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Originally Posted by tomwed
People tell me they enjoy my recipes and I posted one recently about onions, carrots and potatoes that begins with pork butt cooking in a crock pot.
I took a classified ad about a basket with balls, and a few other ads on the main thread and tried to turn it into something funny Johnny Carson would say in an Amazing Kreskin sketch he did for years.
I remembered I use to do that routine with the high school director many years ago. We would give phoney academy awards to our actors and stage crew. I would name 4 real actors and 4 phone movies like this:
Jack Nicholson in Five Easy Pizzas
Mark Scalzo [our student] in Death of a Salesman [the play we did]
[and 2 more silly movies or plays]
We got all dressed up and pretended it was the academy awards. The director and I were at the podium and she opened the envelope. Of course our student would always win. They would walk up and say something at the mic and accept our award. I miss those days and sometimes try to recreate them here in some small way.
I got side tracked on the Adam's family tv show and lost my place so I forgot nothing. Chas Adam, the creator is really funny.
I was listening to a conversation about why some religions thrive while others remain stagnant. Hundreds of years ago the Rabbi's could read and they taught their children to read along with math and science. These educated families continued to expand. Priests and Sisters could read and equally well educated but could not have children so the common good took a lot longer. What I didn't write is that the fear of God keeps people quiet. This training begins in Kindergarten for some of us who went to Catholic School. The clergy who use this kind of mind control are not being fair, to say the least.
No one is dense. I think it was Einstein who said if you can't easily explain something then you probably don't understand it. That stuck with me.
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Tomwed, you impress me more and more as I get to know you through this forum. To remember all that and put it together like you did is NOTHING but impressive in and of itself. Heck, I can't remember what I said or wrote or typed 2 minutes ago!
Your wit and knowledge of so many different things, also impressive. Love the Einstein quote. I'm going to have to remember that - a good way to keep oneself humble.
And last but not least in my book, you can cook! Yes, I never forget that tidbit of info - a man who can cook. I forgot to check that off my list when I married my better half. I guess I was too enamored by his charisma....... or something like that. (I know it wasn't the Vette - lol.) Thank goodness he's pretty close to perfect in every other way - definitely a keeper.