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I was nine years old when I first met Dad Brown. He was totally illiterate then and could not sign even his name. Two years later however he had learned to write at least his name and could and did sign checks and letters written by someone else for him to sign. Never at any time I knew him did I see Dad Brown read a magazine, a book or a newspaper.
Oh come on. This isn't a testament to the times; there were plenty of working class people in the 1920's who could read. Maybe he was just stupid.
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So I started to tell about Elven Brown and ended up by telling about life on his farm. That was no mistake. The farm WAS Elven Brown. He lived and breathed that farm and the cows and hogs and chickens and horses that made it all he had to have to make him and his family comfortable even though he didn’t have a dime in his pocket or couldn’t read. He loved the farm.
Oh yeah sure I bet he just adored that farm...
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I am convinced that Elven died because he had no purpose in living any more. He had no weeds to fight or land to plow or trees to graft — so he died.
Or was it that, despite his age, he just began to live...or learned to live...he got wiser, more self-confident, less naive...just before he died? Perhaps we'll never know.
Nothing personal, it probably has something to do with my most recent roommate, and all his pretentious dignity-in-the working-class crap. I see right through him- he's a spineless fruit who hasn't been laid in years. He's a human tool; a mule, nothing less and nothing more. Throw money at him and he'll lick your shoes.
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Did your apartment get a flat tire or something?
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At least I know who Plum is now.
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A superb account, Oxsan. Thanks for existing.
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Originally posted by Trenchant_Troll
At least I know who Plum is now.
I'm pretty sure no one has ever hacked my account, if that's what you're implying.
This may come as a shock, but sometimes when I get intoxicated I post here- analogous perhaps to a dog pissing where it shouldn't- but I'm largely the same person I was when I signed up 5 years ago.
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It seems that Plum was not one of my Grandad's biggest fans or perhaps my ability to properly describe Elven Brown's personality was a loser. Thankfully I don't believe that I will lose any sleep over it.
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I would submit that you omitted the possibility that Plum is a waste of oxygen. I'm just sayin'.
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Originally posted by oxsan
It seems that Plum was not one of my Grandad's biggest fans or perhaps my ability to properly describe Elven Brown's personality was a loser.
The latter was the case...
Oh go ahead now, ye, ol fart. Like ye good sumpin' better te' do than waste some of 'yer val'yer time 'o werds on me...
Why 'der fuck ar 'ye 'ere anywhey' 'eye?
'Got 'nottin' 'better' 't do 'dan 'condescend to 'yer 'yunder 'generations' 'eh?
Translation: Why bother posting if you don't plan on conversatin'- (or you can't take the heat)...
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The latter was the case...
Oh go ahead now, ye, ol fart. Like ye good sumpin' better te' do than waste some of 'yer val'yer time 'o werds on me...
Why 'der fuck ar 'ye 'ere anywhey' 'eye?
'Got 'nottin' 'better' 't do 'dan 'condescend to 'yer 'yunder 'generations' 'eh?
Translation: Why bother posting if you don't plan on conversatin'- (or you can't take the heat)...
Translation: I live in a car and think I have seen the world.
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Never tend to read the front page, but logging in manually from a different comp gave me the pleasure of reading oxsan's delightful memories, nice way to wake up, and a reminder of what class occasionally posts here at the Asylum.
Then I read the comments and was reminded of a what a piece of shit plum is, funny old world.
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Then why did you read? I'm not going to comment on your 'you'; I'm just going to ask, why bother reading my reply if you had no intention of replying to it? btw, that's the same basic question that I was posing to Oxsan, in the very reply that you wasted your precious time reading...
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From now on- as soon as you see that heading "Plum"- stop wasting my time and yours- don't read my shit!
Seriously, look away- Because I don't want you to read my shit, and I definitely don't want to read yours...
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Originally posted by plum
Translation: Why bother posting if you don't plan on conversatin'- (or you can't take the heat)...
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...why bother?
the question I wish you would ask yourself every time you are about to hit that reply button.
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Originally posted by plum
From now on- as soon as you see that heading "Plum"- stop wasting my time and yours- don't read my shit!
Seriously, look away- Because I don't want you to read my shit, and I definitely don't want to read yours...
While we are on the subject, winter is coming, so don't forget to check your house's antifreeze.
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Thanks for the post, oxsan, I enjoyed reading about Elven.
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Same here. Elven sounds like someone the world could use more of today.
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