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Miya Buttreaks
Miya Buttreaks
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quotePosted at 15:42 on 3rd August 2009
On 1st August 2009 22:18, Ray Stear wrote:
Has she got Swine Flu???


 

ain't got tha pig-flu...ain't bin with yew so hows could i?

ray, yews hurt me feelins yew do. tha diana done gone an said somethin' an yew blamin' me fer it. well lets me tell yew...me an me boys be rite well edjumacated. why, gist last week, cletus and elroy wint an took one of them thar tests wut tells yew how smart yew r an all. elroy answered all tha questions rite the 3rd time 'rond, he even knowed who sang "your cheatin' heart". But cletus be stupider than a chigger and he couldna remember how many vienna saugages cums in a jar, or wut tha stuff hangin' off oak trees is.

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Diana Sinclair
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quotePosted at 15:43 on 3rd August 2009
Looks like Aunt Miya's back. Wink
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Barbara Shoemaker
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quotePosted at 17:36 on 3rd August 2009
On 1st August 2009 03:22, Ruth Gregory wrote:

I'm existential too, Diana and Barbara.

Jason, yours is priceless.! lol



I knew I was in good company! Smile
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VioletKeppel
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quotePosted at 19:00 on 3rd August 2009

 

You are an Intrapersonal thinker
Intrapersonal thinker Intrapersonal thinkers:
  • Spend a lot of time thinking about and trying to understand themselves
  • Reflect on their thoughts and moods, and work to improve them
  • You understand how your behaviour affects your relationships with others
Like intrapersonal thinkers, Leonardo worked hard to improve all aspects of himself. Other Intrapersonal thinkers include
Sigmund Freud, Gandhi, Grahame Greene

Careers which suit Intrapersonal Thinkers include
Psychologist, Teacher, Pilot, Child care worker, Explorer, Drama therapist

You are a Musical Thinker
Musical thinker Musical thinkers:
  • Tend to think in sounds, and may also think in rhythms and melodies
  • Are sensitive to the sounds and rhythms of words as well as their meanings.
  • Feel a strong connection between music and emotions
Like many musical thinkers, Leonardo loved to sing, and had a fine voice Other Musical Thinkers include
Mozart, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix

Careers which suit Musical Thinkers include

Musician, Music teacher, Sound engineer, Recording technician

 

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Diana Sinclair
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quotePosted at 19:36 on 3rd August 2009
On 3rd August 2009 17:36, Barbara Shoemaker wrote:
On 1st August 2009 03:22, Ruth Gregory wrote:

I'm existential too, Diana and Barbara.

Jason, yours is priceless.! lol



I knew I was in good company! Smile

Me too! Laughing
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lancashirelove
lancashirelove
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quotePosted at 19:46 on 3rd August 2009

The Thinker

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The Thinker
Artist Auguste Rodin
Year 1902
Type Bronze and Marble
Location Musée Rodin, Paris

The Thinker (French: Le Penseur) is a bronze and marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin held in the Musée Rodin in Paris, France. It depicts a man in sober meditation battling with a powerful internal struggle.[1] It is often used to represent philosophy.

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Originally named The Poet, the piece was part of a commission by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris to create a monumental portal to act as the door of the museum. Rodin based his theme on The Divine Comedy of Dante and entitled the portal The Gates of Hell. Each of the statues in the piece represented one of the main characters in the epic poem. The Thinker was originally meant to depict Dante in front of the Gates of Hell, pondering his great poem. (In the final sculpture, a miniature of the statue sits atop the gates, pondering the hellish fate of those beneath him.) The sculpture is nude, as Rodin wanted a heroic figure in the tradition of Michelangelo, to represent intellect as well as poetry.

Rodin made a first small plaster version around 1880. The first large-scale bronze cast was finished in 1902, but not presented to the public until 1904. It became the property of the city of Paris – thanks to a subscription organized by Rodin admirers – and was put in front of the Panthéon in 1906. In 1922, it was moved to the Hôtel Biron, which was transformed into a Rodin Museum.

More than any other Rodin sculpture, The Thinker moved into the popular imagination as an immediately recognizable icon of intellectual activity; consequently, it has been subject to endless satirical use. This started in Rodin's lifetime.

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Ray Stear
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quotePosted at 08:27 on 4th August 2009
On 3rd August 2009 15:42, Miya Buttreaks wrote:
On 1st August 2009 22:18, Ray Stear wrote:
Has she got Swine Flu???


 

ain't got tha pig-flu...ain't bin with yew so hows could i?

ray, yews hurt me feelins yew do. tha diana done gone an said somethin' an yew blamin' me fer it. well lets me tell yew...me an me boys be rite well edjumacated. why, gist last week, cletus and elroy wint an took one of them thar tests wut tells yew how smart yew r an all. elroy answered all tha questions rite the 3rd time 'rond, he even knowed who sang "your cheatin' heart". But cletus be stupider than a chigger and he couldna remember how many vienna saugages cums in a jar, or wut tha stuff hangin' off oak trees is.

Dear Miya,

I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. I know you and the boys are deep thinkers. For example, knowing what stuff hangs of oak trees, I don't know what hangs off oak trees, was it Dick Turpin?, or some other outlaw? Who sang  'Your cheatin' heart.' Wasn't that Christian Barnard? How many sausages in a jar? I definitely pass on that one.

Anyway, it is nice to see you back Miya. the end of that seegar must be mighty wet and chewed by now! Say hello to your nice niece Diana; now she IS a classy lady!

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Ron Brind
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quotePosted at 10:13 on 4th August 2009
Too funny Ray!! And Diana, I reckon he has the measure of you dear friend. Miya, well what a star!! Don't normally use these acronyms but ROFLMAO.....very funny indeed!!
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