Up to you now here, Ritter. ;)
Quote from: Henk on December 06, 2015, 08:54:05 AM
Up to you now here, Ritter. ;)
So many words, so little time,
Henk
Quote from: ritter on December 06, 2015, 09:09:21 AM
So many words, so little time, Henk
The Five Letter Words Thread then?
:laugh:
Quote from: Henk on December 06, 2015, 09:16:03 AM
The Five Letter Words Thread then?
I'll make up my mind, eventually :-[
"One Ring to Rule Them All"
Quote from: Scion7 on December 06, 2015, 10:24:23 AM
"One Ring to Rule Them All"
"And in the darkness bind them."
"All is not gold that glitters."
"Not all who wander are lost."
"In Mordor, where the shadows lie."
"More like a grocer than a burglar."
"Old Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow"
Wretched hives of scum and villainy.
A wealth of wisdom from our seer.
What you see, is what you get.
We're Only In It For the Money
Is the internet forum version of haiku?
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on August 23, 2017, 03:02:46 AM
We're Only In It For the Money
I rather think it's for the funny
;D
I am amusing, more frequently than wealthy.
Save your breath to cool your porridge.
Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold.
please porridge hot, not porridge cold
Porridge is the Elixir of Youth.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/eating-porridge-twice-da-long-life-secret-world-oldest-family-donelly-1075-years-meat-vegetables-a7868486.html
With an elixir the villain tricks her.
A cinema villain essentially needs a moustache.
Is it six or is it seven?
Courage is the complement to fear.
Unfortunately, l cannot think of seven.
Nothing wrong with that, of course.
Eureka! I have found the seventh word!
Crab fishing: 20k per month, but dangerous.
Lobster fishing would be tastier though.
Are we an alien experiment or not?
There is no way to know conclusively.
Have you contemplated unidentified flying objects?
I have seen an unidentified flying object.
do not mix IFOs with UFOs
Having piloted aircraft, it is unlikely.
Your excellent sight skills piloting biplanes.
I am not current in biplanes, unfortunately.
Have you piloted triplanes at all?
I wish! But alas, not so fortunate.
". . . and my neighbor, he blew his nose."
Something l do frequently, since overcoming pneumonia.
How did it ever get this far?
A good idea never fades completely away.
This argument seems to continue indefinitely
Many valuable discussions tend towards the eternal.
Quote from: LKB on February 22, 2018, 05:21:34 AM
Many valuable discussions tend towards the eternal.
Some striking proverbs are formed there.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
The dose makes the meat poison.
Mares eat oats and does eat oats.
Oaks tend to stand still a while.
I prefer a good cabernet, with cheese.
Life is a cabernet, old chum.
Joel plus Liza under Bob equals Oscar.
John Steinbeck is a favorite of mine.
Quote from: (: premont :) on February 25, 2018, 11:20:35 AM
Thinking of Grapes of Wrath maybe?
Make mine a wrath-free vintage, thanks!
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on February 26, 2018, 05:44:46 AM
Make mine a wrath-free vintage, thanks!
Changing the present situation will often satisfy.
Had cabernet with a hot bath yesterday...
A glass of wine improves the music
Wine can improve many aspects of living.
Yes, when you exert the necessary restraint.
Of course, moderation in all things.
Immoderate in my search for moderation.
Moderately unmoderated, though watchful for any moderator.
Our moderators do not moderate us immoderately
I'm just too tired to post anything...
A good sleep will do you well
Good sleep is exceedingly rare right now.
Knit up that ravell'd sleeve of Care!
It was a good day, all told.
The kind of report we want!
A good breakfast makes a huge difference.
"Part of a hearty and nutritious breakfast!"
And a quick run may be fun
I never had any talent for running.
I enjoyed running, but was likewise talentless.
Truer to say, I never enjoyed running.
Running everywhere, for any reason, when young.
Run just as fast as you can.
These days, running is rather inadvisable.
Running is for stockings and noses!
Last one out is a rotten egg.
Grandmothers seem to have stopped sucking eggs.
Where the bee sucks, there suck I.
Quote from: Rosalba on October 07, 2018, 02:36:37 AM
Where the bee sucks, there suck I.
Eric Ericsson, Swedish choirs, EMI... blissful listening.
Isn't it good - (she said) - Norwegian wood!
. . . crawled off to sleep in the bath.
I bask first, wash second, then read...
like a nymph surprised while bathing
or a librarian who enjoys a bath.
Wasn't allowed to read in the bath.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on October 09, 2018, 08:46:21 AM
Wasn't allowed to read in the bath.
Or bathe in the library, I'll wager. :D
Never tried that one, so don't know.
Risk the librarian's wrath, for a bath?
Or borrow a book by Sylvia Plath.
Who is Sylvia? And who is Ted?
That all her swains commend her (Sylvia)?
Songs of his fashion bring ( the ) swains together.
O mistress mine, where are you roaming?
Hey, ho, the wind and the rain
It was a lover and his lass.
Or was it Tommy Rettig and Lassie?
Was it Bill or was it Ben?
Which of those two flower pot men?
Neither Bill nor Ben, will ever ken.
For Little Weed hopes now recede.
Like a wayward kitten, badly treed.
Greed for the weeds we need.
weeds: plants growing where they're not wanted.
Poor kitten, still stuck in that tree.
Dogs have owners; cats have staff.
They speak more than a wet parrot
Do wet parrots smell like wet chickens?
Who wets a chicken to find out?
Hope is the thing with feathers.
A tattered coat upon a stick.
This scarecrow can scare no crows .
Light thickens, & the crow makes wing...
"It was a dark and stormy night."
Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on November 02, 2018, 04:44:43 AM
"It was a dark and stormy night."
( Imagines a certain beagle with his typewriter. )
I found a peanut, found a peanut...
The World War I flying ace
Nothing to fear but fear itself.
Courage is knowing what not to fear.
...sings the tune without the words
This is the song without end.
Should I stay, or should I go?
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on November 06, 2018, 08:22:37 AM
Should I stay, or should I go?
You should definitely stay. Others, well...
Others abide our judgment: thou art free.
nothing ain't worth nothing - but it's free...
No such thing as a free lunch!
Robert A. Heinlein's Time Enough for Love
Rome wasn't built in a day.
There are barbarians at the city gates.
Brickies, get those walls built extra fast!
One should never sacrifice quality for speed.
Slow but steady wins the race.
The race is not to the swift...
. . . but that is the way to bet.
You can bet your bottom dollar.
Money is the root of all evil.
Well, the love of money, anyway.
Or the general urge to acquire.
"Too much ain't near enough for me!"
Enough is as good as a feast.
Such a Light, as shows a Feast...
Beneath the halo of a street lamp.
...waits a man chilled by the damp...
Tramp, tramp, tramp along the highway!
Vladimir & Estragon are waiting for Godot.
We're all waiting for... something better.
Can't hurry love, just have to wait.
Waiting is the name of the game.
Good things come to those who wait.
Waiting for those good things to come.
It had better be worth the wait!
It is a far far better place.
Long ago, in a galaxy far away . . . .
( channeling Bill Murray)
" Star Wars, Nothing but Star Wars... "
The Morning of the Slushy Leaves
Quote from: Rosalba on November 14, 2018, 01:38:42 PM
It is a far far better place.
The best of all possible worlds
Il faut cultiver notre jardin, n'est-ce pas?
'In nature, nothing and everything is perfect.'
The seventh son of a seventh son.
As I was going to Saint Ives...
I used their shampoos for a while.
What do they know of England?
First quarter of the 21st century.
A while since I posted here.
Open the pod bay doors please HAL!
You've been watching some science fiction! :)
PD
Quote from: André Le Nôtre on September 08, 2021, 09:07:01 PM
Open the pod bay doors please HAL!
I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave!
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on September 09, 2021, 03:19:12 AM
You've been watching some science fiction! :)
PD
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe! :laugh:
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on September 09, 2021, 08:21:57 AM
I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave!
I'll go in through the emergency airlock!
Without your space helmet, Dave... rather difficult.
Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione Op. 8
Daisy, Daisy
Give me your answer, do.
All for the love of you ....
"All you need is love, love" [Beatles]
PD
"All You Need is Cash" [The Rutles]
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on September 21, 2021, 03:24:31 PM
"All You Need is Cash" [The Rutles]
...."Think I'll buy me a football team" [Pink Floyd]
PD
Oh, by the way, which one's "Pink"?
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on September 22, 2021, 01:45:09 PM
Oh, by the way, which one's "Pink"?
The one with the last name Anderson
[though I was sorely tempted to answer:
"She is Floyd's much younger sister." :D ]
PD
More cash for the orchestra's survival
Quote from: (: premont :) on September 23, 2021, 04:17:28 PM
Do you think of Johnny Cash?
Definitely not a boy named, " Sue " .
Quote from: LKB on September 24, 2021, 11:15:00 AM
Definitely not a boy named, " Sue " .
But LKB, that was a big hit!
Didn't know that Shel Silverstein wrote it.
PD
Quote from: LKB on September 24, 2021, 11:15:00 AM
Definitely not a boy named, " Sue " .
It may have been a transperson :P
Synthetic hair is the future for bows
Decadence is steadily and incessantly increasing.
But, is there any correlation with entropy?
Is entropy a subset of misanthropy?
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on December 05, 2021, 09:10:05 AM
Is entropy a subset of misanthropy?
Pretty much every weekend, in my case. ;D
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on December 05, 2021, 09:10:05 AM
Is entropy a subset of misanthropy?
Quote from: LKB on December 05, 2021, 09:29:55 AM
Pretty much every weekend, in my case. ;D
Beware! Entropy always increases with time. ???
Frank Zappa: Time is of affliction.
Entropy can actually be viewed as desirable.
Quote from: LKB on December 06, 2021, 12:35:34 PM
Entropy can actually be viewed as desirable.
Sub specie aeternitatis it may be.
Milky Way is a lab for extraterrestrials
If so, then they are the experiment.
Naturally, the same is true for us.
Are there experimental viruses in 2021?
Without doubt there always will be.
Scientific research will never stand still.
Quote from: LKB on December 12, 2021, 09:42:26 PM
Scientific research will never stand still.
The blessing and the curse of mankind.
Quote from: (: premont :) on December 14, 2021, 03:17:44 AM
The blessing and the curse of mankind.
Blessing, yes. Curse? I shouldn't think so.
So you never heard about Frankenstein?
Of course. Gene wilder was excellent. :D
Quote from: LKB on December 21, 2021, 11:54:48 AM
Of course. Gene wilder was excellent. :D
Yes, he was certainly monstrously good.
But remember that fiction reflects real life.
Our galaxy is increasing its age.
Our politicians are aging me more rapidly
And themselves they don't wear that well
Do hippies like smoking jackets?
Probably, if they will stay lit. :laugh:
( edited for inattentive posting )
Otherwise they are going to be fired
I'll quit before I am fired.
Fire pipe before applying the job.
6 or 7 word messages or posts
Existential recursiveness will almost always induce chuckling.
Mit Flügeln, die ich mir errungen...
Here everybody respects opinions each other (6)
Welcome to a civilized music lovers forum
At last, I had been waiting for!
Quote from: romboid on January 04, 2022, 06:49:29 PM
Mit Flügeln, die ich mir errungen...
The light which no eye has seen...
Black holes could have eternal eyes
I think there is truth in here
Truth has limited value for certain politicians.
We will really live in peace someday
Maybe we won't live that long
Our spirits will endure forever more. ;)
I only believe in true love
Do not trust 21th century women
Every good boy does fine in pentagram
Quote from: (: premont :) on January 11, 2022, 04:25:14 AM
Lucky if you ever did find it.
l found true love in 2003...
... but ended up desolate and lost.
Quote from: LKB on January 12, 2022, 06:22:40 AM
... but ended up desolate and lost.
I think most have had similar experiences
We hope for a sustainable future
I fear the universal waste disease
I fear the inevitable waist expansion. :D
I rather fear the foreseeable East expansion.
What I can sight looks rather promising
Soon l won't be seeing my shoes...
Happy not to be in your shoes :)
The socks dance circles around the shoes.
Those would be some fancy socks, indeed.
More fancy than the winter gloves resting.
Fortunately, no gloves are needed here.
Gloves are needed when it's about corona
Corona is a conspiracy of mutant nanobes.
They just mechanically obey their natural tendencies
Corona beer is to be avoided...
At solar eclipse corona can't be avoided
Avoid various Mex and US beers
Quote from: (: premont :) on January 29, 2022, 05:45:57 AM
At solar eclipse corona can't be avoided
In fact, this is not always so.
( By the way:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/nasa-enters-the-solar-atmosphere-for-the-first-time-bringing-new-discoveries )
Is unstable mental health a modern pandemic?
Quote from: romboid on February 01, 2022, 11:36:09 AM
Is unstable mental health a modern pandemic?
It is doubtful if it is contagious
Soul imprisoned in an earthly body
Can spirits travel between various dimensions?
It's questionable if spirits exists as such
" I'm the ghost with the most, baby. " ( Beetlejuice )
I saw that quote the other day
That's because classical remarks are often quoted
I should have suspected before, definitely
I enjoy most Tim Burton films.
Good Westerns are never out of fashion
Unforgiven and Lonesome Dove are my favorites
In my case, I don't know any
Quote from: Symphonic Addict on February 18, 2022, 06:37:11 PM
In my case, I don't know any
Try
Unforgiven and
Lonesome Dove, they're classics.
I'm not sufficiently knowledgeable to comment.
The 2010 version of True Grit, also.
I'm often moved by a movie
Better if there is good company
Quote from: Symphonic Addict on February 21, 2022, 04:37:04 PM
Better if there is good company
So true, whatever you are doing :)
I'm currently enjoying various reaction videos.
What is your preliminary reaction to them?
I react with an aversion to recursion.
With strong recursions of aversion, I suppose
Inconceivable actions are happening around the world
The Russians seem determined towards ultimate villainy.
This war transmogrifies my opinion of Mankind - painfully.
Tomorrow could be fraught, uncertainty run's rampant.
Definitely the mad zar can't be trusted.
Tonight, the night of the ninth day
Quote from: rhomboid on June 06, 2022, 01:20:49 PM
Tonight, the night of the ninth day
If you're reading the date upside-down...
Oops... time to use sun glasses 8)
Boring Boris badly boycotted by bearing bats
Pitiful prat pilloried for prioritizing pandemic parties.
Might as well bump this one too.
I'd forgotten all about this 'un
Well, now you've remembered it again.
Let us recurse to the thread.
You're being consistent, which l do appreciate. 8)
I appreciate your kind, fluent participation.
Please close all the word threads.
Quote from: OrchestralNut on February 24, 2023, 06:50:07 AMPlease close all the word threads.
You don't need to read them.
Quote from: premont on February 25, 2023, 01:11:33 AMYou don't need to read them.
Still clogs up in the unread.
Quote from: premont on February 25, 2023, 01:11:33 AMYou don't need to read them.
They're there for whoever may wish.
Some people may find them oddly liberating...
I'm unsure just why I like them....