I loved Norm Peterson!



>>What's shaking, Norm?"
>> "All four cheeks & a couple of chins."
>>
>> "What's new, Normie?"
>> "Terrorists, Sam. They've taken over my stomach & they're
>> demanding beer."
>>
>> "What'd you like, Normie?"
>> "A reason to live. Give me another beer."
>>
>> "What'll you have, Normie?"
>> "Well, I'm in a gambling mood Sammy. I'll take a glass of
>> whatever comes out of the tap."
>> "Looks like beer, Norm."
>> "Call me Mister Lucky."
>>
>> "Hey Norm, how's the world been treating you?"
>> "Like a baby treats a diaper."
>>
>> "What's the story, Mr. Peterson?"
>> "The Bobsey Twins go to the brewery. Let's cut to the
>> happy ending."
>>
>> "Hey Mr. Peterson, there's a cold one waiting for you."
>> "I know, if she calls, I'm not here."
>>
>> "What's going on, Mr. Peterson?"
>> "A flashing sign in my gut that says, 'Insert beer here.'"
>> "Whatcha up to, Norm?"
>> "My ideal weight if I were eleven feet tall."
>>
>> "How's it going, Mr. Peterson?"
>> "Poor."
>> "I'm sorry to hear that."
>> "No, I mean pour."
>>
>> "How's life treating you, Norm?"
>> "Like it caught me sleeping with its wife."
>>
>> "Women. Can't live with 'em.... pass the beer nuts."
>>
>> "What's going down, Normie?"
>> "My butt cheeks on that bar stool."
>>
>> "Pour you a beer, Mr. Peterson?"
>> "Alright, but stop me at one....make that one-thirty."
>>
>> "How's it going, Mr. Peterson?"
>> "It's a dog eat dog world, Woody & I'm wearing Milk Bone
>> underwear."
>>
>> "What's the story, Norm?"
>> "Boy meets beer. Boy drinks beer. Boy meets another beer."
>>
>> "Can I pour you a beer, Mr. Peterson?"
>> "A little early, isn't it, Woody?"
>> "For a beer?"
>> "No, for stupid questions."

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Though I am different from you,
We were born involved in one another.

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.

Complete surrender should not just come at moments in which one faces overwhelming odds, but in the calm when it seems one is personally in complete control of one's life.