02-12-2007, 06:18 PM
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the story tweedledee and tweedledum tell alice:
The sun was shining on the sea,
Shining with all his might:
He did his very best to make
The billows smooth and bright--
And this was odd, because it was
The middle of the night.
The moon was shining sulkily,
Because she thought the sun
Had got no business to be there
After the day was done--
"It's very rude of him," she said,
"To come and spoil the fun!"
The sea was wet as wet could be,
The sands were dry as dry.
You could not see a cloud, because
No cloud was in the sky:
No birds were flying overhead--
There were no birds to fly.
The Walrus and the Carpenter
Were walking close at hand;
They wept like anything to see
Such quantities of sand:
"If this were only cleared away,"
They said, "it would be grand!"
"If seven maids with seven mops
Swept it for half a year.
Do you suppose," the Walrus said,
"That they could get it clear?"
"I doubt it," said the Carpenter,
And shed a bitter tear.
"O Oysters, come and walk with us!"
The Walrus did beseech.
"A pleasant walk, a pleasant talk,
Along the briny beach:
We cannot do with more than four,
To give a hand to each."
The eldest Oyster looked at him,
But never a word he said:
The eldest Oyster winked his eye,
And shook his heavy head--
Meaning to say he did not choose
To leave the oyster-bed.
But four young Oysters hurried up,
All eager for the treat:
Their coats were brushed, their faces washed,
Their shoes were clean and neat--
And this was odd, because, you know,
They hadn't any feet.
Four other Oysters followed them,
And yet another four;
And thick and fast they came at last,
And more, and more, and more--
All hopping through the frothy waves,
And scrambling to the shore.
The Walrus and the Carpenter
Walked on a mile or so,
And then they rested on a rock
Conveniently low:
And all the little Oysters stood
And waited in a row.
"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings."
"But wait a bit," the Oysters cried,
"Before we have our chat;
For some of us are out of breath,
And all of us are fat!"
"No hurry!" said the Carpenter.
They thanked him much for that.
"A loaf of bread," the Walrus said,
"Is what we chiefly need:
Pepper and vinegar besides
Are very good indeed--
Now if you're ready, Oysters dear,
We can begin to feed."
"But not on us!" the Oysters cried,
Turning a little blue.
"After such kindness, that would be
A dismal thing to do!"
"The night is fine," the Walrus said.
"Do you admire the view?
"It was so kind of you to come!
And you are very nice!"
The Carpenter said nothing but
"Cut us another slice:
I wish you were not quite so deaf--
I've had to ask you twice!"
"It seems a shame," the Walrus said,
"To play them such a trick,
After we've brought them out so far,
And made them trot so quick!"
The Carpenter said nothing but
"The butter's spread too thick!"
"I weep for you," the Walrus said:
"I deeply sympathize."
With sobs and tears he sorted out
Those of the largest size,
Holding his pocket-handkerchief
Before his streaming eyes.
"O Oysters," said the Carpenter,
"You've had a pleasant run!
Shall we be trotting home again?'
But answer came there none--
And this was scarcely odd, because
They'd eaten every one.
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02-22-2007, 03:23 PM
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Leo was right
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This one just came back to me:
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.
I guess there's always: ROY G. BIV for the colors of the spectrum too.
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02-22-2007, 03:29 PM
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pixie of the wood
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i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.
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02-22-2007, 04:34 PM
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we still say Under God at my school
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02-22-2007, 07:34 PM
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I wonder when the words "under God" were added?
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02-22-2007, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Lilith
we still say Under God at my school
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Our ladies are both telling their ages. 
I was taught the same as Wyndhy. Some time in the late 50's "under god" was added to the pledge of allegiance that we had to stand and recite in grade school every morning and I still stumble over the addition. 
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02-22-2007, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by PantyFanatic
I was taught the same as Wyndhy.
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actually, i was taught the under god part as well (jeez pf...i'm only 34  ) but when i decided i was agnostic (thanks to me) and that it was antithesis to the philosophy of our nation (thanks to the nuances american govenment presented middle-school style) i chose to leave it out myself. they say under god at my daughter’s school too, lil. she is still deciding if she is a believer and says it the way the rest of the class does...because it's what the rest of the clss does, says she.
some interesting and useless info on the subject of the pledge:
written in 18*mumblemumble* by frank bellamy (a baptist minister forced to stop serving his church after sermonizing on increasingly socialist topics, and who later left his church because he was discouraged and sickened by the increasing bigotry) it originally went as follows: i pledge allegiance to my flag and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. he was gonna use “equality” as well, but as chairman of a committee of state superintendents of education in the NEA, he was hip to the fact that state superintendents were against equality for blacks and women. according to bellamy, the key ideas were indivisible, which was supposed to recollect the civil war and the triumph of a federal union (indivisible is the same word webster and lincoln used to repeat in their great speeches and he wanted to use it), and liberty and justice for all, which was supposed to recall our balance between equality and individual freedom, justice being that balance. it was first published in a magazine called “the youth’s companion.” and as chairman of that committee for the NEA, he prepared the programs for the public schools and structured just such a program around a flag raising, a flag salute, and his pledge of allegiance (can you say self promotion? ). by the 1920’s, reciting the pledge had become a ritual in most public schools.
the pledge did not include the phrases “of the united states of america” or “under god.” “of the united states” was added by the national flag conference (a joint group made up of members from the american legion and the daughters of the revolution) in 19*mublemumble* (20’s maybeish, that would make sense because of it’s increasing usage) ‘cause they were worried that the millions of new immigrants would take the phrase “my flag” as meaning the immagrants could remain patriotic and loyal to their native nations, so “my flag” became “the flag of the united states.” “of america” was added later…added insurance, i suppose, against anyone from that other united states. bellamy protested this change but was ignored.
in the1950s - that feel-good, commie stalking, atheist cursing, power of positive thinking, ozzie and harriet normalcy, you-shall-perish-in-a-nuclear-holocaust-unless-you-embrace-jesus era - the now so-called “new religiosity” overran washington. they had these pissing contests to out-do each other and prove their piety. eisenhower started the prayer breakfast. congress created a prayer room in the capitol and (with ike’s support) added the words in god we trust on all paper money. then it made those same four words the nation's official motto, replacing e pluribus unum. amendments were introduced to state that americans obeyed “the authority and law of jesus christ.”
then, a reverend of the presbyterian church - a man by the name of docherty - gave a sermon about how the pledge could be about any country…citing moscovites in particular, and how he could picture them saluting their hammer and sickle … conveniently forgetting that liberty and justice for all wasn’t exactly one of the ussr’s mottoes. he strongly urged the inclusion of “under god” in the pledge to denote what he felt was special about the good ol' US of A. legend has it that eisenhower (already keen on the idea) happened to be there. another catalyst was the knights of columbus who adopted “under god” for use in their own meetings, and, according to history, bombarded congressmen with calls for the rest of us to do the same.
the grand legislative history of the ensuing act introduced in 19*mumblemumble* stated the idea that we would “acknowledge the dependence of our people and our government upon the creator, denying the atheistic and materialistic concept of communism.” eisenhower signed the bill on flag day and announced that “millions of our schoolchildren will daily proclaim the dedication of our nation and our people to the almighty.” the fact that our nation was founded, constitutionally and philosophically speaking, under the exact opposite ideals seemed to entirely escape the president, congress, and most of the american public. not so much the supreme court, but their rulings of it being unconstitutional have not done much in the way of eliminating any of the christian dogma that was ingrained into us during those times.
whoops…went off a bit there.
aaaaanyway, more possible changes on the horizon… pro-life advocates have lobbied for this: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all, born and unborn. and a few liberals have revised it slightly (summoning bellamy’s original thoughts): i pledge allegiance to my flag, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with equality, liberty and justice for all. |
02-22-2007, 09:39 PM
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and now for something completely different.
miss mary mack mack mack
all dressed in black black black
had silver buttons buttons buttons
all down her back back back
she asked her mother mother mother
for fifty cents cents cents
to see the elephants elephants elephants
jump over the fence fence fence
they jumped so high high high
they reached the sky sky sky
and din't come back bcak bcak
til the fourth of july ly ly.
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02-23-2007, 05:59 AM
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Ah...
There you have it.
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02-23-2007, 06:31 AM
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Just me.
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Originally Posted by wyndhy
and now for something completely different.
miss mary mack mack mack
all dressed in black black black
had silver buttons buttons buttons
all down her back back back
she asked her mother mother mother
for fifty cents cents cents
to see the elephants elephants elephants
jump over the fence fence fence
they jumped so high high high
they reached the sky sky sky
and din't come back bcak bcak
til the fourth of july ly ly.
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That made me think of this poem (almost a chant) we used to say (actually think my mom was the one that taught it from a poem she'd learned as a kid):
The Harlan Goat ... i-oat, i-oat
Was feeling fine ... i-ine, i-ine.
Ate three red shirts ... i-irts, i-irts
Right off the line ... i-ine, i-ine.
The farmer came out ... i-out, i-out.
Gave him a whack ... i-ack, i-ack.
And tied him to ... i-oo, i-oo
The railroad track ... i-ack, i-ack.
The whistle blew ... i-ew, i-ew.
The train drew nigh ... i-igh, i-igh.
The Harlem Goat ... i-oat, i-oat
Was bound to die ... i-i, i-i.
And in his mis ... i-is, i-is,
Ery and pain ... i-ain, i-ain,
Coughed up the shirts ... i-irts, i-irts,
And flagged the train ... i-ain, i-ain.
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02-23-2007, 09:03 AM
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pixie of the wood
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i love that! i'm gonna teach it to my girl.
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02-23-2007, 11:22 AM
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is not this trim anymore!
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Ah yes...18*mumblemumble*...not a good year for pussytwats.
But an important time in the rise of the peckercocks.
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02-23-2007, 12:04 PM
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pixie of the wood
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onward pekckerco-o-ocks...marching into twats
with the stiff reso-o-olve, spewing lots and lots
cocks, my yummy lollipops, in my mouth they go
forward into ba-a-tle, see them poised to blow.
i did not learn that in school.
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and now for something completely different.
my mother and your mother were out hanging clothes
my mother punched your mother right in the nose
what color was the blood?
PURPLE!
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02-23-2007, 10:14 PM
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Missing the Angels
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02-24-2007, 09:14 AM
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Everybody Stretch!
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OMG...I've just learned I might be a communist! 
I'm not all that materialistic, but I am an atheist, so I guess that would make me a not-so-good communist (according to those editing the Pledge of Allegence).
However, what other not-so-good communist do you know that attended Vacation Bible School and Sunday School as a child? 
Not only did I attend, but I had to memorize the books of the Old Testament in order to earn my bible. I can recite them whenever prompted...so DON'T prompt me! I've yet to find the "delete" button in my brain to rid me of the books. I could REALLY use that brain space now!
And you thought I got off topic again...huh? 
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