1.KingOzymandiasofAssyriawasrunninglowoncashafteryearsofwarwiththeHittites.HislastgreatpossessionwastheStaroftheEuphrates,themostvaluablediamondintheancientworld.Desperate,hewenttoCroesus,thepawnbroker,toaskforaloan.Croesussaid,"I'llgiveyou100,000dinarsforit"."ButIpaidamilliondinarsforit,"theKingprotested."Don'tyouknowwhoIam?Iamtheking!"Croesusreplied,"Wheny...[
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ChildrenWritingAbouttheOcean:1)-Thisisapictureofanoctopus.Ithaseighttesticles.(Kelly,age6)2)-Oysters'ballsarecalledpearls.(Jerry,age6)3)-Ifyouaresurroundedbyocean,youareanisland.Ifyoudon'thaveoceanallroundyou,youareincontinent.(age7)4)-Sharksareuglyandmean,andhavebigteeth,justlikeEmilyRichardson.She'snotmyfriendanymore.(Kylie,age6)5)-Adolphinbreathesthroughanassholeonthetopofitshead.(Billy,ag...[
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BlondeinChurch.
AnAlabamapreachersaidtohiscongregation,'SomeoneinthiscongregationhasspreadarumorthatIbelongtotheKuKluxKlan."ThisisahorriblelieandonewhichaChristiancommunitycannottolerate.Iamembarrassedanddonotintendtoacceptthis.Now,IwantthepartywhodidthistostandandaskforgivenessfromGodandthisChristianFamily.'
Noonemoved.
Thepreachercontinued,'Doyouhavethenervetofacemeandadmitthisi...[
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五律春雪
風休落雪豪,
蕩蕩慢夭夭。
冬泣時將去,
春思氣又交。
情來天助興,
恨去地為韜。
駕雪情思遠,
他鄉景亦嬌。
P.S.正月十一,午後雪量大增,大如鵝毛。辦公室的人都不由地觀望感歎。
Feb.25,2010蒙城
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1ChutzpahChutzpahisaYiddishwordmeaninggall,brazennerve,effrontery,sheergutsplusarrogance;it'sYiddishand,asLeoRostenwrites,nootherword,andnootherlanguage,candoitjustice.Thisexampleisbetterthanathousandwords...
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TheRelentlessSmartPoet
Thezesttohuntforlovesinhisheartwhirles.
Pullingatwineexaltspoemsinglee.
Worryandindignationgatherordisperse
Asthejoysublimesinthespree.
五絕縱情唱詩
追情縱感懷,
把酒唱詩來。
煩惱雲集散,
聽憑酒意開。
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China'srisegoodnewsforeveryoneDanielJ.IkensonAndAlecVanGelder,FinancialPostFebruary10,2010ToprotectionistsandSinophobes,ChinasurpassingGermanyin2009tobecometheworld'slargestexporterheraldsanew,unwelcomeworldorder,withtheUnitedStatesinthirdplace.ButmorethanareflectionofChina'sgrowingeconomicmight,thisdevelopmentistestamenttotheerosionofeconomic,political,physicalandtechnologicalbarrierstoproduction...[
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山穀放歌犧牲曾是給萬能者的物祭,真假之間卻是一種希冀。科技是人類進步的動力,多少人嘔心瀝血為之。商人忽然賭把國際政治,難道要架上供台炙烤自己?
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為寧靜而祈禱
上蒼賜予了我
以寧靜去接受牢不可破的一切,
以膽量去重塑力所能及的一切,
以智慧去識別是非曲直的玄機。
TheSerenityPrayer
Author:ReinholdNiebuhr
Godgrantmetheserenity
ToacceptthethingsIcannotchange;
CouragetochangethethingsIcan;
Andwisdomtoknowthedifference.
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AsyouallknowGermanyisthe'workhorse'oftheEuropeaneconomy...TheyworkhardandfeedmostofEurope...GreatBritainhasfaileddramaticallyineverythingexceptfortheEnglishlanguage,whichisdominant...SotheGermanshaverequestedafewchanges...Heretheyare...HELLOPEOPLE,GREATNEWS"ATLAST".....TheEuropeanCommissionhasjustannouncedanagreementwherebyEnglishwillbetheofficiallanguageoftheEuropeanUnionratherthan...[
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