December 2008
“Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish...”
– Henry David Thoreau
“I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do...”
– Soren Kierkegaard
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language
And next year’s words...”
– T.S. Eliot (via bluechameleon)
myownmelt:
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“So since 2008 has that extra second, are we going to say...”
– MeltInYourMouth
MCrosky : Johnny, what can you make outta this? [hands him a piece of paper]
Johnny : This? Why I could make a hat, or a broach, a pterodactyl. . .
“‘Then you should say what you mean,’ the March Hare went on.
...”
– Lewis Carroll
“The proper behavior all through the holiday season is to be drunk. This...”
– P.J. O’Rourke
Love Song - The Cure
Harry: [about Auld Lang Syne] What does this song mean? My whole life, I don't know what this song means. I mean, 'Should old acquaintance be forgot'? Does that mean that we should forget old acquaintances, or does it mean if we happened to forget them, we should remember them, which is not possible because we already forgot?
Sally: Well, maybe it just means that we should remember that we forgot them or something. Anyway, it's about old friends.
For Auld Lang Syne
inothernews:
Since most of us will be singing this little ditty tonight, a little background on this most famous of New Year’s-affiliated poems.
From Wiki:
“Auld Lang Syne” is a Scottish poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 and set to the tune of a traditional folk song (Roud # 6294). It is well known in many English-speaking countries and is often sung to celebrate the start of the new year...
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“Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a...”
– Helen Keller Quotes (via bluechameleon)
“Did I ever tell you I was struck by lightning seven times?”
– The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (via twothirty)<3(via somuchsass)(via theipodguru)
I counted during the movie…that man only told us about 5 of the times… :)
(via meltinyourmouth)
it was 6, actually, including the closing montage — hence…
(via chrispazen)
Damn…I missed one…
“Did I ever tell you I was struck by lightning seven times?”
– The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (via twothirty)
<3
(via somuchsass)
(via theipodguru)
I counted during the movie…that man only told us about 5 of the times… :)
Free of Me — Joshua Radin
“The two hardest things in life are saying hello for the first time and goodbye...”
– (via littlemiss) (via reinventthesea) (via havent-got-a-prayer) (via exclamation) (via sharpless) (via craytonc)
“This is my report on the importance of knowing how to read. If you can’t read...”
– Charles Schulz, Peanuts (via thoughtsdetained, whokilled) (via scout)
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“You never stop loving someone. You just learn to live without them”
– Tupac (via cloudymess) (via hotg0ssip) (via thecon) (via isthisblood) (via fantasyaction) (via thoseareturkeys) (via noahkai) (via talix18)
Calif. family finds $10,000 in box of crackers →
I used to keep my life savings in a box of crackers, but ever since the stock market decline, I transferred all my money to a bag of small potatoes.
