Guest guest Posted July 11, 2002 Report Share Posted July 11, 2002 --- Judith Ostry wrote: > With love and blessings. Judy > > Fw: > Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2002 15:03:44 -0400 > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 Oh my gosh this is funny, I'm Norwegian, and my husband tries to talk like this, and he does Insurance Car damage defense, he'll love it. Thanks, I had to do it Vat Da Hell, Ole ? Ole's car was hit by a truck in an accident. In court, the trucking company's lawyer was questioning Ole. 'Didn't you say, sir, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine, ?' asked the lawyer. Ole responded, 'Vell, I'll tell you vat happened. I had yust loaded my favorite mule, Bessie, into da.....' 'I didn't ask for any details', the lawyer interrupted. 'Just answer the question. Did you not say, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine'? Ole said, 'Vell, I had yust got Bessie into da trailer and I vas driving down da road... .. The lawyer interrupted again and said, 'Judge, I am trying to establish the fact that, at the scene of the accident, this man told the Highway Patrolman on the scene that he was just fine. Now several weeks after the accident he is trying to sue my client. I believe he is a fraud. Please tell him to simply answer the question.' By this time, the Judge was fairly interested in Ole's answer and said to the lawyer, 'I'd like to hear what he has to say about his favorite mule, Bessie'. Ole thanked the Judge and proceeded. 'Vell, as I vas saying, I had yust loaded Bessie, my favorite mule, into da trailer and vas driving her down da highvay ven dis huge semi-truck and trailer ran da stop sign and smacked my truck right in da side. I vas trown into one ditch and Bessie vas trown into da other. I vas hurting real bad and didn't vant to move. However, I could hear Bessie moaning and groaning. I knew she was in terrible shape yust by her groans'. 'Shortly after da accident da Highway Patrolman, he came to da scene.. He could hear Bessie moaning and groaning so he vent over to her'.. 'After he looked at her and saw her fatal condition he took out his gun and shot her right 'tween da eyes. Den da Patrolman, he came across da road, gun still smoking, looked at me and said, 'How are you feeling?' 'Now vat da hell vould YOU say?' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 yes, this is good, in fact I think we recycled better back then, then we do now. When we were in Iowa for the funeral, My husband smashed a beer can, like we do here, and he got in big trouble, there if you take them back, (not smashed) you get a nickel for each one, wow it's been a long time since I've heard that. now we pay to take our recycle away, Ha guess we are the suckers:) Marla " Fear less, hope more; Eat less, chew more; Whine less, breathe more; Talk less, say more; Love more, and all good things will be yours. " - Irish Proverb     :OMG this is so true. Enjoy and Remember  How Wasteful the Older Generation Was ... In the line at the store, the cashier told the older woman that she should bring her own grocery bag because plastic bags weren't good for the environment. The woman apologized to him and explained, We didn't have the green thing back in my day. The clerk responded, " That's our problem today. The former generation did not care enough to save our environment. " He was right, that generation didn't have the green thing in its day. Back then, they returned their milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were recycled. But they didn't have the green thing back in that customer's day. In her day, they walked up stairs, because they didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. They walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time they had to go two blocks. But she was right. They didn't have the green thing in her day. Back then, they washed the baby's diapers because they didn't have the throw-away kind. They dried clothes on a line, not in an energy gobbling machine burning up 220 volts, wind and solar power really did dry the clothes. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But that old lady is right, they didn't have the green thing back in her day. Back then, they had one TV, or radio, in the house – not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief, not a screen the size of the state of Montana. In the kitchen, they blended and stirred by hand because they didn’t have electric machines to do everything for you. When they packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, they used a wadded up old newspaper to cushion it, not styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, they didn't fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. They used a push mower that ran on human power. They exercised by working so they didn't need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity. But she's right, they didn't have the green thing back then. They drank from a fountain when they were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time they had a drink of water. They refilled their writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and they replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. But they didn't have the green thing back then. Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their bikes to school or rode the school bus instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service. They had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And they didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest pizza joint. But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful the old folks were just because they didn't have the green thing back then?   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Marla, I remember back in the 50's my brother & I would hunt for discarded coke bottles & take them back for a penny each. I remember one year we earned over $2 collecting bottles & we used that for Christmas money. You could buy a lot with 2 bucks then! And people didn't drink nearly as much coke back then.Ramblin' RoseCo-owner/Moderator A merry heart is good medicine. Proverbs 17:22 To: Neurosarcoidosis From: mebramer@...Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 11:25:26 -0600Subject: Re: Fw: Fw:yes, this is good, in fact I think we recycled better back then, then we do now. When we were in Iowa for the funeral, My husband smashed a beer can, like we do here, and he got in big trouble, there if you take them back, (not smashed) you get a nickel for each one, wow it's been a long time since I've heard that. now we pay to take our recycle away, Ha guess we are the suckers:) Marla "Fear less, hope more; Eat less, chew more; Whine less, breathe more; Talk less, say more; Love more, and all good things will be yours." - Irish Proverb  :OMG this is so true. Enjoy and Remember How Wasteful the Older Generation Was ...In the line at the store, the cashier told the older woman that she should bring her own grocery bag because plastic bags weren't good for the environment. The woman apologized to him and explained, We didn't have the green thing back in my day.The clerk responded, "That's our problem today. The former generation did not care enough to save our environment."He was right, that generation didn't have the green thing in its day.Back then, they returned their milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were recycled.But they didn't have the green thing back in that customer's day.In her day, they walked up stairs, because they didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. They walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time they had to go two blocks.But she was right. They didn't have the green thing in her day.Back then, they washed the baby's diapers because they didn't have the throw-away kind. They dried clothes on a line, not in an energy gobbling machine burning up 220 volts, wind and solar power really did dry the clothes. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing.But that old lady is right, they didn't have the green thing back in her day.Back then, they had one TV, or radio, in the house – not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief, not a screen the size of the state of Montana. In the kitchen, they blended and stirred by hand because they didn’t have electric machines to do everything for you.When they packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, they used a wadded up old newspaper to cushion it, not styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap.Back then, they didn't fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. They used a push mower that ran on human power. They exercised by working so they didn't need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity.But she's right, they didn't have the green thing back then.They drank from a fountain when they were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time they had a drink of water. They refilled their writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and they replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull.But they didn't have the green thing back then.Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their bikes to school or rode the school bus instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service. They had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And they didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest pizza joint.But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful the old folks were just because they didn't have the green thing back then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Yup that was our way of recycling > > Marla, I remember back in the 50's my brother & I would hunt for discarded coke bottles & take them back for a penny each. I remember one year we earned over $2 collecting bottles & we used that for Christmas money. You could buy a lot with 2 bucks then! And people didn't drink nearly as much coke back then. > > > Ramblin' Rose> Co-owner/Moderator> > A merry heart is good medicine. Proverbs 17:22> > > > > > > > > > > To: Neurosarcoidosis > Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 11:25:26 -0600> Subject: Re: Fw: Fw: > > > > > > > > > yes, this is good, in fact I think we recycled better back then, then we do now. > When we were in Iowa for the funeral, My husband smashed a beer can, like we do > here, and he got in big trouble, there if you take them back, (not smashed) you get > a nickel for each one, wow it's been a long time since I've heard that. now we pay to > take our recycle away, Ha guess we are the suckers:) > Marla > > " Fear less, hope more; Eat less, chew more; Whine less, breathe more; Talk less, say more; Love more, and all good things will be yours. " - Irish Proverb > > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > :OMG this is so true. Enjoy and Remember> > > > > > > > > > > > How Wasteful the Older Generation Was ...> In the line at the store, the cashier told the older woman that she should bring her own grocery bag because plastic bags weren't good for the environment. The woman apologized to him and explained, We didn't have the green thing back in my day. > The clerk responded, " That's our problem today. The former generation did not care enough to save our environment. " > He was right, that generation didn't have the green thing in its day.> Back then, they returned their milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were recycled. > But they didn't have the green thing back in that customer's day.> In her day, they walked up stairs, because they didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. They walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time they had to go two blocks. > But she was right. They didn't have the green thing in her day.> Back then, they washed the baby's diapers because they didn't have the throw-away kind. They dried clothes on a line, not in an energy gobbling machine burning up 220 volts, wind and solar power really did dry the clothes. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. > But that old lady is right, they didn't have the green thing back in her day.> Back then, they had one TV, or radio, in the house – not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief, not a screen the size of the state of Montana. In the kitchen, they blended and stirred by hand because they didn’t have electric machines to do everything for you. > When they packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, they used a wadded up old newspaper to cushion it, not styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap.> Back then, they didn't fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. They used a push mower that ran on human power. They exercised by working so they didn't need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity. > But she's right, they didn't have the green thing back then.> They drank from a fountain when they were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time they had a drink of water. They refilled their writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and they replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. > But they didn't have the green thing back then.> Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their bikes to school or rode the school bus instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service. They had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And they didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest pizza joint. > But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful the old folks were just because they didn't have the green thing back then?> > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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