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Old 08-27-2017, 02:20 PM
 
Location: Southern New England
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To me, "broth" is the most soothing word in the English language.


The way it flows out of your mouth, the "b" sound, the "th" sound. And it's meaning. What could be more comforting than a hot bowl of broth?
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Old 08-27-2017, 02:28 PM
 
Location: Southern New England
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Here it is:

"'Tis an old maxim in the schools,
That flattery's the food of fools;
Yet now and then your men of wit
Will condescend to take a bit."

~Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)
Good one.
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Old 08-28-2017, 12:48 PM
 
Location: Southern New England
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it.


Six of one, half dozen of the other.


(sorry if these have been posted already, I didn't read entire thread)
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Old 08-28-2017, 01:34 PM
 
Location: Fairfax County, VA
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Doc, it's only a scratch...
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Old 08-28-2017, 10:27 PM
 
Location: Covington County, Alabama
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And there's that
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Old 08-29-2017, 04:45 AM
 
Location: Southern New England
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Doc, it's only a scratch...
Immediately, "Rocky Raccoon" came into my mind.


Great song.
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Old 08-29-2017, 07:32 AM
 
Location: Coastal Georgia
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It'll all buff out.
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Old 08-29-2017, 07:55 AM
 
Location: Fairfax County, VA
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Immediately, "Rocky Raccoon" came into my mind.
Great song.
Ah, perhaps you have spent time somewhere in the Black mining Hills of Dakota then? I knew a girl there once. Her name was Magill, and she called herself Lil, but -- well, you know.
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Old 08-29-2017, 09:41 AM
 
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;-)


I've apparently met my match.
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Old 08-29-2017, 10:30 AM
 
Location: Limbo
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[quote=LilyMae521;49331357]To me, "broth" is the most soothing word in the English language.
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'Porridge' usually has negative vibes for me, something about illness or witches or poverty or some dreadful Dickens scene.
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