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ringo Member (Idle past 411 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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I just finished reading a book about Apollo 8, the first trip around the moon. What an amazing accomplishment, thanks largely to the "hidden figures" like Katherine Johnson.
"I'm Fallen and I can't get up!"
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ringo Member (Idle past 411 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
He brought gravitas, somehow combined with fun to whatever role he played.
King Osric in Conan the Barbarian: "The LIONS ate him.""I'm Fallen and I can't get up!"
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ringo Member (Idle past 411 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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AZPaul3 writes:
James Bond was screwing around up there. I knew no good would come of it. The Arecibo Radio Observatory has finally passed on and is no more."I've been to Moose Jaw, now I can die." -- John Wing
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ringo Member (Idle past 411 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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Father of Wayne Gretzky. "Everybody's hockey dad." Wikipedia
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ringo Member (Idle past 411 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
Read his book, Carrying the Fire.
"I've been to Moose Jaw, now I can die." -- John Wing
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ringo Member (Idle past 411 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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My aunt died last night, age 94.
She was like a second mother to a lot of us. Truly one of the greats."I've been to Moose Jaw, now I can die." -- John Wing
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ringo Member (Idle past 411 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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Whenever I see an "old guy" - i.e. my age - wearing a Rolling Stones T-shirt (the one with the big tongue) my first thought is, "What the heck?" And then I remember that the Rolling Stones are quite a bit older than me. Great music spans generations.
"I've been to Moose Jaw, now I can die." -- John Wing
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ringo Member (Idle past 411 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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quote:McCain's wording may have been unfortunate (as quoted here, anyway). It may sound to some like he was saying Obama is a good American and Arabs are not. But clearly his intention was to defend Obama, not to offend Arabs. "I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!" -- Lucky Ned Pepper
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ringo Member (Idle past 411 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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Five Stanley Cups.
"I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!" -- Lucky Ned Pepper |
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ringo Member (Idle past 411 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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Phat writes:
That's what I was thinking. I had forgotten that she was older than me. Man, I'm getting old!"Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt." -- motto of the Special Olympians
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ringo Member (Idle past 411 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
I was just sitting here in the library when I heard somebody in the background say, "The queen died."
She was like everybody's mother or grandmother, so you couldn't help but like her, whatever your feelings about the monarchy. As a Canadian, I predict that we will never see Chuckie's face on our money."Oh no, They've gone and named my home St. Petersburg. What's going on? Where are all the friends I had? It's all wrong, I'm feeling lost like I just don't belong. Give me back, give me back my Leningrad." -- Leningrad Cowboys
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ringo Member (Idle past 411 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
GDR writes:
As one lady, about our age, said on the news, "She was the one constant in our lives." I felt of her as an institution that would just always be there."Oh no, They've gone and named my home St. Petersburg. What's going on? Where are all the friends I had? It's all wrong, I'm feeling lost like I just don't belong. Give me back, give me back my Leningrad." -- Leningrad Cowboys
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ringo Member (Idle past 411 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
Theodoric writes:
I didn't say it was good. I'm no royalist. I didn't even like Diana. Just because it was a constant does not make it good. But continuity has some advantages."Oh no, They've gone and named my home St. Petersburg. What's going on? Where are all the friends I had? It's all wrong, I'm feeling lost like I just don't belong. Give me back, give me back my Leningrad." -- Leningrad Cowboys
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