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#55337 02/07/02 05:02 PM
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When the eagles are silent the parrots begin to jabber.
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Circumstances alter cases.
Thomas Chandler Haliburton; but also proverbial


#55338 02/07/02 05:11 PM
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Dear AnnaStrophic

Gotta get up pretty early in the afternoon to pull Dr. Bill's wool over the ice.

Oh, wait, it *is pretty early in the afternoon.


#55339 02/07/02 05:36 PM
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Once, when my son was in kindergarten, during a special presentation in the auditorium, the children got loud and boisterous.

the teacher, Mrs. Kelly, called for the to be quiet.
the noise continued, unabated.. twice more, she called for quiet.

Then she clapped her hands, sharply-- and made a loud cracking noise..all eyes now turn and looked to Mrs.Kelly. she looked sternly at the assembled childen, and now, commanding their attention, sternly advised the to settle down, and stop talking!

Later in the day, i met a mother of another student. She was up set, because her daughter had reported to her, that Mrs Kelly had yelled at her in the auditorium. she asked me if i had seen it, since her daughter said Mrs Kelly did it infront of everyone.

I explained what i had seen, and added, both my son and her daughter were among the children who were talking and misbehaving.

She thought for moment, and commented-- Ah, Jodie thought she was personally being repremanded, because she was one of the misbehaving children. Jodie took the general admonishment personally. she was no longer upset with Mrs. Kelly.

This collection of gentle words was just that.. until some people started to take it personally.. now it is on its way to being an other ugly mess. please stop.


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Non sequiturs within non sequiturs.


#55341 02/07/02 06:22 PM
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"Circumstances alter cases."
--me


#55342 02/07/02 06:55 PM
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Dr Bill, I'm pleased that you thought of me, but I haven't commented in this thread. In fact, I have about 500 posts to catch up on and a real-life deadline to meet before I can return to any kind of posting regularity.

But, as long as I'm here: "We have met the enemy and he is us."
--Walt Kelly


#55343 02/07/02 06:58 PM
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Mav! I just realized that you paid me a lovely compliment with your title Keiva's unbella. But I hereby redirect the compliment to dear Helen. un bella, italian = a beautiful one


#55344 02/07/02 07:03 PM
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unbella

With a healthy dose of gender confusion to boot. Portobella mushrooms, anyone?

Or mebbe negation, as in unbeautiful


#55345 02/07/02 07:06 PM
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thank alot faldage.. you know i don't have to hang around here to be insulted..
i can garner all the insults i want any time i want, closer to home!


#55346 02/07/02 07:18 PM
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hang around here to be insulted.

I did not comment, I merely reported.


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