tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post6849333691864688952..comments2024-03-28T03:31:23.570-04:00Comments on I Think; Therefore, I Yam: As Plane as the Knows on Your PhaseSusan Flett Swiderskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-79208730976392505152011-06-27T05:14:48.574-04:002011-06-27T05:14:48.574-04:00Hi Starting Over. Welcome back to the blogosphere....Hi Starting Over. Welcome back to the blogosphere. Glad you enjoyed the post, and glad you saw that obituary, too. I thought it told an amazing story of perseverance. And, don't our relatives all end up getting what we take a whole lifetime to build? (unless we get a new attitude and one of those bumper stickers that says, "I'm spending my kids' inheritance.")Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-11510658981697175982011-06-26T22:04:42.959-04:002011-06-26T22:04:42.959-04:00Just catching up after being away for a few days. ...Just catching up after being away for a few days. Loved the post; it was very clever. <br /><br />I had read the story about Harry Bernstein and saw it on the news. Harry was a person who never gave up and his story is certainly inspirational. However, now his relatives will all get the royalties that took him 98 years to earn.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-25446395705519336072011-06-26T08:42:10.957-04:002011-06-26T08:42:10.957-04:00Hi, Angela- In looking for this week's stories...Hi, Angela- In looking for this week's stories, I came across another similar story. only it was a couple years old. In that case, a man was hiding in a farmer's manure pit, a mixture of pig and dog feces ... up to his NECK. For a whole HOUR. Hmmm, given the choice of that or being locked up, I believe I would've chosen the relatively clean jail cell.<br /><br />Hi, Al. Wow, no more pennies. I didn't know that. Guess you can no longer give someone a penny for his thoughts ... or your two cents' worth, eh? (Well, actually I generally give THREE cent's worth. Inflation.)<br /><br />Hi, Karla. I love your story about the office memos. Thanks for sharing it, dear lady. Absolutely priceless!Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-83467555483952979332011-06-26T05:23:01.344-04:002011-06-26T05:23:01.344-04:00Brilliant as ever :-) Cheered me up no end. Love...Brilliant as ever :-) Cheered me up no end. Loved the look at wacky English and the news. The former reminds me of the office memo thing when one guy in the office was in the habit of writing 'Balls' on nitpicking memos from his superior. Taken to task for the use of obscene language on office stationery, he wrote, instead, 'Round Objects.' The memo came back annotated with 'Who is Round, and to what does he object?'<br />Have a great rest of the weekend<br />Karlathe writing padhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221319693189380703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-38784668784551109612011-06-26T04:33:49.451-04:002011-06-26T04:33:49.451-04:00Fun list!
You're hard pressed to find a penny...Fun list!<br /><br />You're hard pressed to find a penny in Oz theses days. Our treasury stopped minting 'copper' coins about fifteen years ago. Our smallest coin now is 5 cents. All prices are rounded up or down to the nearest 5c. I can't say I miss having a pocket full of useless coins.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-47871122347358702452011-06-25T19:06:30.286-04:002011-06-25T19:06:30.286-04:00Crazy stories, especially that dude in the toilet!...Crazy stories, especially that dude in the toilet! Reminds me of a Stephen King story....<br /><br />Angela @ The Bookshelf MuseAngela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-90465442777803970742011-06-25T12:16:12.736-04:002011-06-25T12:16:12.736-04:00Hi, All. Thank you so much for your comments.
Del...Hi, All. Thank you so much for your comments.<br /><br />Delores- Well, I don't think it says as much about our economy as it does about the ridiculously high cost of health insurance and healthcare in our country. It's a terrible catch-22 situation: can't afford insurance, and can't afford not to have it, either.<br /><br />Linda- It's amazing me many people turn their noses up at the idea of bending over to pick up a lowly penny ... let alone flip one over for the next person. Superstition? Maybe. More of a habit, like stomping my feet and saying, "Trip, trap! Trip, trap! Who's that tripping over MY bridge?!" when we walk over a footbridge. <br /><br />Sam- Yup, glad it's my first language!<br /><br />Anne- You're right; it's a terrible shame. A few years back, a terribly ill fellow in our county got so desperate, he punched his mail carrier in the nose, in the hopes of going to the slammer for attacking a federal employee. Didn't work out so well for him. He served a very brief sentence in the local jail, and didn't get his medical treatment. <br /><br />Skippy- I'm glad to hear that; it's always good to make someone laugh or giggle.<br /><br />Ron- Yup, not only a word nerd, but as an amateur radio operator, a run-of-the-mill nerd, too.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-61286074388173093122011-06-25T11:24:59.534-04:002011-06-25T11:24:59.534-04:00Word Nerd! Your word study was very interesting in...Word Nerd! Your word study was very interesting indeed :-)<br /><br />Have a great weekend :-)<br /><br />~RonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-30053338739631240792011-06-25T10:31:39.458-04:002011-06-25T10:31:39.458-04:00I giggled so much @ your title - so perfect! :) Lo...I giggled so much @ your title - so perfect! :) Love the weird stories. Wow. Hugs!SkippyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479661523059481730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-2113745153028142812011-06-25T07:31:32.597-04:002011-06-25T07:31:32.597-04:00It's a shame people with no insurance have to ...It's a shame people with no insurance have to go to jail to get medical care. He was smart he involved a bank, that's a felony. If it was only the gas'n'go he would have gotten a slap on the wrist.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-71370713986728035902011-06-25T06:47:53.825-04:002011-06-25T06:47:53.825-04:00Gotta love english! I'm jotting these gems dow...Gotta love english! I'm jotting these gems down. :)Samantha Sottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116257082088369600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-80585657073974434992011-06-24T20:10:39.388-04:002011-06-24T20:10:39.388-04:00English is a strange language. I've always sai...English is a strange language. I've always said I'd hate to try to learn it if I hadn't been raised with it. <br /><br />Re the penny: I always say that, too! Not sure it works, but I figure it can't hurt. Besides, if nothing else, you're a penny richer. ;)Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-70901082269282512502011-06-24T17:19:48.374-04:002011-06-24T17:19:48.374-04:00Doesn't say much for your countries economy ei...Doesn't say much for your countries economy either.<br />As for the penny....yep, I always pick them up nd give them away. That is how you seal the luck.<br />Seal....now there's a word for your collection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-44056905892068277942011-06-24T16:14:02.489-04:002011-06-24T16:14:02.489-04:00Hi, Cro. You've made an interesting point ther...Hi, Cro. You've made an interesting point there. Doesn't say much about the deterrent or punitive aspect of today's prisons, though, does it?Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-71529826381095386442011-06-24T13:42:14.196-04:002011-06-24T13:42:14.196-04:00Re your final 'weird story'. I have always...Re your final 'weird story'. I have always advised that the 'elderly' should commit a reasonably serious crime. Get away with it and you're rich; fail and you're looked after handsomely for the rest of your life! Not stupid.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com