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Mort Milder's avatar

What a delightful Prufrockian career your father had!

"No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be;

Am an attendant lord, one that will do

To swell a progress, start a scene or two"

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James Scott Bell's avatar

I grow old … I grow old …

I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled.

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Mort Milder's avatar

I'm already there. i never understood that line, but at this moment the bottoms of my trousers are ACTUALLY ROLLED!

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Kay DiBianca's avatar

Another excellent post. I can see why Samuel Beckett wasn't a laugh a minute.

"There should be rules for ranting." Reminds me of a favorite proverb.

"A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion." —Proverbs 18:2

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James Scott Bell's avatar

Bingo!

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Deb Gorman's avatar

Wait, what? "Honest" and "Politics" in the same title? :)

"Rule #1 would be: Know what you’re talking about. Have some facts, some logic. Don’t just bay at the moon."

This should be on every bathroom wall and SM site in the world. (Wait, are those the same things?)

:)

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James Scott Bell's avatar

Sometimes what is scrawled on a bathroom stall is wiser than what comes out of many mouths in DC.

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Sherry's avatar

As for graft, etc., among our congressweasels, today, I'd say it is harder to find one not on the take than to find those that are. Hopefully DOGE will "out" them.

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Dana McNeely's avatar

Most of the time, I enjoy your posts because I’m familiar with the movies and topics discussed. I don’t recognize several of the people and movies you featured today, but I’m just as interested. Maybe it’s because I recognize the familiar thread of humanity running through. Thanks for the entertaining information.

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James Scott Bell's avatar

I love classic movies. Any I mention are worh seeing. You have a lot of enjoyment ahead!

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Dana McNeely's avatar

L O L. I’ve been making a running list and getting at least a few of them from the library. Guessing I could find more on TCM or even Amazon prime streaming.

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Patricia Bradley's avatar

For the most part they don't make movies like they used to...and as for social media, I have blocked so many political posts that I don't get them any longer.

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James Scott Bell's avatar

A good practice to keep you sane!

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