Beds, By Groucho Marx. ©1930 by Julius H. Marx
Many Happy Returns!, By Groucho Marx. ©1942 by Groucho Marx.
Groucho and Me, By Groucho Marx. ©1959 by Groucho Marx
Harpo Speaks!, By Harpo Marx with Rowland Barber. ©?1960?
Memoirs of a Mangy Lover, By Groucho Marx. ©1963 by GrouchoMarx.
The Groucho Letters, By Groucho Marx. ©1967 by Groucho Marx.
The Secret Word is Groucho, By Groucho Marx with Hector Arce. ©1976 by Groucho Marx.
The Groucho Phile; An Illustrated Life, By Groucho Marx. ©1976by Groucho Marx.

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free screensaver?

Wildlife artists:

Richard Friese
Friedrich Wilhelm Kuhnert
Martin S. Garretson
Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius
Bob Kuhn
Rien Poortvliet
Simon Combes
Carl Brenders

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-Love at first sight?: I'd want to believe, but wouldn't that be rather lust than love. Ah, I suppose there is a situation that would be "love at first sight", but it hasn't happened to me, I've learned to love the one I love in a romantical sense.
-Believe it's possible to remain faithful forever? Deffinately. There is no way you would love someone and then hurt them by being unfaithful. It isn't love if you cheat.
-Believe there's a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?: Yes. I have seen it with my own two eyes, no bullshit.
-Do you wish on stars?: What?? You mean like ah, a wishing star, yes, and all the other stuff too when you are granted a wish (if you find an unbent note and you get to bend it first you get a wish, if you find your eyelash on your cheek you get to wish) so yes, I do that everytime.
-Did you get frightened or uncomfortable seeing that as a section title?: (this thingie was in a list of thingies and this section title was beliefs) Why would I be? I'm strong with my beliefs.
-Do you remember your first love?: I'm not sure. i'm not sure wether Gautam is my first love or was Sakari... but I'm dating the person who I said "I love you" to first time, and since that other guy is dead and I never did anything about my feelings for him for them to grow to be real love, then yes, Gautam is granted the title of my first real love and well, then obviously I do remember him.
-Still love him?: Duh. Of course.
-Do you consider love a mistake: Deffinately not! How could it be!
-What do you find romantic?: Being a little insane for love... ^_^
-Turn-on?: Mmmmm.... eh? I drifted in my dreams here. ^_^;; Well, small blunders, admitting that he is a human being, and those little mistakes that humans have.
-Turn-off?: Constantly trying to keep the cool, trying to be the bleedin' Calvin Klein-perfect man... -.-
-Do you base your judgement on looks alone: I don't think anyone in the world does that...
-If someone you had no interest in dating, expressed interest in dating you, how would you feel?: I'd think to myself "Again? Why can't they go have their crushes on someone else" and then I'd start avoiding that person because I would feel so uncomfortable around him and end up hating him because he's making my life difficult by making me have to avoid him.
-Do you prefer knowing someone before dating him or going on a date: Hmm, knowing like from school/work/hobby/where ever? Hmm, nope, I'd prefer just going on a date, because then if it didn't work out I'd have to stop going to the same places where he goes. But I don't have this problem at the moment, so... But I most like to be "pulled" in a bar or so, you know, so it's not a date nor someone you know from somewhere...
-Have you ever wished it was more "socially acceptable" for a girl to ask a guy out?: It is socially acceptable. This is a bullshit question and sides this "section" isn't about belief, but about dating! What a load of crap and a waste of time, which I will waste because I'm bored.
-Have you ever been romantically attracted to someone physically unattractive?: No. I haven't been attracted to someone I found unattractive. I don't fall for my friends, and if someone is being my friend and I get to know them as friends I'd never be romatically attracted to them.
-Do you think the opposite sex finds you good looking?: Yes, I do. They have indicated it many times and I hate it when they do that, I don't want to hear it.
-What is best about the opposite sex?: Another bullshit question... -.-
-What is the worst thing about the opposite sex?: Guy-stuff... -.-
-What's the last present someone gave you?: A poster and a little silvery anchor I wear in my earring.
-Are you in love?: Yes.
-Do you consider your significant other hot?: Sexy? Yes. And also hot as in spicy, interestingly enough...
-What would you do if you were walking down the street and saw some hot guy standing on the sidewalk?: Give a glance and think "he's pretty" and then walk on.

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Keep in mind, young padawan... ((where the heck did the SW-thing come from??))

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British pole dancer Donna Cleeve has been forced to quit her job because she’s allergic to the metal pole. The 20-year-old from Portsmouth developed a red rash after each show before she realised nickel used in the poles was to blame. “It’s hard to look sexy when your legs and body are inflamed. I tried to ignore it, but in the end it wasn’t worth the pain,” she told London’s Sun. She’s now given up her dancing and taken a job in sales.

you just can't make this stuff up. XD

http://somethingtobedesired.com/

A tv-show without the tv. So it's only accesible online. How cool is that?

Max Barry, Jennifer Government
Philip Baruth, The X President
Greg Bear, Darwin's Children
Mike Brotherton, Star Dragon
Michael Flynn, The Wreck of the River of Stars
Kay Kenyon, The Braided World
James Lovegrove, Untied Kingdom
Jack McDevitt, Omega
Syne Mitchell, The Changeling Plague
Linda Nagata, Memory
Robert Reed, Sister Alice
Justina Robson, Natural History
Sheri S. Tepper, The Companions
Amy Thomson, Storyteller
John Varley, Red Thunder
Steven Barnes, Lion's Blood
Greg Bear, Vitals
David Brin, Kiln People
Nancy Kress, Probability Space
Christopher Priest, The Separation
Robert J. Sawyer, Hominids
Brian Stableford, Dark Ararat
Michael Swanwick, Bones of the Earth
Shari Tepper, The Visitor
John C. Wright, The Golden Age

1. Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?
2. Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?
3. If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?
4. If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?
5. Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?
6. Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?
7. Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?
8. Why do "tug" boats push their barges?
9. Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there?
10. Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting?
11. Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"?
12. Doesn't "expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected?
13. Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites! ?
14. Why do "overlook" & "oversee" mean opposite things?
15. Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds?
16. If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it?
17. If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?
18. If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
19. If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?
20. Why is bra singular and panties plural?
21. Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead?
22. Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase?
23. How come abbreviated is such a long word?
24. Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?
25. Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
26. Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one?
27. Christmas is weird. What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks

28. If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes?
29. If a deaf person swears, does his mother wash his hands with soap?
30. If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?
31. Is there another word for synonym?
32. Where do forest rangers go to "get away from it all?"
33. What do you do when you see an endangered animal eating an endangered plant?
34. Would a fly without wings be called a walk?
35. If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked?
36. If the police arrest a mime, do they tell him he has the right to remain silent?
37. If one synchronized swimmer drowns, do the rest drown, too?
38. If you ate both pasta and antipasto, would you still be hungry?
39. If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?
40. Whose cruel idea was it for the word "Lisp" to have "S" in it?
41. Why are hemorrhoids called "hemorrhoids" instead of "assteroids"?
42. Why is it called tourist season if we can't shoot at them?
43. Why is there an expiration date on sour cream?

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http://www.shef.ac.uk/~ptpdlp/newsletter/current.html

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Tis mine!
Precious is mine!
*stole it and now it is mine and you can't deny it!*
Njaah!

http://ewsearch.lysator.liu.se/search.jsp?query=god

In all matters pertaining to religion I take this approach; be polite yet stern. It works on boths sides of the argument equally well I find. Both for those attempting to save, and those attempting to live in peace.

If you are sure of your beliefs then you need not worry of others questioning you. Be polite to them, listen to their advances without disparaging them, then courteously end the discussion.

If you belive others need to be shown the light then by all means introduce them to your religion. If you are refused than you did your duty to your fellow man, time to move on.

Be appreciative that they may in fact mean well, so be polite. Also note that they need to know that you are not interested in their beliefs so be stern.

Know that you are doing your best to show them a better way, but they may have encountered many before you who did the same. Be polite and understand that they have their own beliefs and have the right to end the discussion.


"Niccolo Medici" in the Nationstates.net forums. Thank you oh sweet angel, for the only words of sensibility in that discussion in that forum.

New years resolution time!!! W00t! So here goes:

1. I'll do this diary thing every day. Must remember. ((already forgotten))
2. i will stop fearing shite. "Humans replace all their emotions with fear" said Paulo Coelho. He has a point. Instead of feeling attracted to someone, we fear that they turn us down and we don't act on our attraction. Instead of feeling excited about new things, we are intimidated by change. Instead of hating, we fear our own hatred as something evil and wicked and try to hide it.
3. I had a third one but I forgot so it apparently wasn't one worth keeping. =D

Aaaaaaaaaaaaa! Sweety, I love you dearly but you have the worst timing I have ever seen! You call to meet me when I'm staying at a friend's house - has happened twice now - so I'll feel uberly sad that I'm not in my own house. But I can't trap myself to my house just in case you are available. I need to go to places, and you need to tell me earlier when you want to see so I can reserve myself just for you.
But I suppose it runs in your family. Your aunt is also a master in bad timing. How many times has she called when you were over at my house, in my roommate-free room, getting comfortable... And your sister, and your uncle (and if I'm not mistaken, your dad too). Even your best mate has terrible timing in that sense.

But we'll manage.

Silbe:
-Jetplane
-Brimful of Asha
-wanting contact -song
-Shrek-song
-japanese boy -song
-

Konstantinos
-uber Fight Club -song

En etsi valtaa, loistoa,
en kaipaa kultaakaan,
ma pyydän taivaan valoa
ja rauhaa päälle maan.
Se joulu suo, mi onnen tuo
ja mielet nostaa Luojan luo,
ei valtaa eikä kultaakaan,
vaan rauhaa päälle maan.

Suo mulle maja rauhaisa
ja lasten joulupuu,
Jumalan sanan valoa
joss' sieluin kirkastuu.
Tuo kotihin, jos pieneenkin,
nyt joulujuhla suloisin,
Jumalan sanan valoa
ja mieltä jaloa.

Luo köyhän niin kuin rikkahan
Saa, joulu ihana!
Pimeytehen maailman
tuo taivaan valoa!
Sua halajan, sua odotan,
sä Herra maan ja taivahan.
Nyt köyhän niin kuin rikkaan luo
suloinen joulus tuo!

Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt
i signad juletid.
Giv mig Guds ära, änglavakt
och över jorden frid.
Giv mig en fest
som gläder mest
den konung jag har bett till gäst.
Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt,
giv mig en änglavakt.

Giv mig ett hem på fosterjord,
en gran med barn i ring,
en kväll i ljus med Herrens ord
och mörker däromkring.
Giv mig ett bo
med samvetsro,
med glad förtröstan, hopp och tro.
Giv mig ett hem på fosterjord
och ljus av Herrens ord.

Till hög, till låg, till rik, till arm,
kom, helga julefrid.
Kom barnaglad, kom hjärtevarm
i världens vintertid.
Du ende som ej skiftar om,
min Herre och min Konung, kom.
Till hög, till låg, till rik, till arm,
kom glad och hjärtevarm.



Ja niin joulu joutui jo taas Pohjolaan
joulu joutui jo rintoihinkin.
Ja kuuset ne kirkkaasti luo loistoaan
jo pirtteihin pienoisihin.
Mut ylhäällä orressa vielä on vain
se häkki mi sulkee mun sirkuttajain,
ja vaiennut vaikerrus on vankilan;
oi, murheita muistaa ken vois laulajan!


Miss' sypressit tuoksuu nyt talvellakin,
istun oksalla uljaimman puun,
miss' siintääpi veet, viini on vaahtovin
ja sää aina kuin toukokuun.
Ja Etnanpa kaukaa mä kauniina nään,
ah' tää kaikki hurmaa ja huumaapi pään,
ja laulelmat lempeesti lehdoissa soi,
sen runsaammat riemut ken kertoilla voi!


Sä tähdistä kirkkain, nyt loisteesi luo
sinne Suomeeni kaukaisehen!
Ja sitten kun sammuu sun tuikkeesi tuo,
sä siunaa se maa muistojen!
Sen vertaista toista en mistään ma saa,
on armain ja kallein mull' ain' Suomenmaa!
Ja kiitosta sen laulu soi Sylvian
ja soi aina lauluista sointuisimman.

Och nu är det jul i min älskade Nord;
är det jul i vart hjärta också?
Och ljusen de brinna på rågade bord,
och barnen i väntan stå.
Där borta i taket där hänger han än,
den bur, som har fångat min trognaste vän
och sången har tystnat i fängelseborg,
o, vem har ett hjärta för sångarens sorg?

Och stråla, du klaraste stjärna i skyn,
blicka ned på min älskade Nord!
Och när du går bort under himmelens bryn,
välsigna min fädernejord!
I blommande vårar på gyllene strand,
var finnes ett land som mitt fädernesland?
För dig vill jag sjunga om kärlek och vår,
så länge din Sylvias hjärta slår.

Now Christmas did come to the north country here;
Christmas came to the snow covered strand.
Now candles are burning and shedding good cheer
Across all the broad, far flung land.
But hanging on high from the cross beam above,
A bird cage now holds captive my pretty dove,
Which, pining away, makes no sound, high or low;
Oh, who will take heed of the prisoner´s woe?

Oh, star, glowing bright, may your light shine on high,
O´er the northland´s remote wintry scene.
And then, when your radiance fades in the sky,
Your mem´ry will linger in dreams.
So dear none can I ever anywhere find
As may native country, the land of my kind!
And thanks do I offer with Sylvia´s song,
Resounding forever so splendid and strong.


Jouluyö, juhlayö.
Päättynyt kaikk´ on työ,
kaks´ vain valveill´ on puolisoa,
lapsen herttaisen nukkuessa
seimikätkyessään,
seimikätkyessään.

Jouluyö, juhlayö.
Paimenill´ yksin työ.
Enkel´ taivaasta ilmoitti heill´:
Suuri koittanut riemu on teill´
Kristus syntynyt on,
Kristus syntynyt on!

Jouluyö, juhlayö.
Täytetty nyt on työ.
Olkoon kunnia Jumalalle!
Maassa rauha, myös ihmisille
olkoon suosio suur´,
olkoon suosio suur!

Kun maass´ on hanki ja järvet jäässä
ja silmä sammunut auringon,
kun pääsky pitkän on matkan päässä
ja metsä autio, lauluton,
käy lämmin henkäys talvisäässä,
kun joulu on, kun joulu on.

Ei huolta, murhetta kenkään muista,
ei tunnu pakkaset tuikeat,
vain laulu kaikuvi lasten suista,
ja silmät riemusta hehkuvat,
ja liekit loistavat joulupuista,
kun joulu on, kun joulu on.

On äiti laittanut kystä kyllä,
hän lahjat antaa ja lahjat saa.
Vaan seimi, pahnat ja tähti yllä
ne silmiin kalleina kangastaa!
Siks´ mieli hellä on kristityllä,
kun joulu on, kun joulu on.

Lumi on jo peittänyt kukat laaksosessa,
järvenaalto jäätynyt talvipakkasessa,
varpunen pienoinen syönyt kesäeinehen,
järvenaalto jäätynyt talvipakkasessa.

Pienen pirtin portailla oli tyttökulta:
Tule varpu, riemulla, ota siemen multa!
Joulu on, koditon varpuseni onneton,
tule tänne riemulla, ota siemen multa!

Tytön luo nyt riemuiten lensi varpukulta:
Kiitollisna siemenen otan kyllä sulta.
Palkita Jumala tahtoo kerran sinua.
Kiitollisna siemenen ota kyllä sulta.

En mä ole, lapseni, lintu tästä maasta.
Olen pieni veljesi, tulin taivahasta.
Siemenen pienoisen, jonka annoit köyhällen,
pieni sai sun veljesi enkeleitten maasta.

Taas valkeata joulua
keskellä suurten hankien,
muistan joulun aikaa
se kuinka saikaan
mun taas taakse vuosien.

Vain valkeata joulua
mielessäin ootan minä ain,
sillä hangen hohteessa vain
joulurauhan tunnen rinnassain.