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Category: Throw It Back Thursday

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    Herb

    Found this in the archives dated 8/22/00. A school teacher injured his back and had to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body. It fit under his shirt and was not noticeable at all. On the first day of the term, still with the cast under…

  • Throw It Back Thursday – Cow Tipping Made Simple

    Throw It Back Thursday – Cow Tipping Made Simple

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    Herb

    Cow tipping, like many other things, is dependent on a number of various factors. First of all, was the cow friendly? Did the cow provide good customer service? Did they make sure your coffee cup stayed full? All of these questions factor in, of course, but the real question about…

  • Throw It Back Thursday – Poor Milton

    Throw It Back Thursday – Poor Milton

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    Herb

    Milton Schpilcht was dead. Everyone knew it but nobody liked to think about it. It was a really bad accident that nobody deserved, not even him. But now he was gone. Finished. Kaput. He should have known better than to have had the foolish accident he did. After all, he…

  • Throw It Back Thursday – Lockdown Jokes

    Throw It Back Thursday – Lockdown Jokes

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    Herb

    When I write, I have times when I discover more about myself than I do about any characters or anything else. In a few days, I may post the entry I started writing tonight. I may not, either. I apologize for being so cryptic, I just feel a little overwhelmed…

  • Throw It Back Thursday – what’s past is prologue

    Throw It Back Thursday – what’s past is prologue

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    Herb

    Whereof what’s past is prologue, what to comeIn yours and my discharge. Shakespeare – The Tempest That’s really a pretty dramatic opening for this post, but I happened to see the quote somewhere and recalled a bit of The Tempest to memory and realized I don’t have anything nearly as…

  • Throw-Back-Thursday: Collectively Speaking

    Throw-Back-Thursday: Collectively Speaking

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    Herb

    (I’m calling it a Throwback Thursday because this first part happened a few years ago and I couldn’t find where I had ever posted about it.) I like having birds in my yard. Birds are cool and among other things, they eat bugs. I like having the bird feeders in…

  • Ain’t Throwin’ It Back Thursday – NO 𝖨̶𝗋̶𝗂̶𝗌̶𝗁̶ Christians Need Apply

    Ain’t Throwin’ It Back Thursday – NO 𝖨̶𝗋̶𝗂̶𝗌̶𝗁̶ Christians Need Apply

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    Herb

    Name-calling is usually associated with bullying and other aggressive or passive-aggressive behaviors. It is a bad way to win or even lose an argument. “I’m sorry, but 2 + 2 = 4” “Well, you’re a stinky head!” “Look. You have 2 beans here. I put 2 beans with them, how…

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