A quotation from A. A. Milne

A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 8 “Christopher Robin Leads an Expotition” (1926)

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A quotation from Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1922-2007) American novelist, journalist
Cat’s Cradle, ch. 76 [Castle] (1963)

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A quotation from La Rochefoucauld

François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶142 (1665-1678) [tr. FitzGibbon (1957)]

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I have been re-posting this link now for 17 consecutive #stpatricksday ☘, once hosted a reading of it, and here 'tis again, the sorry sordid tale of that blow-in from Britain; in whose honour the annual national stereotype perpetuation festival is held, as told by my favourite gravedigger, #EnderWiggan, so it has to be true.

Diggin' in the Dirt: I, Patrick. (Puke the First) - #Blather
http://www.blather.net/theblather/2008/03/diggin_in_the_dirt_i_patrick_puke_the_fi/

If they STILL haven't all section links, use Google, it's worth the blather, trust me!

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Per #NBC

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A #fundraising text message went out at the same time, thundering that he would “#neversurrender.” Trump’s fundraising has surged during moments of potential #legal peril, delivering him much-needed financial and messaging boosts as he navigates the challenges of another #WhiteHouse run.

“I JUST #STORMED OUT OF #COURT!” he hammered in the message. “They think I’m finished but I’LL NEVER SURRENDER.”

The camera frame frames, framing.
A picture of nothing, yet it speaks because its lack of liminal context means that the edge belongs to you, instead of whatever contained this mixture in the first place.

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Word Search Puzzle 529

Word List : #johnny #grouze #swell #blather #teaboxes #restbalk #kops #gorer #paludic #hogward #cinque #idiotism #mudcaps #barquest #yoruba #cucule #formful #bardlet

http://karafinance.com/2024/02/27/word-search-puzzle-529/