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I know Tex will deeply appreciate the tragedy displayed in the photograph, such a story is told by a single photograph.
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one of the neat things about teenagers is they still think they are undestructable and can lick the world. i admire the enthusiasm and determination than a lot of them possess. "the right stuff !"
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quote:Originally posted by Purl Gurl: I know Tex will deeply appreciate the tragedy displayed in the photograph, such a story is told by a single photograph.
as i recall? that's a photo from one of the gov't subsidized series, WPM? PWM? whatever...they hired writers and photographers and artists...
yes...you can see in her expression the same sentiment Steinbeck summarized, paraphrasing here: "When the men were still hunkering beneath trees, drawing plans in the dirt....where to go next, how to rebuild the tractor, whatever...as long they were making plans, hope was alive.
"But when they disbanded, when they retreated to solitary drinking, to stealing not for milk but for escape....when there were no plans being drawn in the dirt--the women became alarmed. Hope was dead, and with it families..."
poorly paraphrased, but the point is clear...once the men "accepted" defeat? the women *had* to come through...and many did. Mine own grandmother, for instance...
quote:Originally posted by glassman: Dorothea Lange took that picture in 1936 purl
that sounds right...
some very good work "popped* from that era...not all was gov't subsidy, but much was. Don't recall at the moment whether Lange was working independently...
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I fail to see how a silent H is even close to fair.. I'm taking letters away and you're adding them.
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a device made of clay, ceramic, plastic tubing or PVC, glass, a two liter coke bottles, or any other man made or fabricated substance that is normally filled with water to smoke fine and tasty nuggs of marijuanna with; can be of varying lengths and sizes
"Hey, wanna come over and hit the bong?"
bhong is undefined
from the urban dictionary
if there is a word that is spelled as "bhong", it certainly doesnt mean the same thing as "bong".. at least thats what i found on my search
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...comes from Asia, I believe. Folks heard the word, just assummed "bong."
hmmm.. may be right, but i'm not totally convinced...could be they misspelled it also... trivial,i know...my search in encarta came up empty...at least in the drug usage
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good post on the charlie daniels band song the other day cottonjim. they put out a lot of good stuff especially after using a bong or bhong. never really thought about the spelling before...........
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What is today? Maybe this happened on Monday, or was this on Tuesday? Today is Thursday, right?
* holds up a joint *
That is what pot does to your brain.
Back on Monday, our local cop, Dave, a very nice handsome and well built young man, ah, well, I am old and fat, no hope there. So, Dave stops by our rental to chit chat.
Dave explains he just came from around the corner where he was hassling the meth freak former tenant for changing the oil in his car, out in the street. Working on cars on the street or in your driveway, is illegal in our city; part of an effort to keep our city clean and presentable.
Our handsome cop's shift is Monday through Thursday during the day, and each day he makes a point to stop and talk with the meth freak, often rapping on his windshield to wake him up; the meth freak stays awake all night, then crashes around sunrise in the front seat of his car.
Dave likes rapping on the speed freak's windshield with his nightstick to wake him up. Nothing quite as entertaining as a paranoid speed freak being suddenly awakened only discover a big burly cop standing there, with a stick, staring at him. I bet this makes the speed freak's tattoos run and hide under his armpits.
Dave tells me about paying friendly visits with the paranoid wigged out speed freak, "Yeah, last week I stopped by to say hi on Wednesday, then paid another visit on Thursday. Ronald yells at me to stop hassling him, said I was hassling him just two hours earlier," Dave the cop continues and quips, "of course two hours to a speed freak is two days."
Did I tell you about the mini-blinds in our front window of our rental being broken off right at both bottom side edges? This is from the speed freak constantly Window Wigging, like when a cat farts or an ice cream truck drives by which is really the F.B.I. in disguise.
Dave asks if he and his wife can rent our house. I am thinking this would drive the speed freak into absolute insane paranoia to have a cop living next door.
Hey! Any drug which makes you paranoid and impotent has got to be good sh!t!
Pot heads, two days seems likes two hours. Speed freaks, two hours seems like two days.
Ronnie the speed freak has a new windshield in his Lincoln loaned to him by that wealthy Morongo Indian who is sitting in prison, you know, the Indian receiving a thirty grand casino check once a month.
Someone smashed the Lincoln's windshield then dropped a Molotov Cocktail inside the Lincoln. Odd happenings around the neighborhood.
Watched him haul the Lincoln away on a trailer. Few days later, new windshield and back sleeping on the street.
I think there might be some honest hard working people around the neighborhood trying to send the speed freak a message.
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isn't there some kind of ordinance about living on the street? that guy needs help before he gets killed out there. another poster boy for "don't do durgs!!!"
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"isn't there some kind of ordinance about living on the street?"
Unfortunately, no.
If a law, what to do with the millions of homeless all across America? We cannot place them in jail simply for being poor and homeless.
Yes, there are city ordinances which prohibit homeless living in specific areas, like a city park or on private property, without permission. Out on the street, nope, not illegal unless a public safety issue.
Dave is hoping to catch the boy clearly "high" on drugs which will allow him to legally search his person and his vehicle. Dave knows he is a drug addict, knows he has drugs on him or very nearby. Nonetheless, Dave must have good probable cause to effect a search. Eventually this will happen.
I have noticed, which the speed freak does not notice, is narc officers passing by every so often. Clear to me, not clear to the speed freak.
I am quite certain the narcs are working him for information, like license plate numbers, addresses, who he is dealing to and with. This is smart and will yield more people when busted, and much longer prison sentences.
Dave making him paranoid will lead the speed freak to making mistakes, like grabbing his stash then driving off to conceal his stash at a friend's house, or a buyer / dealer's house. They are working him well. Paranoia leads to bad decision making which assists law enforcement.
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