The Eclectic Company: "The Trouble With Tribbles"

* "Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon!"

* "Those who throw dirt only lose ground."

* "I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger."

* "The road to success is always under construction."

* "I fish, therefore I lie."

* "Dear Algebra, stop asking us to find your X, she's not coming back and I know Y."

* "Teamwork means never having to take all the blame."

* "I barely survived yesterday and now it's already today!"

* "Do you call Santa's helpers subordinate clauses?"

* "So, how many days DID it take to build Rome?"

* "Cancel my subscription, I'm tired of your issues."

* "Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday."

* "Don't sweat petty things . . . or pet sweaty things"

* "Two wrongs are only the beginning"

* "Worrying works. 90% of the things I worry about never happen."

* "I finally got my head together, and now my body is falling apart."

* "When I'm finally holding all the cards, why does everyone decide to play chess?"

* "Legend: A lie that has the dignity of age."

* "A diamond is forever: The payments are longer."

* "When in doubt, mumble: When in trouble, delegate: When in charge, ponder."

* "I don't have an attitude; I have a personality you can't handle."

* "When I want your opinion, I'll give it to you!"

* "It is better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot."

* "An eye for an eye leaves the world blind."

* "Sports do not build character, they reveal it!"

* "Dust is a protective coating for fine furniture"

* "I'm in shape - round IS a shape."

* "Money talks, but all mine says is "good-bye."

* "If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?"

* "Love is blind but marriage is a real eye-opener!"

* "A dog has an owner. A cat has a staff"

* "I'd like to have more self-esteem, but I don't deserve it!"

* "Red meat is not bad for you. Fuzzy green meat is."

* "Nothing is fool proof to a talented fool."

* "Bacteria - the back door of a cafeteria."

* "Nostalgia isn't what it used to be."

* "Stressed spelled backwards is desserts."

* "As I said before, I never repeat myself."

* "Corduroy pillows: they're making headlines!"

* "Young at heart, slightly older in other places."

* "(I'm) proof that evolution can go in reverse"

* "My reality check bounced"

* "If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn?"

* "I hate people who steal my ideas before I think of them."

* "I was uncool before uncool was cool."

* "Middle age: When your age starts to show around your middle"

* "Do not disturb, I'm already disturbed."

* "If an open door is ajar, is an open jar adoor?"

* "March Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change."

* "Telepath Wanted: You know where to apply!"

* "The information went data way"

* "I'm bilingual - I speak English and SMACK!"

* "Mental floss prevents moral decay."

* "Why use a big word when a diminutive one will do?"

* "Why is abbreviation such a long word?"

* "I can see clearly now, the brain is gone."

* "Every morning is the dawn of a new error"

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Quotes of Note

You're born a male but you have to CHOOSE to be a man" - Herm Edwards

"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that" - Unknown

"They err who think Santa Clause comes down through the chimney; he really enters through the heart." - Mrs. Paul M. Ell

"Thankfully, our true roots are in heritage and not things. I just need to keep reminding myself that things are only reminders of heritage." - Keetha Broyles, June 21, 2010

"Tears lubricate the soul." - from "Finding Buck McHenry"

"Somehow you must come to understand that God is love, that love is the proof of God, and forgiveness is the proof of love." - The Priest in "Levi's Will" by W. Dale Cramer

"The truth about a man is in what he does, not what he says." - W. Dale Cramer in "Levi's Will"

"Fairy Tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten." - G. K. Chesterton

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Friday, March 13, 2009

"The Trouble With Tribbles"

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And pictures is they don't reproduce reasonably.
(For all you young whipper snappers, that is a reference to an original "Star Trek" episode)

The pitcher on left and the bowl on right are both from Burr Camp.

After I told the story of getting the Burr Camp pitcher WITHOUT a bowl and buying one to complete the set, my daughter, Keri, asked why I didn't use the Burr Camp bowl instead of buying one.

The FIRST reason was that I had the pitcher several years before the bowl came my way.

The second reason is a perspective problem that my pictures failed to show.

With this combination the pitcher on the left looks like a 2X lady trying to squeeze into a size 8 dress, and the pitcher on the right looks like a skinny minny wearing a tent.

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14 comments:

Keri said...: HAHAHAHAHAHA I totally laughed out loud at those pictures!!!; March 13, 2009 at 9:53 PM
haley said...: HAHAHAHAHAHA keri totally laughed out loud at these pictures!!!

(i'm at her house right now and heard it live and in person)

p.s. i also laughed out loud!!; March 13, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Keetha Broyles said...: I'm soooooo glad you girls laughed out loud at these pictures - - - I WANTED to make SOMEBODY laugh!!!; March 13, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Keri said...: MOM!

WHY are you STILL up at this hour?!?

WHOA!!!!!!!!!!; March 13, 2009 at 10:43 PM
haley said...: KEETHA/MOM!

WHY are you STILL up at this hour?!?

WHOA!!!!!!!!!!!!; March 13, 2009 at 10:43 PM
Brad, Carmen, Braylen and Alea Fleck said...: I wondered the same thing!!! Ha! Now I know the rest of the story :); March 13, 2009 at 10:44 PM
Nancy said...: Good descriptions - yes, I've seen the "in-her-mind-forever-size-8" female looking like your Burr Camp combination.

P.S. Why are you still up? (Just thought I'd keep consistent with the other comments.)Hehe; March 13, 2009 at 11:52 PM
Jewel said...: haha, that is funny.

PS: I imagine you have gone to bed by now. =]; March 14, 2009 at 12:11 AM
Keetha Broyles said...: Ladies, ladies, LADIES - - - it was FRIDAY NIGHT - - - I can stay up later that night.

Truth: I had been asleep in my comfy chair, woke up and saw what time it was, went to turn off my computer and found your comments.

And since it is now Saturday morning, I slept in until now!!

Believe it or not - - - I'm on my way to the Y to WALK in circles.; March 14, 2009 at 5:56 AM
groovyoldlady said...: It came! It came! It came! It came! It came! It came! It came!

My post is up...

Tee-hee-hee!; March 14, 2009 at 6:19 AM
Anonymous said...: What a fun post! You have me giggling. Perspective is everything, isn't it? I love your pitchers and your bowls, not matter what the size. ♥; March 14, 2009 at 6:25 AM
Keetha Broyles said...: Groovy - - - I've already BEEN to your post, and COMMENTED there and LINKED to it here!!!! I've had a BUSY morning - - - and I'm getting ready to post about the OTHER busy-ness I've been up to already and it's only 9:19 AM now!!!!

Betty Jo - - - Thank you SOOOOOO much for returning to my little ole blog, and for thinking my post was fun (I've arrived) AND for commenting!!!!; March 14, 2009 at 8:20 AM
Dan said...: HA! Now that's funny!; March 14, 2009 at 8:21 AM
Keetha Broyles said...: Danman - - - I see on your blog that you have more followers than just me. Do you know if your new posts show up on their dashboard "follow" list, 'cause they're still not showing up on mine. The LAST notice I got about your blog was the post with the picture of the very debonair rooster.; March 14, 2009 at 8:29 AM