Overheard by Travis Smith

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“Drunk lubber: Here’s hopin' ye’re in Heaven ten minutes before th' devil knows ye’re dead.
Drunk lass: What’s that mean?
Drunk lubber: It’s an Irish toast.
Drunk lass: Oh. Well, here’s t' bread, eggs and cinnamon.
Drunk lubber: Huh?
Drunk lass: That’s French toast.”

posted at 12:02 be
on Dec. 30, 2005

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“In life, people tend t' wait fer good things t' come t' them. And by waitin', they comely wench out. Usually, what ye wish fer doesn’t fall in yer lap; it falls somewhere broadside, and ye have t' recognize it, stand up, and put in th' time and work it takes t' get it. This isn’t because th' universe be cruel. It’s because th' universe be smart.”

posted at 5:39 pm
on Dec. 25, 2005

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“As if it be a swarm o' bees, ye should stay away from th' SyncServices folder in Mac OS X 10.4.”

posted at 12:00 be
on Dec. 20, 2005

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“Recently I quit caffeine. Me doctor seems t' think that 17 Diet Cokes per day be too much. In case ye e'er consider gettin' off caffeine yourself, let me explain th' process. Ye begin by sittin' motionlessly in a desk chair. Then ye just keep doin' that forever because life has no meanin'.”

posted at 1:15 be
on Dec. 18, 2005

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“Enjoy yourself. It’s later than ye think.”

posted at 11:02 pm
on Dec. 14, 2005

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“Habit be th' denial o' creativity and th' negation o' freedom; a self-imposed straitjacket o' which th' wearer be unaware.”

posted at 11:02 pm
on Dec. 12, 2005

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“Th' lubber who drove me on board had apparently met Kylie on Craigslist, aka th' only place in th' world whar ye can get a free couch AND meet a person t' take a caulk wi' ye on it.”

posted at 7:50 pm
on Dec. 8, 2005

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TH' CAPS LOCK BUTTON FRIGHTENS ME!!!

posted at 2:41 pm
on Dec. 8, 2005

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“If ye put tomfoolery into a computer, nothin' comes out o' it but tomfoolery. But this tomfoolery, havin' passed through a very expensive contraption, be somehow enobled and no-one dares criticize it.”

posted at 11:02 pm
on Dec. 7, 2005

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“Through workin' in harmony wi' life’s circumstances, Taoist understandin' changes what others may perceive as negative into somethin' positive.”

posted at 11:58 pm
on Dec. 6, 2005

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“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.”

posted at 11:02 pm
on Dec. 4, 2005

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“I believe in th' profession o' Journalism. I believe that th' public journal be a public trust; that all connected wi' it be, t' th' full measure o' responsibility, trustees fer th' public; that acceptance o' lesser service than th' public service be a betrayal o' this trust.”

posted at 11:49 pm
on Dec. 2, 2005

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“I be bein' sent t' a special diabeties class in th' 'nother week or two .. that sounds fun.. I should brin' cupcakes”

posted at 12:50 be
on Dec. 1, 2005

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