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Friday, November 19. 2010

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"Community is more important in life than food."


A friend's 84 year-old Mom

Posted by Bird Dog in Quotidian Quotable Quote (QQQ) at 10:44 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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She must be a fan of North Korea.
#1 Talnik on 2010-11-19 11:19 (Reply)
Someone who obviously has never missed a meal.
#2 NJSoldier on 2010-11-19 12:13 (Reply)
Sure, provided you have something to eat.
#3 D on 2010-11-19 12:36 (Reply)
Well, me Mom don't care much for community but she continues to not miss a meal at 91 years of age, all the while daily griping, "I just want to die."

I tell her she's no good at it while her physical therapist tells her she's a liar.
#4 Leag on 2010-11-19 12:39 (Reply)
She's obviously never lived in my community. The only ones around here that are "into community" are busybodies and gossips who will converse with you only so they can have material to discuss with others behind your back.
#5 Craig on 2010-11-19 13:10 (Reply)
It's a funny show but it's not THAT funny.
#6 BlogDog (Link) on 2010-11-19 13:47 (Reply)
The woman in question is quite correct. If you run out of food, you can always eat your community. If you run out of community, you can't talk to an eggplant, (try Keith Olbermann for an example) or your meat (unless you're rather perverse).

Again, prefer community. Young, healthy, tasty community.
#7 The Grey Man on 2010-11-20 06:34 (Reply)

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