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“Life is too important to be taken seriously.”


One of Oscar's.
It's the same the whole world over
It's the poor what gets the blame
It's the rich what gets the pleasure
Isn't it a blooming shame?
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God made heaven and earth
We built the rest

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Morzedec wrote:As applied to some posters on this Forum:

"You can't win an argument with a fool"

My Grandfather, that was, giving me ever more business advice.

Happy days, R.I.P.


Very true indeed, and a variant of the Bill Murray quote :D

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Debs, nice one: never knew that Murray had met my Grandfather.

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'Sometimes the smallest feet leave the biggest impressions'

Saw that on the grave of a child who died the day she was born. Bet she went straight to heaven
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Two things are endless, the universe and the stupidity of personkind. Not quite sure if the universe is endless, mind..

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Immer juenger werden, je alter man wird, das ist die rechte Lebenskunst

Get younger and younger as one gets older, that is the way to live

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The road goes ever on.
Bilbo Baggins.

Yes, but the track just peters out!
Me.
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Ich bin ein Berliner. (I'm a hamburger)
John F Kennedy.
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I wouldn't join ANY club that would have ME in it.

Groucho Marks (I believe)
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doughnut, not 'burger... that's a different German city!
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simonineaston wrote:doughnut, not 'burger... that's a different German city!


I defer to your superior polyglottal sagacity, Simon.

I posted anyway (for the porpoises of levity), anticipating correction.

Thank you.
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...d'you know what - when I re-read your post, I thought, "wait a mo' - he's making a joke!" but it was too late - I'd clicked that pesky Submit button. Sorry!
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simonineaston wrote:...d'you know what - when I re-read your post, I thought, "wait a mo' - he's making a joke!" but it was too late - I'd clicked that pesky Submit button. Sorry!



No problem, Simon.

My humor is pretty leaden at the best of times!

Actually "I too am a Doughnut" is even funnier, in my humble opinion.

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Told my girl I'll have to forget her;
Rather buy me a new carburetor.

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