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yesterday I explored new ground in intellectual achievements, and have now developed a more evolved concept of what "education" can be. Personally, it's a fundamental human right to let babes explain the universe. And we all know, when a babe speaks, the smarter guys just listen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRdAe3UAIVs
 
moevillini said:
so, how'd you bowl?
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well, I did 108 and 125. This is an infrequent thing for me. My wife got the Seven Peaks pass, and we're just doing stuff together. My girls were all pouty because they just wanted to run in a park in the sunshine, though. I showed them how to bowl stinkbug style. Got a strike the first time. My wife has a terrible twist and always does gutter balls, and I had a little fun trying to get my ball speed up to 17 mph.
 
I've been an advocate to the return of tariffs. Might have something to do with this:

TARIFF, n. A scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the domestic producer against the greed of his consumer.
The Enemy of Human Souls
Sat grieving at the cost of coals;
For Hell had been annexed of late,
And was a sovereign Southern State.

"It were no more than right," said he,
"That I should get my fuel free.
The duty, neither just nor wise,
Compels me to economize—
Whereby my broilers, every one,
Are execrably underdone.
What would they have?—although I yearn
To do them nicely to a turn,
I can't afford an honest heat.
This tariff makes even devils cheat!
I'm ruined, and my humble trade
All rascals may at will invade:
Beneath my nose the public press
Outdoes me in sulphureousness;
The bar ingeniously applies
To my undoing my own lies;
My medicines the doctors use
(Albeit vainly) to refuse
To me my fair and rightful prey
And keep their own in shape to pay;
The preachers by example teach
What, scorning to perform, I teach;
And statesmen, aping me, all make
More promises than they can break.
Against such competition I
Lift up a disregarded cry.
Since all ignore my just complaint,
By Hokey-Pokey! I'll turn saint!"
Now, the Republicans, who all
Are saints, began at once to bawl
Against his competition; so
There was a devil of a go!
They locked horns with him, tete-a-tete
In acrimonious debate,
Till Democrats, forlorn and lone,
Had hopes of coming by their own.
That evil to avert, in haste
The two belligerents embraced;
But since 'twere wicked to relax
A tittle of the Sacred Tax,
'Twas finally agreed to grant
The bold Insurgent-protestant
A bounty on each soul that fell
Into his ineffectual Hell.
Edam Smith
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https://www.gutenberg.org/files/972/972-h/972-h.htm#link2H_4_0022
 
well, the euphoric enthusiasm has died off. This is going to be a monumental march however, maybe more on the sprints when I can than on the day to day grind. Every sentient contribution ranks as a worthy focus for a reply from me, maybe two or three of them, when I have a change in view on the subject. . . . which is usual.
 
It looks like the star I'm shooting for is the potential draft thread, followed by the rep thread, followed by Buckner. All I need, according to my calculations, is about 3000 contributions from others, in order to catch the leader at around 10,000. That figures to be a minimum investment on my part of 200 hours.. . . but probably more like 500. Equivalent to watching The Princess Bride 200 times. Since I use DVDs to finally put me to sleep, I'll probably fall asleep on this crusade oh maybe 250 times.
 
babe said:
Well, nobody's here to cheer, but this is 700 for this thread already.
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