Is a 'parsimonious tightwad' the same as a 'cheap bastige'?
If it is, you're about half right.
I know for a fact that C-Less hasn't cracked his wallet open in so long that George Washington's gonna need sunglasses when the light hits him.
I was gonna hide mine under the seat in the truck.
I ain't no 'hominem'. I got two kids.
Nah, me and C-Less are bottomlanders.
Tom Watson - WoodDorker tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (email)
Ya see, this is why it's fun to ask Larry to come out and play.
Except for that part about the wallet. I'm pretty sure he was serious about that.
"Rochester, start up the Maxwell."
"Right away Mr. C-Less."
"Now, cut that out!"
Tom Watson - WoodDorker tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (email)
Larry Jaques wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:
CYA - well CMA, actually. I wasn't sure if akshully I knew what "parsimonious" meant.
No sir - the last thing I need. My "Aunt Dot" is still pissed over the whole Sherman's burning of Atlanta. Seems it's my fault, and all. 'Cause I was born in the "Nawth".
Noun 1. poetic license - license used by a writer or artist to heighten the effect of their work licence, license - freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
I'm still ahead 2:1.
(hee hee hee)
BTW - you might need this:
Hey! Why you, you, knuckle-dragger you. May all your blades go blunt and rusty Mr Vance!
Good to read you Chuck, I haven't dropped in for a while and it's a pleasure to see some old regulars rather than bovine minded kiddy trolls.
cheers,
Groggy
Well Larry, the beauty of "your language" is that (if you do manage to mispell a word) within a year it will appear in Websters.
For some reason you guys thought (it seems to be changing now) that it was easier to change the language than to properly educate your children. What does kind of statement do you think *that* made to the world? :-0
Groggy
What does^H^H^H^H kind of statement do you think *that* made to the world? :-0
Talk about a self defeating statement - sheesh!
FWIW, the reason I create material things to the absolute best of my ability is because 99% of my blood relations are crazier than s**t-house rats. This means that to be a responsible citizen, I cannot (in good faith) have children- whether I would like them or not, (and I would like them, but remember the old saying- "Bad Blood Will Out") The wife agrees with this after meeting the in-laws and my siblings, so I build to leave a legacy to future generations that would otherwise be fulfilled via progeny. Hell, the stuff I make may
*never* be worthy of a museum galley- but that's no reason not to try. I've discussed this at length with my wife, and we've come to the understanding that children are a "get out of production free" card of sorts, and as such, we each feel the drive to create items of quality to reflect our individual senses of life for posterity since we will not be providing a future generation to carry on our values. I *know* a lot of folks disagree with this viewpoint, but the whole "nature" V. "nurture" debate has never been satisfacturally resolved for me, and I cannot bear the idea of adding parasites to our already laden societies.Sometimes the whole thing makes me a little sad, but then I go make something beautiful (at least to me,) and the world seems ok again for a little while. Is there any other reason to build?
Aut inveniam viam aut faciam
On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 18:11:11 -0400, the inscrutable Tom Watson spake:
I carry a professionally ported and polished pair of crowbars.
Tomjack Bennywatson, is that you?
--== May The Angst Be With You! ==-- -Yoda, on a bad day --
On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 22:30:43 GMT, the inscrutable Patrick Conroy spake:
Well, I know it's not a vegetable and has nothing to do with a preacher.
That's prolly true, my being raised in the Sayowth and all.
P.S: I have an Aunt Dot, too.
--== May The Angst Be With You! ==-- -Yoda, on a bad day --
On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 18:34:04 -0400, the inscrutable Tom Watson spake:
I'm sorry, sir, but your poe has a tic. We don't allow those in here. We's decent folk 'n all. Quotation disqualified.
hurt to see the "HOW DO I USE IT" section, could it? (Hmm, OTOH, that one George might become lonely without the other one...)
--== May The Angst Be With You! ==-- -Yoda, on a bad day --
On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 00:53:12 GMT, the inscrutable Groggy spake:
I'm surprised that "truley" hasn't appeared there yet. All the words I had trouble with as a kid are coming out misspelled in the new dictionaries. It's truly sick. "Truely" if you believe the newest one. It's an Anglo-Canucki plot, I tell ya!
It sucks to live in a revisionist society up here. How is it in a disarmed society down there?
None needed for this round.
--== May The Angst Be With You! ==-- -Yoda, on a bad day --
On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 00:56:08 GMT, the inscrutable Groggy spake:
Oh, I thought you were just a product of the Aussie school system and felt that you were, no doubt, -rapidly- gaining on us.
--== May The Angst Be With You! ==-- -Yoda, on a bad day --
OK, that does it, kangaroo-breath. You can call me names, but when you mention blunt and rusty and my tools in the same sentence ...
You know, that previous sentence didn't come out quite like I expected.
You too, Greg. I usually just lurk these days, and watch for an interesting subject or a poster I enjoy reading. Between all the political bullcrap and the trolls (is alt.syntax.tactical still around?), there just hasn't been a whole lot worth reading these days.
Chuck Vance
Good'un, Tawm. Now fix your typoes and grammar.
And write it in blank verse.
Stewart
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