Cynics, anyone?

[ivan salis]

You peed in papa's pool in key west ?l

He either woulda been proud or shot ya , who knows which one?

No sacred cows eh? --

Bet you said - He is just a old drunk who shot himself -- so whats the big deal? --Ever read the old man and the sea?

 

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[Old Town]

You peed in papa's pool in key west ?l

He either woulda been proud or shot ya , who knows which one?

No sacred cows eh? --

Bet you said - He is just a old drunk who shot himself -- so whats the big deal? --Ever read the old man and the sea?

Ivan, Hemingway's Old Man and the Sea is the only novel he wrote that I did like. All his others kinda bored me in their content but not their style. I read Hemingway for his sentence structure. He used words well but his stories are bland by today's writer's standards. This is to be expected I think.

At 13, me and the boys in the hood used to pool-hop in the night around town. We got into the Hemingway property over the brick wall one night and into his pool. We flopped around in the dark just to say we did it and upon leaving I was taken by the need to go "wee". Since I had no plans to come back and because it seemed funny at the time, I leaked in his pool. Give me a break, I was a kid. My sister was with us and she was horrified because she was still in the water with me when I released the hounds.

OT

 

[cheese]

Ot, never did I give you a service or prove any point. I defended that which I believe in and you mock. You don't want people looking down at you because you don't believe? Then extend the same courtesy to those who do. Just saying.

Signed,
someone who's room temp IQ can also cook pork.

 

[Old Town]

Ot, never did I give you a service or prove any point. I defended that which I believe in and you mock. You don't want people looking down at you because you don't believe? Then extend the same courtesy to those who do. Just saying.

Signed,
someone who's room temp IQ can also cook pork.

Have no idea what you are talking about and what are you doing with your pork so early in the morning? I got up to feed a cat who wouldn't leave me alone.

 

[Dano Sverige]

Civilized nations have invented "doors" to cure that problem OT mate!

 

[Old Town]

Civilized nations have invented "doors" to cure that problem OT mate!

Dano, I built him a little cat door so he can come and go as he wishes. This he does and brings his pals with him. I've had him and several neighbor's cat's in the kitchen all at once when I come down in the morning. Haven't the heart to block his cat door. He'd bang his head into it really hard. You should see him run through that thing.

OT

 

[ivan salis]

what type of breed of cat you got ot?-- i got a semi feral pack thast lives next door -- only one i care for is a old manx cat tomcat -- grey w /black stripes -- i call him "bob" --short for bob tailed cat

i find it funny that your cat invites "guest" cats in without your ok via his cat door

 

[Old Town]

Ivan, I've got a white and tabby mix without front claws from the rescue league. I wanted an animal that wouldn't take my dogs eyes out if they "boxed". Dogs get along fine with the beast anyway.

I, too, feed the feral cats around my house like everyone else. We got millions of them. These are my cat's pals. Some day I'm going to come down stairs and my cat is going to introduce me to his skunk friends in the kitchen. That is the day I nail the cat door shut and get my cat a cycling helmet.

OT

 

[Old Town]

cheese, it's later in the morning. I've had my coffee. We got off on the wrong foot earlier. I feel badly. So I'm including "cheese" in the book. I'll post about it in my other Emerald Sea thread in this forum. If I write this stuff down I tend to remember it better as I go along.

OT

 

[Kentucky Kache]

Ivan, Hemingway's Old Man and the Sea is the only novel he wrote that I did like. All his others kinda bored me in their content but not their style. I read Hemingway for his sentence structure. He used words well but his stories are bland by today's writer's standards. This is to be expected I think.

OT

From what I hear, Hemingway's stories are bland because he wrote too much in the narrative, and not enough moving scenes. Personally, I haven't read his books. I did see Old Man and the Sea (the movie) years ago, but movie writers are not held to the same standards as authors. Or is that "arthurs"?

 

[vibes]

Ivan, Hemingway's Old Man and the Sea is the only novel he wrote that I did like. All his others kinda bored me in their content but not their style. I read Hemingway for his sentence structure. He used words well but his stories are bland by today's writer's standards. This is to be expected I think.

OT

From what I hear, Hemingway's stories are bland because he wrote too much in the narrative, and not enough moving scenes. Personally, I haven't read his books. I did see Old Man and the Sea (the movie) years ago, but movie writers are not held to the same standards as authors. Or is that "arthurs"?

For what it's worth my all time fave Hemingway short is A Clean Well Lighted Place.

http://members.multimania.co.uk/shortstories/hemingwaycleanplace.html

 

[spartacus53]

For what it's worth my all time fave Hemingway short is A Clean Well Lighted Place.

http://members.multimania.co.uk/shortstories/hemingwaycleanplace.html

Even that "short", was too long for me

 

[Old Town]

Hemingway was loved in his day largely because there were so few good authors. Today there are dozens of writers I feel are much better. However, they had the advantage of learning from Hemingway and Faulkner and Fitzgerald and Dos Pesos etc.

The very best of Hemingway is the collection of magazine and newspaper articles he wrote from the start of his reporter's career with the Kansas City Sun at 20 years of age and up until his death. He wrote many magazine articles along the way along with stuff for the big newspapers of the day.

This book collection is titled, "By-Line Ernest Hemingway". In these works you get to see the genius of Hemingway when he is not hindered by heavy editing and too much rewriting as with a novel. It's all off-the-cuff Hemingway as he typed copy and wired it back to headquarters in New York or Kansas or wherever. Not to be missed and unmatched today by anyone. Hemingway was one funny guy. This does not come out in his formal novel writing. His novels are dry. His other stuff not so.

OT

 

[vibes]

For what it's worth my all time fave Hemingway short is A Clean Well Lighted Place.

http://members.multimania.co.uk/shortstories/hemingwaycleanplace.html

Even that "short", was too long for me

because you have the attention span of a gnat...just sayin'

 

[spartacus53]

because you have the attention span of a gnat...just sayin'

How dare you!!! That is an insult to the poor gnat, he has me beat hands down to begin with.

 

[Seamuss]

I have absolutely no interest in debating any issue. I only wondered if anyone feels as I do. No person is ever converted or has their mind changed by online debate. Especially about "Faith".

Old Town

I can relate to NOT debating a persons belief in anything they believe in or my beliefs. Some people take it to personally if you don't see things their way.
Life is suppose to be fun and exciting. That's why I don't dicuss politics and tell people "I will let you cancel my vote" and move on to next topic.

 

[Old Town]

I have absolutely no interest in debating any issue. I only wondered if anyone feels as I do. No person is ever converted or has their mind changed by online debate. Especially about "Faith".

Old Town

I can relate to NOT debating a persons belief in anything they believe in or my beliefs. Some people take it to personally if you don't see things their way.
Life is suppose to be fun and exciting. That's why I don't dicuss politics and tell people "I will let you cancel my vote" and move on to next topic.

Seamuss: In my first post I simply ask if a person is a "believer" in odd things like UFOs and stuff. Religion I treated the same; just one other thing to believe in. I stated I had no interest in debating but this was not what most (95%) did. They wanted to tell me what a cretin I was for not believing in god, and then they tried to prove their god belief. I did not ask for this. Still they preached. I'd rather argue about the Lock Ness Monster. I could be swayed to believe a good fish story.

I've said this a million times: people are funny animals.

OT

 

[Seamuss]

I have absolutely no interest in debating any issue. I only wondered if anyone feels as I do. No person is ever converted or has their mind changed by online debate. Especially about "Faith".

Old Town

I can relate to NOT debating a persons belief in anything they believe in or my beliefs. Some people take it to personally if you don't see things their way.
Life is suppose to be fun and exciting. That's why I don't dicuss politics and tell people "I will let you cancel my vote" and move on to next topic.

Seamuss: In my first post I simply ask if a person is a "believer" in odd things like UFOs and stuff. Religion I treated the same; just one other thing to believe in. I stated I had no interest in debating but this was not what most (95%) did. They wanted to tell me what a cretin I was for not believing in god, and then they tried to prove their god belief. I did not ask for this. Still they preached. I'd rather argue about the Lock Ness Monster. I could be swayed to believe a good fish story.

I've said this a million times: people are funny animals.

OT

Yes, I believe in God and some things that have little sceintifc backing. I was focused on the issue of debate that some people want to get loud at times and show off their side of things. I picked the oddest topic in this thread to comment on.
Getting back to original suject, I believe.

 

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