Monday, August 17, 2009

Thought for the Day: Pessimism

Thought for the Day: "No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway to the human spirit." Helen Keller

Four things you can't recover:

Four things you can't recover:

The stone....... .after the throw.

The word........ ..after it's said.

The occasion.... ....after it's missed.

The time........ after it's gone.



From Shaaron/ Lillian group

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Thought for the Day: Insanity

Thought for the Day:
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
Albert Einstein

Crazy English

Crazy English, or Why English is hard to learn!

1) The bandage was wound around the wound.

2) The farm was used to produce produce.

3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.

4) We must polish the Polish furniture.

5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.

6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.

7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.

8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.

9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.

10) I did not object to the object.

11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.

12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.

13) They were too close to the door to close it.

14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.

15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.

16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.

17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.

18) After a number of injections my jaw got number.

19) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.

20) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.

21) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?


from Les