There are some good ones on here.

The bird in the hand, though, I believe is with the idea that once it's in your hand, it can then go into a stew. . . .

Loved the one about flies and crap.

Sounds exciting, but who or what is ponch?

Because what a person wants and what might be a good idea are not necessarily the same thing. Letting the head rule the heart is an acquired skill, but it's a worthwhile one.

Huh, I guess you haven't experienced the kind of person who will run up your phone bill on multiple long distance calls for a month, then leave you for parts unknown.

Yes, this was when people still had house phones. Not so likely now, I suppose, but still, I just think you've been lucky not to run into people like this. I was lucky I only ran into one.

There's only one game men play. "Oh honey I love you so much" until you go to bed with him--then "you're so clingy."

Grrr.

Ditto.

I've never been special, because I am a twin.

Oh, Dodo, when you quote those words I can still hear his voice ringing out. That got me right in the heart.

What is wrong with all the men on this show? They're all acting like idiots so far this year. Especially Matthew. He's not happy unless he's miserable, it seems. God forbid anybody say anything nice about him! He has a fit. The only one who seems to have any common sense is Tom, and he almost created a scene about what to wear to his sister-in-law's wedding. No wonder that society died off.

Well, the story was certainly not written as a joke. Harlan Ellison laid his guts on the page in everything he wrote.

Walkabout
The Coca-Cola Kid (with a creepy Eric Roberts)
Little Big Man
Solaris (the original in Russian, or maybe Polish?)
The Red Shoes
Smilla's Sense of Snow

I didn't know A Boy and His Dog was made into a movie. That dog looks nothing like what I imagined of the dog in the story, which definitely was not cute. Does the movie show what happened to the girl?

About 8 months.

So you're offended that a horde of people haven't answered? And you're also assuming that anyone who doesn't answer isn't interested in dating? I'd back off from both of those if I were you.

Ready to start afresh.

Some people aren't playing fair. And some people are confusing wants with needs. My list:

internet
refrigerator
money
some minimal furniture
a bowl, spoon, and sharp knife
clothing

I actually thought hard about those, which is why I left off books.

My father taught us to shoot in the cellar also. It must have been some kind of small hunting rifle, I have no idea what. It wasn't a handgun as he didn't have one. I was sort of interested until I realized how bad I was at it. What I took away from it was the principles of gun safety (which he taught a course in):
- Treat every gun as if it is loaded.
- Never point at anything you don't intend to shoot.
- Be sure of your target before you shoot.
- Keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot.

I don't like either of these activities, but burning books is the one that gets me in the gut and makes me worry about tyranny.

Now for more questions: which is worse, burning books or just banning them from, say, a library? Which is worse, burning your country's flag or wearing it as shorts (and I mean the actual flag, not flag-inspired fabric)?

Where did this come from? I'd like to read more about it. One thing I'm very confused about is how, if I'm a crow person, I have a bear totem. (Both of these resonate for me, by the way.)

Does that really work? And what is "peppy" to you? I have a hard time find lively music that doesn't make me want to gnash my teeth.

Women cry more on the outside. In my experience, men cry more on the inside.

Well wow, I guess I provided a service, then. Who knew? I had no intention of doing that. My rate is, hm, let's see, I think $100 an hour would be sufficient. Paypal accepted, or I would consider a horse in trade.