 PM
Y'alls sounds lak a bunch a dang hilljacks!   :razz:

:biggrin:
©  Whamma-Jamma - all rights reserved

Law of Logical Argument - Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.  ;)

"You've probably noticed that opinion pollsters go out of their way to include as many morons as possible in surveys ... I think it's dangerous to inform morons about what their fellow morons are thinking. It only reinforces their opinions. And the one thing worse than a moron with an opinion is lots of them." -- Scott Adams

In other words: Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.  ;)

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." -- Upton Sinclair

"Hitler is gone, but if the majority of our fellow citizens are more susceptible to the slogans of fear and race hatred than to those of peaceful accommodation and mutual respect among human beings, our political liberties remain at the mercy of any eloquent and unscrupulous demagogue." -- S. I. Hayakawa

Henry Hawk

#10716
June 03, 2015, 12:17:25 PM
This morning at my place of work, started off with all sorts of pandemonium.  One fire after another that I had to put out.  Had some of my technicians calling upset over one thing after another......after several conversations with various people I seemed to have calmed down this passing set of storms.......so still feeling stressed...I decided to walk down the road to a White Castle...something I rarely eat, but it is about a four block journey and sounded good!!   I decided to go for it.
As I walked in, a young black kid, probably 5 years old, dressed in a nice pair of pants, with a vest and a matching shirt (looked like a million dollars) walked up to me, and grabbed my hand.  He looked up at me with a beautiful little smile and said "You look like a nice man!"

I melted.....I, told him HE LOOKED like a very nice young man too!  He said "Thank you very much!"  He gave me another smile that lit up the whole place.....his mother holler for him....I smiled at her and told her he just made my day.......and he DID!

He brought me back down to earth and I feel GREAT right now!!!!!!    :yes:

Funny how something like that happens JUST when you really need it!
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

Purplelady1040

#10717
June 03, 2015, 01:14:53 PM
Quote from: Henry Hawk on June 03, 2015, 12:17:25 PM
This morning at my place of work, started off with all sorts of pandemonium.  One fire after another that I had to put out.  Had some of my technicians calling upset over one thing after another......after several conversations with various people I seemed to have calmed down this passing set of storms.......so still feeling stressed...I decided to walk down the road to a White Castle...something I rarely eat, but it is about a four block journey and sounded good!!   I decided to go for it.
As I walked in, a young black kid, probably 5 years old, dressed in a nice pair of pants, with a vest and a matching shirt (looked like a million dollars) walked up to me, and grabbed my hand.  He looked up at me with a beautiful little smile and said "You look like a nice man!"

I melted.....I, told him HE LOOKED like a very nice young man too!  He said "Thank you very much!"  He gave me another smile that lit up the whole place.....his mother holler for him....I smiled at her and told her he just made my day.......and he DID!

He brought me back down to earth and I feel GREAT right now!!!!!!    :yes:

Funny how something like that happens JUST when you really need it!
Bet you made his day and his mother is raising a fine gentleman. We had some neighborhood kids over here one day playing ball at our house. All races and they were all saying yes ma'am, no ma'am. I told.them it was refreshing to hear that.

Y

#10718
June 12, 2015, 12:51:36 PM
I think it was creative writing with a purpose.    :wink:
©  Whamma-Jamma - all rights reserved

Law of Logical Argument - Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.  ;)

"You've probably noticed that opinion pollsters go out of their way to include as many morons as possible in surveys ... I think it's dangerous to inform morons about what their fellow morons are thinking. It only reinforces their opinions. And the one thing worse than a moron with an opinion is lots of them." -- Scott Adams

In other words: Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.  ;)

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." -- Upton Sinclair

"Hitler is gone, but if the majority of our fellow citizens are more susceptible to the slogans of fear and race hatred than to those of peaceful accommodation and mutual respect among human beings, our political liberties remain at the mercy of any eloquent and unscrupulous demagogue." -- S. I. Hayakawa

Sandy Eggo

#10719
June 12, 2015, 09:28:31 PM
Quote from: Y on June 01, 2015, 04:40:38 PM
You wuz tha' mean chile' warn'tcha'.   :razz:

:biggrin:

That's an unfounded and vicious rumor. :biggrin:
Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only after the last fish has been caught. Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten. - -Cree Indian Prophecy

"Women who strive to be equal to men lack ambitition" -- anonymous

Palehorse

#10720
June 12, 2015, 09:34:48 PM
Quote from: Sandy Eggo on June 12, 2015, 09:28:31 PM
That's an unfounded and vicious rumor. :biggrin:

:sneaky:
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

libby

#10721
June 12, 2015, 11:39:02 PM
Quote from: Y on June 01, 2015, 04:40:38 PM
You wuz tha' mean chile' warn'tcha'.   :razz:
Quote from: Sandy Eggo on June 12, 2015, 09:28:31 PM
That's an unfounded and vicious rumor. :biggrin:

:lol:
All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

Sandy Eggo

#10722
June 15, 2015, 11:51:53 AM
"There's a world of difference between the truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth." Maya Angelou


I like Maya Angelou, but I'm having a tough time with this quote. Facts are facts and therefore the only truth. How can they obscure the truth?
Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only after the last fish has been caught. Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten. - -Cree Indian Prophecy

"Women who strive to be equal to men lack ambitition" -- anonymous

Anne

#10723
June 15, 2015, 02:22:29 PM
Because just the facts don't always lead to the cause.
"A discontented man will find no easy chair." Ben Franklin

Purplelady1040

#10724
June 15, 2015, 03:03:47 PM
Facts can be distorted?
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