Tag: life
member name: Chris Carlisle
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December 15, 2006 03:25 PM EST --
(Recognized meanings via Bartleby.com. View the entire archive of alternate proverb meanings here.)
A picture is worth a thousand words
Recognized Meaning: A visual image can convey an . . .
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May 01, 2007 12:15 PM EDT --
Guys, we’ve known for years that we lost the battle of the sexes. The exact date fails me, but I believe it was sometime after the invention of the miniskirt when men first realized the battle had . . .
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June 15, 2007 04:10 PM EDT --
Every morning on the way to my car I pick up two cans of crisp, refreshing Coke Zero from the soft drink storage area in my garage. The first can is for drinking on my way in to work as it’s too . . .
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January 06, 2009 01:02 AM EST --
My daughter recently received a Native American Bead Loom (made in Taiwan, which apparently was where the Cherokee settled after walking the Trail of Tears) with the noble intent of making friendship . . .
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September 27, 2007 04:23 AM EDT --
If I were to sit down and compile a list of my biggest character flaws (modesty aside, it would be quite a short list), I'd say that at the top item on the list would have to be procrastination.
To . . .
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September 09, 2007 05:29 PM EDT --
I’m sitting on the couch watching football, hoping against hope that my fantasy team will lose with some dignity. Upstairs I hear a commotion of wrestling, jumping and yelling coming from my youngest . . .
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June 23, 2006 04:04 PM EDT --
Dolphins!
Oh, Einsteins of the deep,
Living where their smartness knows no equal
Put in the confining salty brine of the salty salt water.
How sad, they have no toenails.
Is it possible perhaps, just . . .
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July 26, 2006 02:04 PM EDT --
I was wandering through Barnes & Noble during lunch today and found these two books sitting next to each other on the discount rack. The placement of these books side by side made me laugh so I took . . .
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August 24, 2006 05:00 PM EDT --
For today's Random Act of Personal Amusement, I decided to create a new phrase. Wanna hear it?
Sphincter cheeto.
I won't go into detail about where I was or what I was doing when I came . . .
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October 09, 2006 12:13 AM EDT --
My daughter lucked out this summer when two families moved in (one next door, one behind us) with kids about the same age as her. We've lived in this house since she was a year old and she hasn't . . .
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May 02, 2007 11:00 AM EDT --
Right now there is a conflict dividing America. It is an issue that pits brother against brother, father against son, uncle against nephew. This feud has been going on for too long with no sign . . .
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October 21, 2007 11:50 PM EDT --
This Monday, we're continuing our monthly interview with humorous folks here on Gather. For October, I managed to track down the elusive Con Chapman!
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October 05, 2006 12:31 AM EDT --
I recently took my family to the Ohio Renaissance Festival. If you've never been to a Renaissance Festival, let me try to describe it for you: imagine an amusement park, then remove the rides, the . . .
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March 06, 2007 06:41 PM EST --
Sunday March 11 at 2am will mark the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. I don’t know the complete history of Daylight Savings, but I believe it began in the late 1800s as a measure to protect early . . .
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June 22, 2007 01:29 AM EDT --
If you’re like me, you’re probably deathly afraid of badgers. But that’s not important right now.
Don’t think for a second that I'm trying to downplay the longterm threat that . . .
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December 17, 2008 12:22 AM EST --
I found Jesus over the weekend. He was in my coat pocket.
Oh, this wasn't the first time I found Jesus. I've found him many times over the past few weeks. A few days earlier . . .
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June 21, 2006 11:35 AM EDT --
I don't have suggestions, I want some.
You see, I've found myself jaded by the steady stream of crap that passes for cinema these days. Most Hollywood studio movies I've . . .
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February 27, 2007 09:54 PM EST --
My daughter has recently discovered Webkinz. If you’re not familiar with them, just walk in the general vicinity of a group of 8 year old girls and after about fifteen minutes you’ll be fully . . .
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April 02, 2007 03:39 PM EDT --
Okay kids, the adults need to have a talk so please leave the room. Go watch SpongeBob or play XBox.
(pause)
Are they gone? Good. For the adults still here (the prospect of video games and SpongeBob . . .
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May 22, 2008 07:41 AM EDT --
Recently I was invited to speak to my daughter's third grade class during Career Week, which is when the school asks parents to come in talk about their occupation with the students. The purpose of . . .
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