The Eclectic Company: Sunday Favorites

* "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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Saturday, May 8, 2010

Sunday Favorites - I Heard it On NPR

It's Sunday again, and you know what THAT means!?! It's time for Sunday reruns!!! Thanks so much to Chari over at Happy to Design for hosting this meme, "Sunday Favorites".

Got Spoons?
(First posted 1/25/08)

Under your pillow?

I kid you not!

Apparently students in the northeast believe that when a snow storm is being predicted if they will but sleep with a spoon under their pillow and wearing their pajamas inside out they will get a snow day the next day.

This according to a high school English teacher from Connecticut.

I heard it on NPR.

I for one had never previously heard this urban legend nor tried it. How about you? Sleep on any spoons lately? Or do you have ANOTHER ritual to bring on snow days?

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8 comments:

Julie Harward said...: LOL...I don't think any young person is that smart..or that dumb..are they? You would know! Come say hi sometime :D; May 8, 2010 at 9:41 PM
Kristin - The Goat said...: Are you looking for snow up there?? I wonder if you put a fork under your pillow you all would get some summery weather?!!; May 8, 2010 at 10:52 PM
Maggie said...: Sounds stranger than fiction, but does it work?
~Maggie~; May 9, 2010 at 3:05 AM
Martin LaBar said...: Superstition is alive and well, it seems.

Happy Mother's Day!; May 9, 2010 at 4:23 AM
Angie said...: What, even if they do this on Aug 15th? There will be snow?

Wow!; May 9, 2010 at 12:52 PM
Wanda Lee said...: Now I think I've almost heard 'everything'!..,Hehe!

Also, please pop over for a visit sometime my dear..,

I must say this was an interesting post, thanks for re-posting it for dear Chari's 'Sunday Favorites'!..,; May 9, 2010 at 6:47 PM
Chari at Happy To Design said...: Hi Keetha...

Ohhh my goodness...no wonder that we never have many snow days...even though we live in snow country! I had never heard of the spoons under the pillow...shheeeshh...I will definitely share this little secret with our local students!!! Too cute, my friend! Thank you so much for sharing this tip...this could change our world as we know it! So happy to see you today for Sunday Favorites, Darlin'...great post!!!

I bet you're counting down the days till summer break, aren't you? Shouldn't be much longer for you! Hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day...mine was nice!

Have a fabulous week, Sweetie!
Chari @Happy To Design; May 10, 2010 at 10:50 AM
Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...: I think your spoons are too pretty to sleep on! And where's the picture of the inside-out-pajamas? Anyway, nice to know superstition lives on in the younger generation '>); May 10, 2010 at 6:07 PM