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01-17-2004, 04:06 PM
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Casual... Real Casual
Location: Orstraylia
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An engineer, a psychologist, and a theologian were hunting
An engineer, a psychologist, and a theologian were hunting in the northern wilderness. Suddenly, the temperature dropped and a furious snowstorm began. Fortunately they came across an empty isolated cabin.
It was a simple place... one room with a minimum of furniture and household equipment. Nothing was unusual about the cabin except the very large, potbellied, cast-iron stove. But, strangely, it was suspended in mid air by wires attached to ceiling beams. "Fascinating," said the psychologist. "It is obvious that this lonely trapper, isolated from humanity, has elevated this stove so that he can curl up under it and vicariously experience a return to the womb." "Nonsense!" replied the engineer. "The man is practicing the laws of thermodynamics. By elevating his stove, he is distributing heat more evenly throughout the cabin." "With all due respect," interrupted the theologian, "I'm sure that hanging his stove from the ceiling has religious meaning. Fire LIFTED UP is a religious symbol." The three debated the point for several hours without resolving the issue. When the trapper finally returned, they immediately asked him why he had hung his heavy potbellied stove from the ceiling. "Its like this you see," he says "I had plenty of wire, but fuck all stove pipe." (Stove pipe = Chimney pipe!)
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"And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking.
Racing around to come up behind you again. The sun is the same in a relative way but your older, shorter of breath, and one day closer to death" ...pink floyd Last edited by Zooksport2; 01-20-2004 at 05:01 AM.. |
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01-17-2004, 08:33 PM
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lonely rolling star
Location: Seattle.
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whaaaaaaaaa
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"Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." -Lin Yutang hearts, by d.a. |
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01-20-2004, 05:00 AM
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Casual... Real Casual
Location: Orstraylia
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Stove pipe = Chimney pipe....
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"And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking.
Racing around to come up behind you again. The sun is the same in a relative way but your older, shorter of breath, and one day closer to death" ...pink floyd |
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