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Don't hit a man when he's down -- kick him; it's easier.
I sent a letter to the fish,
I told them, "This is what I wish."
The little fishes of the sea,
They sent an answer back to me.
The little fishes' answer was
"We cannot do it, sir, because ..."
I sent a letter back to say
It would be better to obey.
But someone came to me and said
"The little fishes are in bed."
I said to him, and I said it plain
"Then you must wake them up again."
I said it very loud and clear,
I went and shouted in his ear.
But he was very stiff and proud,
He said "You needn't shout so loud."
And he was very proud and stiff,
He said "I'll go and wake them if ..."
I took a kettle from the shelf,
I went to wake them up myself.
But when I found the door was locked
I pulled and pushed and kicked and knocked,
And when I found the door was shut,
I tried to turn the handle, But ...
"Is that all?" asked Alice.
"That is all." said Humpty Dumpty. "Goodbye."
-- Lewis Carroll, "Through the Looking Glass"
Alden's Laws:
(1) Giving away baby clothes and furniture is the major cause
of pregnancy.
(2) Always be backlit.
(3) Sit down whenever possible.
The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all your time.
I have two very rare photographs: one is a picture of Houdini locking
his keys in his car; the other is a rare photograph of Norman Rockwell
beating up a child.
-- Steven Wright
In case of atomic attack, the federal ruling against prayer in schools
will be temporarily canceled.
She is not refined. She is not unrefined. She keeps a parrot.
-- Mark Twain
We don't know who discovered water, but we're certain it wasn't a
fish.
Wednesday, 12 August 2026 Michael J. Chappell Contact me at:
mcsuper5@freeshell.org
