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Lester, Oh foolish boy that you are! You take a French Fry, dip it in the vinegar, and rub it in your pits. RBSinTo

m-e., If you read about Soviet Russia after the Revolution, Nazi Germany, and the Second World War, this occurrance comes as no surprise. RBSinTo

I was going to reply, but really, this one's like shootin' fish, so I'm just gonna leave it alone. RBSinTo

Sherlocke Holmes was incredibly knowledgeable about those subjects he needed to aid in his detecting pursuits, and abysmally ignornant of anything else. This was because he believed the brain, like a cupboard or set of drawers only had a finite space and if he filled his with what he considered to be useless information, he wouldn't have room for the knowledge he considered important. RBSinTo

When the hockey game that you began playing in 50 years ago is still going strong, and you are the only person from that group who still plays.

Once again I heard a song on the radio that I hadn't heard in a number of years while driving to my music lesson, and mentioned it to my teacher. We listened to it on his computer, and very quickly he was noodling the chords and melody and describing some of the nuiances of the melody and how they played off against the lyrics. We spent about half the lesson fooling with it before we switched back to "Out in the Country". When he finishes scoring my latest musical "find" we will undoubtedly give it serious attention. The song? "Remeniscing" by The Little River Band. RBSinTo

Digger, Well said. My rationale is that I can't die yet because I want to see how everything turns out. RBSinTo

We invested in ownership of a large bridge that connects Manhattan to Brooklyn, as well as participating in a couple of funds run by members of the Nigerian royal family, so The Lovely Missus RBSinTo and I are all set. RBSinTo

I'll be 76, with a Best Before date long gone, and a parts replacement warranty that hasn't been in effect for many, many years. Apparently, the fine print mentioned that over 60 years of hockey goaltending voided it. Who knew? Even so, it has been, and still is worth it. RBSinTo

bbp, "He'd be like...."? Did you mean " He'd say"? Just wondering. RBSinTo

For which you can give thanks next year. It's Nature's way of keeping the Circle of Life rolling. RBSinTo

fyp., Tonic water with lemon or lime. RBSinTo

Chief, All that just to produce paint thinner? No wonder turpentine is cheaper. RBSinTo

Many of these words and short phrases are just conversational "garnish". "So...", "Right?", "No problem.", "See?", "Awesome!", " I'm like...", "He's like...", "She's like...", "They're like...", and so on. Uhfortuately, they have become unconciously habitual and overused by many today. Very annoying, but otherwise harmless. RBSinTo

gearbasher, The disciples, unlike the Romans, were not trained soldiers, but just a dozen civilians. By the time they figured out how to release the safeties on the Uzis, the confrontation would have been over. My mony is stil on the soldiers. And get some decent snowpants to wear while cycling. They will keep your balls from taking the express elevator up into your abdomen when you ride. RBSinTo

gearbasher, Your friend makes cufflinks from Pistachios wrapped in gold? Innovative to say the least. RBSinTo

$2,700,000.00 for a bottle of paint thinner and brush cleaner is a bit excessive. I buy mine at Home Depot for about $5.00. RBSinTo

gearbasher, Not being Catholic, I neither suffer from the associated guilt, nor believe in eternal damnation, so I don't fear divine retribution for saying this. The disciples would have purchased their Kalashnikovs in the arms bazaar in Kabul, while Pilate's soldiers who would have been similarly armed, would have been issued them from the gunsmith's factories of Rome. So perhaps Jesus would not have survived the firefight. RBSinTo

Nothing in the above lists that anyone I would need to buy Christmas gifts for would want, need or could even legally own (firearms for Christmas????????) But books. They're a different story. And published on this side of the ocean too. RBSinTo

QRST4, Turn the guitar over, with the soundhole facing down, and hold it for a few minutes. If honey starts to drip out, the problem is that there's a bee's nest inside it. Hope this helps. RBSinTo

olie, Assuming for a second that this listing is legitimate, you can be pretty certain that if a Canadian or a __________________________(insert nationality of your choice) was game to fork out the necessary bucks, the seller would ship it to him/ her. But it won't be to me. FYP., The seller assumes that anyone stupid enough to spend this much on this guitar, will likely be stupid enough to pay the extra charges as well. Why not try for the whole loaf instead of just half? Greedy is as greedy does. RBSinTo

I was all set to buy it until I discovered that the shipping is extra. Oh well. RBSinTo

A couple of weeks ago, in typical fashion, I heard a song on the radio while driving to my music class, and asked my teacher about the score and the strumming which is interesting and unusual. We gave it a listen and started working on it, and today he inserted a corrected score with the strumming pattern shown into my music file for me to work on. The song? "Out in the country" by Three Dog Night. RBSinTo

That's not at all what I was implying. I thought it was dentists, rather than doctors who were the poser/ collectors. RBSinTo

Of course you had options. One that immediately came to mind was not to buy this particular model of guitar until one was available from an absolutely unimpeachable and trustworthy source. No one ever died because they didn't buy a particular guitar at a particular time. RBSinTo