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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-10 03:49 PM
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The Universe is a bit of a rock polishing machine
and we are the pebbles and gems. :)

"Don't be afraid to fly in the sky of yourself!" -Tommy Space

:hi:
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I Have A Dream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-10 04:50 PM
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1. I like that analogy!
:thumbsup:

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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-10 12:33 PM
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6. ...
:hi:
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FirstLight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-10 05:06 PM
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2. you know the other word for that machine?
a *Tumbler* :rofl:

I think a few of us have felt tumbled here & there as we get shinier & shinier!

thanks for the thought for today! :wave:
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-10 12:32 PM
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5. Yep, it usually feels like being tossed around and then when we wipe off the dust
we are a bit more together. (Pray for Ease and Grace!)

:hi:
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get the red out Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-10 07:26 AM
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3. That works
We all tumble around and make noise.
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-10 12:31 PM
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4. Some of use more than others.
(raises hand and blushes) :D
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-10 02:54 PM
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7. And surrounded by different levels of grit!
:P

Okay, I've been rereading "Not Always Right" again and came across this one yesterday that's somewhat appropriate here:

Between A Rock And A Hard Head
Home Improvement Store | Lexington, KY, USA

Me: “Hi, how can I help you?”

Customer: “What is a pebble?”

Me: “Well, it’s a very small rock…generally smooth.”

Customer: “Fine, where do you sell pebbles?”

Me: “Right at the back of the garden section, sir.”

Customer: “Are your pebbles heat-resistant?”

Me: “I’m not sure, but I could call one of our garden specialists to help you.”

Customer: “Never mind! I need heat resistant rocks!” (He shows me a rock.) “Is this rock limestone? Limestone is heat resistant.”

Me: “I can’t tell if it’s limestone just from looking, but limestone has a lot of calcium in it, so if you dip it in vinegar and fizzes up, it’s probably limestone.”

Customer: “Forget it! You are worthless! I’ll just stick this in the microwave and see if it’s heat resistant!”

(He storms off. He came back the next day…for a new microwave.)

:rofl: ;)
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-15-10 02:17 PM
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8. Have you seen the old TV version of the Naked Gun movies?
There were only eight or so, I forget the name. Same cast, etc. Police Squad!, that's it.

In one episode, mobsters are forcing local business owners to pay for protection, and smashing things if they don't. Leslie Neilsen stands in for an owner, and comes in to find that rocks had been thrown through the front window. The mobsters come in; Leslie holds up a rock and says, "can you explain this?" The mobster looks at it then goes into a bit about planetary formation.

:rofl::hi:
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-15-10 02:24 PM
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9. I don't remember that one, but it sounds just like what they'd do
in Police Squad! (in color!) :rofl:

Maybe there's a YouTube copy somewhere... ;)
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-15-10 04:39 PM
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10. Somewhere around the Japanese Garden.
:)
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