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Wherever the crowd goes, run in the other direction. They’re always wrong.

5/31/2018 By dni Leave a Comment

"Wherever the crowd goes, run in the other direction. They're always wrong." ~ Charles Bukowski
“Wherever the crowd goes, run in the other direction. They’re always wrong.” ~ Charles Bukowski

Filed Under: humor

You have seen that kind of people who will never let on that they don’t know the meaning of a new big word.

3/1/2016 By dni Leave a Comment

“I wish I could photograph them!”

You have seen that kind of people who will never let on that they don’t know the meaning of a new big word. The more ignorant they are, the more pitifully certain they are to pretend you haven’t shot over their heads. The queen was just one of that sort, and was always making the stupidest blunders by reason of it. She hesitated a moment; then her face brightened up with sudden comprehension, and she said she would do it for me.

I thought to myself: She? why what can she know about photography? But it was a poor time to be thinking. When I looked around, she was moving on the procession with an axe!

 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

Well, she certainly was a curious one, was Morgan le Fay. I have seen a good many kinds of women in my time, but she laid over them all for variety. And how sharply characteristic of her this episode was. She had no more idea than a horse of how to photograph a procession; but being in doubt, it was just like her to try to do it with an axe.

  • Mark Twain in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

Filed Under: humor

I didn’t charge for my opinion about them, and they didn’t charge for their opinion about me

2/8/2016 By dni Leave a Comment

Mark Twain
Mark Twain, detail of photo by Mathew Brady, February 7, 1871

Well, I liked the king, and as king I respected him—respected the office; at least respected it as much as I was capable of respecting any unearned supremacy; but as MEN I looked down upon him and his nobles—privately. And he and they liked me, and respected my office; but as an animal, without birth or sham title, they looked down upon me—and were not particularly private about it, either. I didn’t charge for my opinion about them, and they didn’t charge for their opinion about me: the account was square, the books balanced, everybody was satisfied.

Mark Twain –  A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court

Filed Under: general, humor

Great ad (for old hockey geeks)

6/4/2014 By dni Leave a Comment

“Dad, tell me again about skate saves”

Dad, tell me again about skate saves

Filed Under: hockey, humor

The LeeVees – How Do You Spell Channukkahh

11/27/2013 By dni Leave a Comment

Filed Under: humor, song of the day Tagged With: The LeeVees

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