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  • The Good Michael
    Assistant Commissioner
    • Feb 2008
    • 3773

    #271
    Cel,

    Good stuff. Great stuff! I can't wait until 'Up on the Roof' comes out.

    Mike
    huh?

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    • Celesta
      Chief Inspector
      • Feb 2008
      • 1625

      #272
      Mike,

      I just learned the following from an 80 year old former professor, who posts on mystery forum I'm also a member of. I had posted the video there today, too. I had no idea the song is so old. I don't think the prof would mind if I pass along her information.

      "The original "Stand by Me" was written by Dr. Charles Albert Tindley, 1851-1933, a former slave who became a Methodist minister in Philadelphia. He was a prolific hymn writer and beloved pastor. Tindley Temple in Philadelphia is named in his honor. It is said of his hymns that they could be converted to gospel and contemporary songs. His words to "Stand by Me" are different, but the idea is much the same."

      Kind of cool really. Mike, do you think he also wrote Up on the Roof? Sorry...couldn't resist.

      As always, thanks for a nice chuckle.
      "What our ancestors would really be thinking, if they were alive today, is: "Why is it so dark in here?"" From Pyramids by Sir Terry Pratchett, a British National Treasure.

      __________________________________

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      • Suzi
        Superintendent
        • Feb 2008
        • 2167

        #273
        Nuttin' useless about this!!!.It's Friday!!!!!!! I get to go home in 40 mins and it's THE WEEEEEEEEK END!!!!!!!!!!

        Suz xx
        'Would you like to see my African curiosities?'

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        • halomanuk
          Detective
          • Mar 2008
          • 365

          #274
          Aaah good on ya Suzi,we can always rely on you to brighten up the day !!

          I'm off in 1hr 10mins thank God...free from work and getting straight out of London back to the countryside...

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          • mikey559
            Cadet
            • Feb 2008
            • 23

            #275
            Jonesing....

            I had this huge urge to come here and be useless today. I had to satisfy it!

            Mikey
            Just happy to be alive.

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            • mikey559
              Cadet
              • Feb 2008
              • 23

              #276
              Wow

              Wow, no one has been useless in a loooong time!
              Just happy to be alive.

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              • babybird67
                Inspector
                • Apr 2009
                • 1146

                #277
                well i am always useless

                it seems silly for me to post daily on what is a given!
                babybird

                There is only one happiness in life—to love and be loved.

                George Sand

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                • Artemis
                  Cadet
                  • Aug 2009
                  • 11

                  #278
                  "No one is ever useless. Every man has a mission in life. Some people's mission is to be the bad example."

                  Command Sergeant Major Richard Kidd
                  Happy Hunting

                  Artemis



                  Are you willing to do anything for the person you love?

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                  • prowling cat
                    Cadet
                    • Jun 2009
                    • 34

                    #279
                    people start giving good advice when they no longer can give bad example
                    A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal. (O Wilde)

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                    • Celesta
                      Chief Inspector
                      • Feb 2008
                      • 1625

                      #280
                      Hello Artemis,

                      Welcome aboard. I hope you enjoy the site. There are a lot of knowledgeable people here to learn from, as you've probably already noticed.

                      Hi Prowler, Nice to see you. How's Italy? Hot, I'll bet.

                      Hi Mikey, Long time no see!
                      "What our ancestors would really be thinking, if they were alive today, is: "Why is it so dark in here?"" From Pyramids by Sir Terry Pratchett, a British National Treasure.

                      __________________________________

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                      • Limehouse
                        Chief Inspector
                        • Mar 2008
                        • 1895

                        #281
                        Popped into this interesting thread today and started reading the posts. A song kept going through my head - the great Neil Young - reminding me that I too am often useless and more often helpless.



                        Hope you enjoy being useless and helpless with me.

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                        • mikey559
                          Cadet
                          • Feb 2008
                          • 23

                          #282
                          Hello

                          Sometimes I just feel the need to pop in and be useless.
                          Just happy to be alive.

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                          • Suzi
                            Superintendent
                            • Feb 2008
                            • 2167

                            #283
                            Me toooooooooooooooooooo (Hugs ) xx
                            'Would you like to see my African curiosities?'

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                            • Toofew
                              Cadet
                              • Jan 2010
                              • 41

                              #284
                              Originally posted by Ally View Post
                              Oh darling, I do like you. There's so few idiots left to bash, I adore it one sticks his head up from the parapet. But sweetie, you flatter yourself a bit. You have a long way to go before you get to claim status of being a pet peeve of mine. I've pointed out you are a dumbass twice, that's nowhere near sufficient for you to qualify for being on my list yet. One day though, you'll get to wear the big boy pants, and then my dear, we'll talk. As for the rest, do I belong to a group of people who go around "deliberately misspelling" things? Definite no. Not to mention I am over 14 so idiocy like that long ago quit appealing to me.

                              Kids these days, from their Harry Potter delusions to their dork ass video games, it's no wonder they can't spell.

                              (Somehow I am doubting the Blue balled one gets the double irony of him saying he "deliberately misspelled" it. )
                              Nice to see some things don't change even after three or four years, i.e., Ally is still pure warmth and understanding.

                              Billy

                              P.S. Vila, sorry to hear about the accident! Hope everything has worked itself out by now.

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                              • Phil Carter
                                Commissioner
                                • Oct 2009
                                • 4270

                                #285
                                Originally posted by Suzi View Post
                                Me toooooooooooooooooooo (Hugs ) xx
                                Ditto...

                                Floccinaucinihilipilification rules!

                                best wishes

                                Phil
                                Chelsea FC. TRUE BLUE. 💙


                                Justice for the 96 = achieved
                                Accountability? ....

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