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porphyrian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 10:02 AM
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A Silver Lining
Deteriorata
(National Lampoon)

You are a fluke of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
Deteriorata, Deteriorata

Go placidly amidst the noise and waste, and remember what comfort there may be in owning a piece thereof. Avoid quiet and passive persons, unless you are in need of sleep. Rotate your tires. Speak glowingly of those greater than yourself; and heed well their advice, even though they be turkeys. Know what to kiss - and when. Consider that two wrongs never make a right, but that three do. Wherever possible, put people on hold. Be comforted, that in the face of all irridity and disillusionment, and despite the changing fortunes of time, there is always a big future in computer maintenance.

You are a fluke of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
Whether you can hear it or not,
The universe is laughing behind your back.

Remember the Pueblo. Strive at all times to bend, fold, spindle, and mutilate. Know yourself. If you need help, call the FBI. Exercise caution in your daily affairs, especially with those persons closest to you... That lemon on your left, for instance. Be assured that a walk through the seas of most souls would scarcely get your feet wet. Fall not in love, therefore, it will stick to your face. Gracefully surrender the things of youth: the birds, clean air, tuna, Taiwan - and let not the sands of time get in your lunch. Hire people with hooks. For a good time, call 606-4311, ask for Ken. Take heart in the deepening gloom that your dog is finally getting enough cheese. And reflect that whatever misfortune may be your lot, it could only be worse in Milwaukee.

You are a fluke of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
Whether you can hear it or not,
The universe is laughing behind your back.

Therefore, make peace with your god, whatever you perceive him to be: hairy thunderer or cosmic muffin. With all its hopes, dreams, promises, and urban renewal, the world continues to deteriorate. GIVE UP!

You are a fluke of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
Whether you can hear it or not,
The universe is laughing behind your back.
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TallahasseeGrannie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 10:27 AM
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1. YOU HAD TO DO THIS ON MONDAY??
LOL
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porphyrian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 02:19 PM
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3. Why start the week with false optimism and hope?
Actually, it cracks me up every time.
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mcscajun Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 10:48 AM
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2. Only one key word missing...
...Consider that two wrongs never make a right, but that three LEFTS do.

And Sioux City has frequently been read instead of Milwaukee. :)
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porphyrian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 02:20 PM
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4. I hadn't heard that version.
I was quoting directly from the National Lampoon version that I heard first on their comedy album "Radio Dinner."
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