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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Mon Aug 12, 2024 10:49 am

Quote of the Day - 12th August 2024:

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Emanuel Hirsch Cohen - better known by the stage name John Randolph - US film, television and stage actor.
Born June 1, 1915 – Died February 24th 2004

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But what are they ?

Any number of people would give different answers to that.
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Yin Yang » Mon Aug 12, 2024 2:35 pm

The duties of life are the same for everybody being to provide for food, drinks, shelter and take care of your family.
Then there are different duties to diferent people.
Like here we gather information about the life and career of Elvis Presley. ;-)


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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Tue Aug 13, 2024 11:38 am

Quote of the Day - 13th August 2024:

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Edith Irene Södergran - Swedish-speaking Finnish poet.
One of the first modernists within Swedish-language literature, her influences came from French Symbolism,
German expressionism, & Russian futurism
Born 4th April 1892 – Died 24th June 1923

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I'll comment further on my 'inner fire' when I find it...
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Yin Yang » Wed Aug 14, 2024 9:33 am

Colin B wrote:Quote of the Day - 13th August 2024:

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Edith Irene Södergran - Swedish-speaking Finnish poet.
One of the first modernists within Swedish-language literature, her influences came from French Symbolism,
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Born 4th April 1892 – Died 24th June 1923

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I'll comment further on my 'inner fire' when I find it...


Somehow the quote and portrait picture are not visible, just text


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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Wed Aug 14, 2024 7:44 pm

Colin B wrote:Quote of the Day - 13th August 2024:

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Edith Irene Södergran - Swedish-speaking Finnish poet.
One of the first modernists within Swedish-language literature, her influences came from French Symbolism,
German expressionism, & Russian futurism
Born 4th April 1892 – Died 24th June 1923

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I'll comment further on my 'inner fire' when I find it...
Yin Yang wrote:Somehow the quote and portrait picture are not visible, just text
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Wed Aug 14, 2024 7:45 pm

Yin Yang wrote:Somehow the quote and portrait picture are not visible, just text


Look OK on my screen...
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Wed Aug 14, 2024 7:53 pm

Quote of the Day - 14th August 2024:

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi - Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, & political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule.
Born October 1869 – Died 30th January 1948

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Let's just say the the Phoenix forum is progressing healthily.
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Yin Yang » Wed Aug 14, 2024 10:33 pm

Colin B wrote:
Yin Yang wrote:Somehow the quote and portrait picture are not visible, just text


Look OK on my screen...


It did not n my screen when I posted the comment.
Then seeing further posts, I noticed there must have been an error as a lof of profile photo's had vanished.
It seems OK now.


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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby John » Wed Aug 14, 2024 11:27 pm

Yin Yang wrote:
Colin B wrote:
Yin Yang wrote:Somehow the quote and portrait picture are not visible, just text


Look OK on my screen...


It did not n my screen when I posted the comment.
Then seeing further posts, I noticed there must have been an error as a lof of profile photo's had vanished.
It seems OK now.

There was a problem with this site today, and we were unavailable for some considerable time.


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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Thu Aug 15, 2024 9:49 am

Quote of the Day - 15th August 2024:

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Or a chance to get rid of a stupid government...
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby John » Thu Aug 15, 2024 10:02 am

Colin B wrote:Quote of the Day - 15th August 2024:

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Or a chance to get rid of a stupid government...

Or a chance to vote one in.


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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Thu Aug 15, 2024 10:42 am

Colin B wrote:[b]Or a chance to get rid of a stupid government...
John wrote:Or a chance to vote one in.


Well yes, think of Johnson & Truss.

To do so once is careless, to do it two times in a row is almost beyond belief...
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby John » Thu Aug 15, 2024 11:40 am

Colin B wrote:Or a chance to get rid of a stupid government...
John wrote:Or a chance to vote one in.

Colin B wrote:Well yes, think of Johnson & Truss.
To do so once is careless, to do it two times in a row is almost beyond belief...
John wrote:You can add some current Labour names to that list.
Colin B wrote:
Why ?

They haven't behaved in a similar manner [yet].


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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Fri Aug 16, 2024 11:16 am

Quote of the Day - 16th August 2024:

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Thomas Stephen Szasz - Hungarian-American academic and psychiatrist.
Born 15th April 1920 – Died 8th September 2012

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Some never could to begin with...
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby John » Fri Aug 16, 2024 11:26 am

Colin B wrote:Or a chance to get rid of a stupid government...
John wrote:Or a chance to vote one in.
Colin B wrote:Well yes, think of Johnson & Truss.
To do so once is careless, to do it two times in a row is almost beyond belief...
John wrote:You can add some current Labour names to that list.
Colin B wrote:Why ?
They haven't behaved in a similar manner [yet].

Colin, you added your comments but you made it look like they were mine. I didn't type the words in red.


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