We were "Swept Away," and I was tamed, and we are NEVER leaving the island.
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I was on the subway recently, trying to get a nap and the NewSpeak police message came on, interrupting my snooze.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, this is an important message from the New York City Police Department. Keep your belongings in sight at all times. Protect yourself. If you see a suspicious package or activity on the platform or train, do not keep it to yourself. Tell a Police Officer or an MTA employee. Remain alert and have a safe day."
Then another came on saying, "…do not display cell phones or other electronic devices." So what do I do??? As my cell phone and other electronic devices are my belongings, do I keep them in sight at all times or do I not display them?
Remain alert and have a safe day, indeed!
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I recently came upon my SECOND four leaf clover! It happened while walking with Linda and Jessie after announcing that I'd see if I could find one. I found it within two minutes. LUCKY?
Here's my first.
This from Wikipedia:
The four-leaf clover is an uncommon variation of the common, three-leaved clover. According to tradition, such leaves bring good luck to their finders, especially if found accidentally.[1] According to legend, each leaf represents something: the first is for faith, the second is for hope, the third is for love, and the fourth is for luck[2] (the three-leaf shamrock had been used by St. Patrick as a metaphor for the Christian Trinity).
Clovers can have more than four leaves: the most ever recorded is 56, discovered by Shigeo Obara of Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan on 10 May 2009.[3][4]
It has been estimated that there are approximately 10,000 three-leaf clovers for every four-leaf clover;[5] However, this probability has not deterred collectors who have reached records as high as 160,000 four-leaf clovers. Irishman Dominic Gagliardi holds the throne with 600,999 4 leaf clover finds
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Oliver sent me to this site to see the monsters added to thrift store paintings.
So I got to work and quickly sent him my "Scream" with added monster (and guy vomiting at the railing) - not worth $120 million.
He wondered what I could do with a Gainsborough. Here's my quickie.
These fine animated gifs below also comes from the VERY INTERESTING site Twisted Sifter.
And the station that I use every day!
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Got a beer at a Terminal 5 concert and saw this sign at the counter. Are there people who stand and drink their beer right at the ordering/serving counter without realizing that other people are waiting in the line they were just in to get a drink too? Who dresses them and puts them on the bus?
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Can God annihilate atheists?
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Quot capita tot sensus
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Down there between our legs, it's like an entertainment complex in the middle of a sewage system.
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NOT IN IT?.
I see these new posters in the subway. Watch the gap is good advice but are we SO stupid a society that we need to be told not to step IN the hole???
Even a dog and cat know instinctively NOT to step in the hole!
Is a guy wearing a tie (look at the picture) really going to be fooled by the gap without this warning? Could he be a politician or bank CEO?
It's a good thing they have it in four other languages too, for the idiots from other countries who are just as stupid as us.
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