I'm thinking about heading up to North Conway this weekend to get some golf in. Enough time has passed so that I probably forgot how bad I suck in golf, and envision that a couple of rounds will be a lot of fun.
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That's the Ticket!
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Plus a few special Peeps who could definitely profit from seeing me with my game face on have been hinting that they will make the trip. At the very least, I have some Lagavulin stash up there that they can drown their sorrows in.
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Speaking of sorrows...... it's that thrilling/tragic, stupid/sincere, and hopeful/hapless time of the week again.
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ANNOUNCING
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Jean Shaheen
My Friend Who Doesn't Want His Name Mentioned in the Blog
Ryan Nestor
Dave Dixon
Jill Tufts
Maggie Shanahan
I wonder if I'll crack the 120 stroke barrier. It has to happen someday!
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Thursday, October 09, 2008
BS
People who misjudge their importance, and don't take responsibilities for their actions or non-actions drive me freaking crazy. Every bill gets paid, and somebody has to pay for some of theirs. That is unconscionable, unacceptable, and truly sucks.
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They sit around telling themselves of their importance and are shocked when you let them know that they are full of bullshit.
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They sit around telling themselves of their importance and are shocked when you let them know that they are full of bullshit.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Keep Swinging
Peeps -
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Sorry for the lapse. Hope none of you decided to end it because I didn't Blog yesterday. That would have been a crying shame.
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Sensing a little bit of despair out there with the volatility of the market and all.
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I know that thousands of you are waiting with extreme angst for me to recommend a way to cope with this economic hic up.
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Here it is....
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Stop your Freaking Belly Aching! Whining and worry won't solve a thing!
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Step up to the Plate... and take your swings. In business, you can't strike out unless you put the bat down. So keep swinging. Sooner or later, you will make contact. So What if it is a slap single. You can't put them in the seats every time. Keep looking for the pitches, and keep swinging.
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And BTW, keep paying your cell phone bills, so I can continue to prosper and thrive.
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Sorry for the lapse. Hope none of you decided to end it because I didn't Blog yesterday. That would have been a crying shame.
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Sensing a little bit of despair out there with the volatility of the market and all.
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I know that thousands of you are waiting with extreme angst for me to recommend a way to cope with this economic hic up.
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Here it is....
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Stop your Freaking Belly Aching! Whining and worry won't solve a thing!
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Step up to the Plate... and take your swings. In business, you can't strike out unless you put the bat down. So keep swinging. Sooner or later, you will make contact. So What if it is a slap single. You can't put them in the seats every time. Keep looking for the pitches, and keep swinging.
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And BTW, keep paying your cell phone bills, so I can continue to prosper and thrive.
Monday, October 06, 2008
Secondary Sox
I stayed up too late last night to watch the Red Sox lose to the Angels. It might have impacted my Monday work performance.... I just didn't feel like the master of the universe that normally characterizes my superior business acumen. So tonight, it will be back to a normal rest... no adrenaline flowing at 1:00 AM in the morning.
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Nanepashemet Telecom is poised to have a monster 4th Qtr. which will set us up nicely for next year. I can't let the Red Sox screw this up.
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Nanepashemet Telecom is poised to have a monster 4th Qtr. which will set us up nicely for next year. I can't let the Red Sox screw this up.
Sunday, October 05, 2008
Return on Investment
In case you were wondering how the Warriors of Merrimack College played against powerful Pace College, I got this inspiring update late last night from Assistant Offensive Line Coach Ben Martin.... "31-28 W for the Warriors of Merrimack...Rushed over a hundo and had zero sacks against."
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Looks like my charity golf outing contribution is starting to hit paydirt! Nice coaching Benny!
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Looks like my charity golf outing contribution is starting to hit paydirt! Nice coaching Benny!
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Bye Ronick
We lost our cat, Ronick today. He was 18 years old and never sick until a few weeks ago, but then his systems seemed to shut down, he lost a lot of weight and was in constant pain.
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Ronick was a great companion and provided us daily joy and happiness for a long time.
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It was a nice blue sky all day long today... a good day to die.
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We'll miss him.
Friday, October 03, 2008
Mundane Ambition
Once again I must raise the mundane but poignant question. What's up for the weekend?
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No, I won't be spending any time extolling the virtues of Sarah Palin. Those of you who think I'm enamored with her solely because she is so hot are so shallow. Even if it is true, you are still shallow.
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There will be no politics this weekend, no business either. Well, maybe a little business. It's the fourth quarter, and that is crazy time for the telecom deployment industry. Everybody is trying to meet their numbers for the entire year in the fourth quarter. That means vendor resources get stretched out to the limit, combined with anxiety, stress and a little hysteria.
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So I might get sucked into some business calls.
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But for the most part, I'll be focusing my efforts on finishing the corner hanging cabinet that Joanne wants for the 42" HDTV. I'm making it out of solid mahoghany and birch plywood and the contract of the dark mahoghany and the light birch should give it a nice design touch. With a little luck, all of the assembly and sanding will be done before high tide at 3:oo PM tomorrow, when I'd like to sneak a little fishing in.
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So you doubt that I'll pull it off???? So do I.
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No, I won't be spending any time extolling the virtues of Sarah Palin. Those of you who think I'm enamored with her solely because she is so hot are so shallow. Even if it is true, you are still shallow.
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There will be no politics this weekend, no business either. Well, maybe a little business. It's the fourth quarter, and that is crazy time for the telecom deployment industry. Everybody is trying to meet their numbers for the entire year in the fourth quarter. That means vendor resources get stretched out to the limit, combined with anxiety, stress and a little hysteria.
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So I might get sucked into some business calls.
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But for the most part, I'll be focusing my efforts on finishing the corner hanging cabinet that Joanne wants for the 42" HDTV. I'm making it out of solid mahoghany and birch plywood and the contract of the dark mahoghany and the light birch should give it a nice design touch. With a little luck, all of the assembly and sanding will be done before high tide at 3:oo PM tomorrow, when I'd like to sneak a little fishing in.
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So you doubt that I'll pull it off???? So do I.
ABC's
I know I'm a weak man with real flaws, so it was not surprising to me to find me checking the ABC phoney pundits, Charlie Gibson, George Stephanopoulos and that blond idiot, Dianne Sawyer, after the VP debate.
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Why do I torture myself so????
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True to form, theses media "journalists" immediately pulled out poll results that showed that Biden won the debate by a wide margin. I'm sure that was a scientific poll. How stupid do they take us anyway?
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I just have to get stronger... and ignore these manipulative mavens of mediocrity.
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Why do I torture myself so????
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True to form, theses media "journalists" immediately pulled out poll results that showed that Biden won the debate by a wide margin. I'm sure that was a scientific poll. How stupid do they take us anyway?
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I just have to get stronger... and ignore these manipulative mavens of mediocrity.
- Doug Maxfield said...
Kicking his ass? Really? Looked to me like she can't think on her feet and reverted back to rehersals every time she couldn't address the question asked. Ask her about bankrupcy policy and she'll tell you about clean energy proposals. I may or may not agree with Biden's answers, but they were to questions. I can't help but think that the 'good ol girl' publicity stunt is growing old. While I do find Obama a little to "smooth" for my taste, I do respect him for picking a running mate that he has clearly disagreed with in the past. Kind makes you think he did it for the mans moral fiber? Let the bashing begin...
John Nestor said...Doug-
I thought she was really strong on Ubekistan.
You're just pissed off because you never get a chance to fish in Alaska.
- J
They are not debates, they are performances, and its all rehearsed. Theater.
Socialism was so successful last century. We should try it here in America. Eventually, those taxes that are taken, from all of us, will empower the government, and weaken the individual. It will concurrently making people more dependent on the goverment for the means to live, and less capable of doing so for themselve. I equate being able to do for yourself with freedom.
State owned banks, state owned energy, state owned manufacturing - notice how many times from Hair Plug Joe it was "we are going to create jobs in the energy field, we are going to create jobs with new fuel efficient automobile techonology . . . " My ass. The government was not organized to create jobs, and is not capable of overseeing a for profit operation. And that is what is in every single one of those promises. We is the government, is the Obama.
Exhibit A on socialism is the 20th century. I will take the trickle down from private industry over trickle down from the government any day.
How smart the candidates are is not the litmus test - its is their principle of goverment. The rest is, well, theater.
John Nestor said...
Way to go Pisc.
You must be catching the end of Rush Limbaugh on your commute home. Nothing like good Rush talk to make you realize that the Dems want all of our money so that their kids can fulfill a lifelong dream of having a do nothing, Government Hack position of importance. High salaried welfare.
Biden would call it "fairness".
Pat Piscatelli said...
Hardly. I have read more than Limbaugh know of quotes from his staff, from the Federalist papers to the Federal Banruptcy Code, to economic theories of law by Posner to The volume I and II of gulag arichipelogo by Solzheneitsin.
Don't tread on me, be it Limbaugh or "a Roosevelt Democrat". What the hell does that mean? Does that mean you should vote the way someone did 70 years ago? Or even Reagan republican. Its 2008, no excuse to let someone do your thinking for you.
The state will own the means of production. Watch them go after Amendment #2 next. Our grandchilden will know bread lines.
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Week 38 - POTW
Watching the Vice Presidential Debate.
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Sarah Palin is kicking Joe Biden's ass. I can't imagine how the pundits will spin that she was entirely coached. She is gaining great momentum as a smart, aggressive leader.
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So what the Hell did you think I was going to say?????
Announcing....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 38th week of 2008
Katelyn Nestor
Bruce Carr
Katie Couric
Peter Crawford
Mirela Marku
Dick Cheney
In thirty days, if the markets have settled, it will be a tremendous horserace.
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Sarah Palin is kicking Joe Biden's ass. I can't imagine how the pundits will spin that she was entirely coached. She is gaining great momentum as a smart, aggressive leader.
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So what the Hell did you think I was going to say?????
Announcing....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 38th week of 2008
Katelyn Nestor
Bruce Carr
Katie Couric
Peter Crawford
Mirela Marku
Dick Cheney
In thirty days, if the markets have settled, it will be a tremendous horserace.
PhD
It's been twenty years now since I thought that I had inexorably screwed up my life.
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Everything had gone wrong with my career, major business deals went sour, and my entire image of my life's direction took an about turn. I had a pit in my stomach that wouldn't go away and everyday I was haunted by fears of how my situation would evolve.
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Friends who had seemed to be staunch allies, now treated me cordially but at arm's length. These were people that I would have jumped on a grenade for. Fortunately for me, no grenades were rolled my way, because I found out that they would never have returned the favor. But a few true friends stood by me...and they are still my real friends today.
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Lots of really bad things happened... I lost my assets, my money and had to move. But the trials had a silver lining. I found out what was truly important to me. Big houses, boats, cars... all of the stuff became secondary. My family and my new view of myself as someone who could cope with whatever life threw at me, were the two things that held importance. Everything else was pretentious and phony.
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I'm not saying that I wasn't to blame. I made some truly stupid business decisions that would have been fine if things out of my control hadn't taken such a steep dive. But all of the stupid stuff that I did, and the risks that blew up in my face, didn't deter me from one thing. I never was out to screw anybody. And it didn't matter what anybody thought. I knew the truth. And I took a much worse hit than anyone else that was involved in my failed business deals. That simple fact ultimately protected me.
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So twenty years ago, I had the truth, and my family, a few true friends, and nothing else.
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In the end.... that's all that was important. It was all that I needed.
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Slowly, things began to change, and my worse fears never materialized. Every day, I got up and ran a play. I believed in myself and had the love of my family and thanked God for these things often.
Step by step, all of the pieces came back together again, but with a stronger and lasting bond based on truth and experience. I caught a break and entered the large corporate world, leaving entrepreneurship for awhile. Eventually, I found that my feet were firmly under me again and the pit in my stomach was replaced with a sense of knowledge and confidence that only experience can bring.
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And now, with Nanepashemet Telecom and a couple of other things, I'm back in the economic driver's seat. But with a huge advantage. I have a PhD in "What Can Go Wrong". My mistakes will never put the entire enterprise at risk, and I will never be duped again by false friends. I don't need the big boats, cars and houses. Been there, Done that.
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But if I hadn't had the loss, I still would be defining myself by my phony friends, my clubs, my boats, my houses, my cars, etc. What an asshole I would have been!
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Now that everything is behind me, I am thankful for the experience. It made me a better person, and the insights made my life more meaningful. I have a strong, hardworking family that I am proud of, and my business successes now are substantial and lasting.
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I hope you Peeps never have to go through this type of trial, but if the current economic market doesn't bode well for you, act with the truth and learn from your mistakes. Be true to yourself and run a new play everyday. You'll get through it, and ultimately you'll be better off.
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Everything had gone wrong with my career, major business deals went sour, and my entire image of my life's direction took an about turn. I had a pit in my stomach that wouldn't go away and everyday I was haunted by fears of how my situation would evolve.
~
Friends who had seemed to be staunch allies, now treated me cordially but at arm's length. These were people that I would have jumped on a grenade for. Fortunately for me, no grenades were rolled my way, because I found out that they would never have returned the favor. But a few true friends stood by me...and they are still my real friends today.
~
Lots of really bad things happened... I lost my assets, my money and had to move. But the trials had a silver lining. I found out what was truly important to me. Big houses, boats, cars... all of the stuff became secondary. My family and my new view of myself as someone who could cope with whatever life threw at me, were the two things that held importance. Everything else was pretentious and phony.
~
I'm not saying that I wasn't to blame. I made some truly stupid business decisions that would have been fine if things out of my control hadn't taken such a steep dive. But all of the stupid stuff that I did, and the risks that blew up in my face, didn't deter me from one thing. I never was out to screw anybody. And it didn't matter what anybody thought. I knew the truth. And I took a much worse hit than anyone else that was involved in my failed business deals. That simple fact ultimately protected me.
~
So twenty years ago, I had the truth, and my family, a few true friends, and nothing else.
~
In the end.... that's all that was important. It was all that I needed.
~
Slowly, things began to change, and my worse fears never materialized. Every day, I got up and ran a play. I believed in myself and had the love of my family and thanked God for these things often.
Step by step, all of the pieces came back together again, but with a stronger and lasting bond based on truth and experience. I caught a break and entered the large corporate world, leaving entrepreneurship for awhile. Eventually, I found that my feet were firmly under me again and the pit in my stomach was replaced with a sense of knowledge and confidence that only experience can bring.
~
And now, with Nanepashemet Telecom and a couple of other things, I'm back in the economic driver's seat. But with a huge advantage. I have a PhD in "What Can Go Wrong". My mistakes will never put the entire enterprise at risk, and I will never be duped again by false friends. I don't need the big boats, cars and houses. Been there, Done that.
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But if I hadn't had the loss, I still would be defining myself by my phony friends, my clubs, my boats, my houses, my cars, etc. What an asshole I would have been!
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Now that everything is behind me, I am thankful for the experience. It made me a better person, and the insights made my life more meaningful. I have a strong, hardworking family that I am proud of, and my business successes now are substantial and lasting.
~
I hope you Peeps never have to go through this type of trial, but if the current economic market doesn't bode well for you, act with the truth and learn from your mistakes. Be true to yourself and run a new play everyday. You'll get through it, and ultimately you'll be better off.
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Thirsty Thursday
I have to admit, I've been looking forward to this Thursday.
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Usually, Thursday is a hectic day, because you can't depend on people being around on Friday, so the contacts that you have to make, you strive to reach on Thursday. I always try to push it on Thursday, then the stuff you get done on Friday is like a bonus.
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But this Thursday ends with the Palin - Biden debate. I'm betting that Palin comes off as the talented, level-headed governor that she is.... and that Biden will be fact fabricating at his best.
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The Good Morning America pundits will be so irritated and obsessed, I might even watch GMA on Friday.
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Usually, Thursday is a hectic day, because you can't depend on people being around on Friday, so the contacts that you have to make, you strive to reach on Thursday. I always try to push it on Thursday, then the stuff you get done on Friday is like a bonus.
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But this Thursday ends with the Palin - Biden debate. I'm betting that Palin comes off as the talented, level-headed governor that she is.... and that Biden will be fact fabricating at his best.
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The Good Morning America pundits will be so irritated and obsessed, I might even watch GMA on Friday.
Prognostication
Hundreds of the Peeps have been calling and emailing me lately asking me what I think of the nation's financial crisis.
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Irritating and Annoying.
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What do I you think I am???? Some sort of fuzzy, comforting, economic super seer???? Fuzzy yes, but the other stuff... definitely no.
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But if your fears won't quell until you get my word on the situation, it is this...
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Nothing is ever as bad as it seems, and nothing is ever as good as it seems. We're not going into a deep depression.. this is a correction in the market that must be attended to. \
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But there should be a nice seat in hell for incompetents like Frank and Pelosi so that they can perform their specialty of fanning the flames for all eternity.
Tuna Lips said...
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Irritating and Annoying.
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What do I you think I am???? Some sort of fuzzy, comforting, economic super seer???? Fuzzy yes, but the other stuff... definitely no.
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But if your fears won't quell until you get my word on the situation, it is this...
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Nothing is ever as bad as it seems, and nothing is ever as good as it seems. We're not going into a deep depression.. this is a correction in the market that must be attended to. \
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But there should be a nice seat in hell for incompetents like Frank and Pelosi so that they can perform their specialty of fanning the flames for all eternity.
Tuna Lips said...
if hell means you spend yer days gettin buggered by some red eyed imp, then that pickle-sniffin' Frank boy youse growed up there in Fairyland is at the gates of his own Promised Land. Screw balls.
Jephimany Prescious.
TL
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Au contraire, mi amigo. And I could not agree more strenuous like. I have first hand knowins about what importance is, and I pity the fools that think they is important, like yer mammy thinks you important. It aint true, losers. Sheee-it fire, I have undressed queens and shot whiskey with deputized authorities, and aint had to vist the doctor nor pay a red cent after. Comes with bein' a star like historical figment. Self deludin' jack-a-ninnies, all of 'em, but play along, the piper gonna come to town, and you can slash they tires in the meanwhile.