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tomnoddy_uk
Fire-eater


Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 2903
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July 07, 2006 - 03:18 PM |
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Probabbly done before, but I love quotes.
Nothing obvious please.
I kinda like this one picked up off bloomberg this week,
"A Diamond is a piece of coal that stuck to the job." thomas edison |
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janlynn
Wonder Wit


Joined: July 19, 2005
Posts: 3593
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July 07, 2006 - 03:21 PM |
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Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose
(Me and Bobby Mcgee) |
_________________ Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead |
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BlackAdder
PopStar


Joined: Apr 21, 2006
Posts: 1042
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July 07, 2006 - 03:26 PM |
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No matter how much the wind howls the mountain can not bow to the wind.
-old chinese proverb |
_________________ very cunning indeed |
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yu888
Board Deity

Joined: Jan 25, 2003
Posts: 17973
Location: ZhongShanParkArea SH
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July 07, 2006 - 03:30 PM |
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janlynn
Wonder Wit


Joined: July 19, 2005
Posts: 3593
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July 07, 2006 - 03:37 PM |
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Thanks Yu  |
_________________ Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead |
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Dazza
Low Seater


Joined: Feb 02, 2006
Posts: 3027
Location: In the city of cold steel
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July 07, 2006 - 04:50 PM |
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We have a quote of the day daily on our Intranet.
I have found out that there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.
Mark Twain |
_________________ If the musics too loud then you are too old! |
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Pablo_Picasso
Board Royalty


Joined: May 05, 2006
Posts: 6715
Location: Spain you bloody idiots.
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July 07, 2006 - 05:21 PM |
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"Smile. it makes others wonder what youa re really up to."  |
This got me through my abduction episode....
Most of the time I was laughing!
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_________________ Well some people try to pick up girls And get called assholes This never happened to Pablo Picasso |
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Pablo_Picasso
Board Royalty


Joined: May 05, 2006
Posts: 6715
Location: Spain you bloody idiots.
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July 07, 2006 - 05:22 PM |
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One from my old Dad:
'Use the KISS principle - Keep It Simple, Stupid'. |
_________________ Well some people try to pick up girls And get called assholes This never happened to Pablo Picasso |
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pixelpunter
StreetBeater


Joined: Sep 15, 2005
Posts: 2199
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July 07, 2006 - 05:23 PM |
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^ our first free elections in south africa there was a kiss party - the Keep It Straight & Simple party. |
_________________ The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they've found it. |
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Pablo_Picasso
Board Royalty


Joined: May 05, 2006
Posts: 6715
Location: Spain you bloody idiots.
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July 07, 2006 - 05:34 PM |
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Sounds good to me! |
_________________ Well some people try to pick up girls And get called assholes This never happened to Pablo Picasso |
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Anniboodk
Fire-eater


Joined: Feb 27, 2004
Posts: 2787
Location: Shanghai
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July 07, 2006 - 05:46 PM |
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"I think that the film Clueless was very deep. I think it was deep in the way that it was very light. I think lightness has to come from a very deep place if it's true lightness."
- Alicia Silverstone, Actress |
_________________ Who was the first person to say, "See that chicken over there? I'm going to eat the next thing that comes out of its butt." |
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Magnolia
Board Biatch

Joined: June 01, 2004
Posts: 31071
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July 07, 2006 - 05:52 PM |
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Makes sense to me! |
_________________ BOYCOTT BENSON SALON |
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giraffine
Raver


Joined: Mar 13, 2003
Posts: 387
Location: Office, Home, School, on way
Status: Offline
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July 08, 2006 - 07:48 AM |
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“Football players, like prostitutes, are in the business of ruining their bodies for the pleasure of strangers”
- Merle Kessler, Actor |
_________________ 各驛停車 Sojourner 散歩達人 Flaneur |
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CoffeeHawk_0
Board Buddha


Joined: July 14, 2005
Posts: 14380
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July 08, 2006 - 08:09 AM |
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Speak (or walk) softly and carry a big stick |
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bougie
Board Buddha


Joined: Nov 20, 2004
Posts: 13292
Location: Wuhan Hubei China
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July 08, 2006 - 08:17 AM |
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Quote from my hardcore uncle, RIP:
Thats fits just nice, like a nose in an arsehole. (He was a carpenter) |
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janlynn
Wonder Wit


Joined: July 19, 2005
Posts: 3593
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July 08, 2006 - 08:42 AM |
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Coffeehawk, wasnt that Roosevelt? |
_________________ Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead |
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janlynn
Wonder Wit


Joined: July 19, 2005
Posts: 3593
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July 08, 2006 - 08:43 AM |
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Got a headful of ideas that are driving me insane, it's a shame the way they make me mop the floor
Bob Dylan |
_________________ Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead |
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Pablo_Picasso
Board Royalty


Joined: May 05, 2006
Posts: 6715
Location: Spain you bloody idiots.
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July 08, 2006 - 10:39 AM |
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Rain is just a bit of liquid sunshine - Old Irish saying (I think...) |
_________________ Well some people try to pick up girls And get called assholes This never happened to Pablo Picasso |
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bougie
Board Buddha


Joined: Nov 20, 2004
Posts: 13292
Location: Wuhan Hubei China
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July 08, 2006 - 10:42 AM |
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^ Acid sunhine that is ...
"It's raining cats and dogs" is another good one. Imagine, raining soogy cats and dogs. Very messy indeed ... |
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CoffeeHawk_0
Board Buddha


Joined: July 14, 2005
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July 08, 2006 - 10:44 AM |
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J - Theodore Roosevelt, 1900, while he was still gov. of NY, |
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Pablo_Picasso
Board Royalty


Joined: May 05, 2006
Posts: 6715
Location: Spain you bloody idiots.
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July 08, 2006 - 10:45 AM |
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When I was a kid my dad would say to me, if it was raining heavily:
'It's like a tall cow pissing on a flat rock out there'.
I would crack up every time. |
_________________ Well some people try to pick up girls And get called assholes This never happened to Pablo Picasso |
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shanghaiceltic
Board Royalty


Joined: Sep 20, 2005
Posts: 7588
Location: Perth WA
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July 08, 2006 - 12:34 PM |
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'It's all monkeys and no tigers in the mountains'-From a Chinese proverb |
_________________ I have parrallel bars at home, one for gin and one for whiskey |
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BlackAdder
PopStar


Joined: Apr 21, 2006
Posts: 1042
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July 08, 2006 - 01:00 PM |
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that nothing is worth worth knowing can be taught
friendship is far more tragic than love, it lasts longer
only the shallow know themselves
-Oscar Wilde |
_________________ very cunning indeed |
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wolfy
Fire-eater


Joined: Sep 13, 2004
Posts: 2510
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July 08, 2006 - 01:01 PM |
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Pablo_Picasso
Board Royalty


Joined: May 05, 2006
Posts: 6715
Location: Spain you bloody idiots.
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July 08, 2006 - 01:03 PM |
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Another one from Mr Wilde:
I can resist everything except temptation. |
_________________ Well some people try to pick up girls And get called assholes This never happened to Pablo Picasso |
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