--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@...> wrote: > > OMG...look what we have to suffer through. Â This is sooooo soporific. Â > Barry, please move Bob, at the very least, or Robin (whoever the hell this > post is from - you can figure it out, smart fellow that you are) to the > category with Ravi and I (and that weird guy Willy). Â Buck should remain in > a category by himself. Â Now, for you Barry, because I love you too, is a > cute JRT story. > > We bought the little dog a couple of presents...a squirrel and a small > squeaky football. Â My older daughter, unbeknownst to me, wrapped them and > hid them under the tree. Â I was up late, as usual, wrapping presents on > Christmas Eve and again Christmas morning. Â When I was out of the room on > Christmas morn, little dog, sneaky dog that she is, politely rummaged through > the presents. Â I walked in to see her sitting on the couch (on her towel) > with her squirrel in front of her and the wrapping paper off to the side, > looking expectantly up at me. Â The ball was nearby, half-unwrapped. Â Can > you believe that she only pulled her own presents out? Â What a smart dog, > what a polite dog, what a festive dog. Â If my kids hadn't absconded with my > camera charger, or if I had a smart phone, I would have taken a picture and > posted it for you. Â I think I should train this one for movies. Â She should > earn her keep and save me from my fate in the workforce. Â >
Forget about Dubai. Jack Russell Terriers have star power. http://youtu.be/YpUGcCiKJdA > Although, turns out a cousin of my ex's worked in Dubai the last two years > and if I didn't have a teenager and a little dog, I would put forth great > effort to work there.  Very multicultural.  The police drive Mercedes > Benz's.  He loved it...he made lots of money....he said he'd hook me up.  > He made 3.5 times what he would have made here in the U.S. Options, man, > options.  > > > > >________________________________ > > From: Bob Price <bobpriced@...> > >To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > >Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 1:16 PM > >Subject: [FairfieldLife] I love the man from Holland (was Happy Christmas > >FFL) > > > > > > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leohcvmf8kM > > > >Barry, > > > >Please ignore these ungrateful wretches, I'm not like them; I know how much > >love and effort you've > >put into our edification this past year, and I love you for it; I know how > >much > >you've sacrificed to make us better human beings, and I'm ashamed how > >ungrateful they are. I know how many other things you could be doing with > >your > >time; watching TV, walking the dogs, writing manuals, and visiting Beavis and > >Butthead; not to mention spending more quality time with Maya and your > >modern family. > > > >I know what its like to give till you have no more to give and the ingrates > >you're trying to help just > >don't get it (makes you wonder about this whole bodhisattva thing); they > >don't > >understand how hard it is to be as beautiful as you are, to be as good a > >person > >as you are; I know you know this, you show it to me everyday, and I would > >never > >have figured it out without your help. > > > >You see Barry, I really have fallen in love with you, not that platonic love > >I used to feel for Curtis, > >no, not that tepid tea, the real stuff, with all its messiness. And I don't > >know what I'd do if you gave up on us and stayed with Beavis and Butthead; > >frankly (please don't think this sounds like stalking), if you left I would > >have to move to Holland, and do whatever was in my power to find you, and > >serve > >you in any small way I could; and if you went all Roshi on me, and hit me > >with > >a stick or called the police, I would know it was just a test and your way of > >teaching me the real meaning of love. > > > >I know I have a lot to learn from you, but from what I feel today, on the > >day after Boxing Day 2012, I > >know I've made an incredible start, and I could not have done it without > >you. > > > >If only the others could see and understand what I've found on this mountain > >of my love for you; I > >know what they say about you is not true, your post was not Barry's Christmas > >enemies list; I know it's a Christmas *love and affection* list, like a > >wallop > >from the great cane of the Roshi of Ryoan-ji; producing welts of love and > >affection as deep as the resting place of the Titanic. > > > >Please stay Barry; Beavis and Butthead don't deserve you as much as we do; > >please give us another chance, > >and please ignore what they say about your message view; that it's shaped > >like > >the derriere of that fine young lady who begged you to message her behind; I > >know its not true that she was a lap dancer and you've likely been banned > >from > >the Yum Yum for stiffing (sorry, I know you could never stiff anybody) the > >dancers for their gratuities. > > > >I don't think what they say about you is true; that you have no life beyond > >your manuals, pirated TV, > >and FFL (I also don't believe its true that "Maya" is an imaginary > >friend, and her name is one of your more inspired unintended ironies---I > >know Maya exists!). > > > >I also don't believe them when they cruelly say you are a compulsive name > >dropper who never > > > >met one of Tim Leary's ex-wives. > > > >I'm sure the angels shed a tear every time that Judy woman hurts your > >feelings; she's a piece > >of work and I for one want nothing else to do with her; I love you Barry. > > > >Please ignore Obba; she's doesn't know how to speak to a real man like you. > > > >And please ignore Emily; she doesn't deserve the hand of loving kindness > >you've extended to her (the fact > >she would give some old Jack Russell a home says everything you need to know > >about her). > > > >And Ann, what can I say about her, she's obviously one of these > >women that has far too much education for her own good, and lives by that old > >maxim "the more I know about Barry, the more I love my horses". > > > >I just can't believe how cruel these women are to you, with everything > >you've done for them; I'm > >hoping that the tiny point of light that I am can somehow make up for them, > >and > >convince you to stay; I think its cruel for them to say that when you go > >through this vale of tears FFL will pass before your eyes; I have no doubt > >there is a special place in the after life for you, and these women > >are all going to hell if they don't straighten up and begin to > >understand what you're trying to do for them. > > > >I only have one favor to ask, I know it's a lot to ask with the way you've > >been treated around here > >lately, but would it be at all possible to include me on Bucks list; I really > >do not want to be associated with that Judy woman and all the heart ache > >she's > >brought you. I know it's a lot to ask, but please give it some serious > >consideration; with your help, I've changed. > > > >Happy New Year, please don't give up on us, you've helped me to get real and > >get honest with myself; all > >my journey and suffering could never have gotten me anywhere near where > >you've > >taken me in the last 18 months; thank you, I love you. > > > >Your friend, > > > >Robin > > > >PS: > > > >Would you consider collaborating on a film review with Bob; if so, how about > >"Its a Wonderful > >Life" or "The Hour"; I don't think he's intelligent enough to understand to > >the beauty of "Firefly"? > > > >PPS: > > > >In case Bob tries to use this love post to compare you to Bubbles DeVere > >again, I want to say up front > >that I think its a cruel thing to do, and completely untrue; for one thing, > >unlike Bubbles, I believe you know when to stop: > > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vhU6YbyPHw > > > >Obviously, Bob needs help; I think he was trying to be sarcastic when he > >said he'd bet you kept a > >copy of the "Desiderata" on your wall; I don't believe it, I know you're > >much more sophisticated than that. He has the emotional development of an > >eight > >year old and does not deserve a place on your love and affection list. > > > >PPPS: > > > >I apologize that this post is so short, I have much more to tell you about > >how you've helped me be a > >better and more loving person, but I just read the post from that nasty > >Raunchy, > >and I can't go on; I hope this will make up for it: > > > >Desiderata > > > >Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in > >silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all > >persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the > >dull and ignorant; they too have their story.â¨Avoid loud and aggressive > >persons, they are vexations to the spirit.â¨If you compare yourself with > >others, > >you may become vain and bitter;â¨for always there will be greater and lesser > >persons than yourself. > > > >Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.â¨Keep interested in your > >career, > >however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of > >time.â¨Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of > >trickery.â¨But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons > >strive for high ideals;â¨and everywhere life is full of heroism. > >Be yourself.â¨Especially, do not feign affection.â¨Neither be critical > >about love; > >for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the > >grass. > > > >Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of > >youth.â¨Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But > >do > >not distress yourself with imaginings.â¨Many fears are born of fatigue and > >loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. > >You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars;â¨you > >have a > >right to be here.â¨And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the > >universe > >is unfolding as it should. > > > >Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be,â¨and > >whatever your labors > >and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your > >soul.â¨With > >all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be > >careful. Strive to be happy. > > > >© Max Ehrmann 1927 > > > >________________________________ > >From: turquoiseb <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> > >To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > >Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 12:42:08 AM > >Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Happy Christmas FFL > > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba <no_reply@> wrote: > >> > >> I noticed the Turq calmed his punches down and tried to > >> make good with his hat picture above the waist. > > > >Gawd, what a self-important idiot. Turq merely shared > >a photo of a cute present...some actually enjoyed it, > >without trying to turn it into some kind of "win." > > > >As for laying low, Turq has merely realized that he > >would be better able to find an intelligent conver- > >sation on the Beavis and Butthead Discussion Group > >than here. FFL really isn't worth my time, even in > >Message View, lately. > > > >The intelligent folks -- those who actually discuss > >ideas -- seem to be busy...uh...having lives, which > >I congratulate them for, but which leaves only those > >so gullible as to still believe in a fiction they > >call "support of nature" and in the ME and in the > >fiction of Maharishi actually having been a spiritual > >teacher of note. Then there are those trolling for > >attention, those waiting patiently for the next oppor- > >tunity to get "payback" for some grudge or another, > >and those who are so lame as to still believe homo- > >sexuality non-ordinary, and thus worth debating. I'll > >pass, thanks. > > > >Over on the Beavis and Butthead group, at least they > >laugh from time to time. Heh heh. Heh heh heh. He > >said "laugh."  :-) > > > >                                      > >                     > > > > > > > > >