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gangerh Old cynics never die, they just disappear off the farce of the earth.
gangerh Feb 17, 2011

gangerh 'Well, we're all street actors aren't we, in our own little way?'
The bilby. Dec 3, 2009

PossibleUnderscore Hehheh Nov 16, 2009

oroboros Instructions for conquering Everest: 1. put one foot in front of the other. 2. repeat. See, easy!

Instructions for 'achieving' enlightenment: 1. enter a small dark closet. 2. Find your shadow. 3. Embrace it. There! Nothing to it! Nov 16, 2009

gangerh I am an egg living in a world where egg beating is allowed, even encouraged, and so I am whipped round and round, until I am dizzy with pain and longing for those shy days before I came out of my shell.
Coral Rumble. Nov 16, 2009

repsac3 I know this ain't the proper place for it, but I can't get to your profile here on wordnik, to leave this comment there. (Either it's a wordie-wordnik bug, or you made your profile private.) However, in a fit of serendipity, I saw on the zeitgeist page that you had recently commented here (& from the looks of things, will again, before too long.)

So... I belatedly want to let you know that I see your repsaclicated, and raise you one gangerhantabulous. Not your screen name Nov 12, 2009

gangerh Re - Capability Brown -
"I'd like to die before him so that I can see heaven before it is improved".
Nov 12, 2009

gangerh People might believe what you tell them but they will never doubt what they assume. Nov 11, 2009

gangerh Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.
Albert Einstein
Nov 9, 2009

seanahan "I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us...We need the kind of books that affect us like a disaster, that grieve us deeply, like the death of someone we loved more than ourselves, like being banished into forests far from everyone, like a suicide. A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us." - Kafka Oct 31, 2009

gangerh Make today the springtime of the rest of your life. Oct 30, 2009

gangerh DREAMS...when i was a kid i tot d world would end in 1999 cos of a tv sci-fi series dat i loved. I used to wonder if i would have a girlfriend n end up marrying her
. I wondered if id ever fly in a plane n go round d world in 80 days!!!! I tot id be a cowboy movie star somehow after watching the good the bad n the ugly...u noticed all the "I"s rite? Well am an adult now n with d benefit of hindsight, no dreams comes to stay except it has room for others n not just all about you. Oh n by the way...i dont only fly in planes but i work around planes n hope to fly round d world in 80days...space cowboys know better...Dreams...vague,twisted,sweet,bitter, deep as d ocean n as shallow as a bathtub. Any one else with DREAMS????

Agbo Henry Agbo.
Oct 29, 2009

gangerh Kolnikov didn’t really believe in God, not as He was depicted by organized religions. He believed that there was something bigger than man, bigger than life, but he didn’t know what.

From ‘America’ by Stephen Coonts. Oct 28, 2009

gangerh I like the history of the future better than the history of the past. Thomas Jefferson Oct 26, 2009

gangerh “…….You won’t find the answers you’re looking for in the bottom of a glass, Killigrew.�?
“I don’t drink to find the answers. I drink to forget the questions.�?
From ‘Killigrew and The Incorrigibles’ by Jonathan Lunn.
Oct 23, 2009

gangerh It’s the fourth leg of the table that causes the wobble.
Barrie Pepper.
Oct 16, 2009

gangerh He was just some Joseph looking for a manger.
Leonard Cohen.
Oct 14, 2009

gangerh 'Just tell me what you want to tell me. I'm not going to judge you. My own eyes are fuller of beams than a mock-Tudor pub, so I can't even see your motes.'
Charles Paris in The Dead Side Of The Mike by Simon Brett.
Oct 13, 2009

gangerh A man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a heaven for?
Robert Browning.
Oct 7, 2009

bilby Share, mollusque, share. Oct 6, 2009

mollusque I only get one present? Oct 6, 2009

gangerh Only the present exists. Oct 6, 2009

Prolagus Great one. Oct 5, 2009

gangerh It’s never too late to be what you might have been.
George Eliot.
Oct 4, 2009

gangerh Happiness is not a goal, it is a by-product.
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt.
Oct 3, 2009

gangerh People don’t change when they see the light, they change when they feel the heat.
Dr Jim Reeve.
Oct 2, 2009

gangerh Here's the problem. Most people are thinking about what they don't want, and they are wondering why it shows up over and over again.
John Assaraf.
The Secret. Oct 1, 2009

gangerh In order to get whatever it is you want, all you have to do is to stop performing the actions that don't bring about your desired result and start performing the actions that do.
Sep 30, 2009

gangerh Life is a contact sport. Sep 29, 2009

gangerh Words are loaded pistols.
Jean-Paul Sartre Sep 23, 2009

gangerh Sales Copy that doesn't SELL should carry a Government health warning!
Joe Robson, Copywriter
Sep 22, 2009

gangerh 'Beware of being in the hands of someone else’s ego.'
(Ganger H)
Sep 21, 2009

gangerh It is always easier to conquer a more humane people. (Odenigbo in ‘Half Of A Yellow Sun’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie). May 10, 2009

gangerh On A Bad Singer

Swans sing before they die - 'twere no bad thing
Should certain persons die before they sing.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Nov 8, 2008

frindley These are the good old days, just you wait and see. Oct 19, 2008

skipvia If they're called "scholarships" why do most of them go to athletes? Oct 19, 2008

gangerh Are you repeating your yesterdays or building your tomorrows?
'There are no limits'
(Danny Cox).

Oct 3, 2008

gangerh Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.
Ambrose Redmoon. Sep 23, 2008

gangerh The person who can't make a choice, has made a choice.
Danny Cox. (There Are No Limits). Sep 19, 2008

gangerh It is the youngest age I have left.
Cato. Sep 18, 2008

gangerh We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.
Albert Einstein. Sep 17, 2008

gangerh Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty well-presented body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, loudly shouting “Wow! What a ride!�? (Brad de Haven).

Sep 16, 2008

gangerh The best way to predict the future is to create it. Sep 10, 2008

gangerh Treat a setback not as a failure but as feedback, because feedback is useful information.
Mind Games - Jeff Grout & Sarah Perrin. Sep 9, 2008

gangerh Choose a job you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life – Confucius. Sep 8, 2008

gangerh Fowk don’t have much to say but tha’s to listen to them a long time to find out. Sep 6, 2008

skipvia A peanut is neither. Sep 5, 2008

gangerh You’re only conceited if you’re wrong about yourself. Sep 5, 2008

gangerh Tact is the ability to tell someone where to go in such a way that they look forward to the trip. (Roger Fitz – Bounce Back and Win). Sep 4, 2008

gangerh No-one rises to low expectations. Sep 3, 2008

super-logos That Wordie, as a whole, is greater than the sum of its parts. There is a serendipitous synergy on this site that one can feel and revel in. Aug 20, 2008

gangerh To the world you might be just one person but to one person you might just be the world. Aug 20, 2008

gangerh You get what you expect, not what you want.

Aug 14, 2008

gangerh Success comes in cans. Aug 13, 2008

rolig To overcome the fear of dying, one should live courageously. Aug 12, 2008

gangerh Suicide note.
Action cures fear, they taught me. To overcome your fear do the thing that you are afraid of. I was afraid of dying. Aug 12, 2008

seanahan That is interesting. I mean, most everyone agrees that there should be speed limits, but most everyone breaks them! The USA was built upon the principle of "majority rule, minority rights", but if a majority of voters continue to elect people to put laws into place or revoke laws, and those in power replace the supreme court, eventually that voting block could change the laws to anything they wanted. In several countries, the Muslim majority attempted to vote in an Islamic dictator and disband the democracy. If this is the wish of the people, would it not be undemocratic to go against it? Aug 12, 2008

gangerh In a democratic society, if more than 50% of people break a law, is that a vote against that law? Aug 11, 2008

gangerh Are you someone whose words sing welcome or whose words sing welgone? Aug 9, 2008

gangerh Dogs have owners, cats have staff. Aug 8, 2008

gangerh And God said 'A woman shall always have the last word in any argument. Anything a man says after that is the start of a new argument'.

Aug 7, 2008

Prolagus I love it, dontcry! Aug 6, 2008

dontcry Why isn't "phonetic" spelled with an "f?" Aug 6, 2008

gangerh Keep your smile in working order for the better days to come!
Henry Lawson (When Your Pants Begin To Go). Aug 6, 2008

gangerh I read part of it all the way through. Aug 5, 2008

gangerh Advertise your dream to yourself everyday.

Aug 4, 2008

gangerh Give up on the hope of a better past.
Brad DeHaven – The Currency Of The Future. Aug 3, 2008

gangerh I don’t like that man. I should get to know him better.
Abraham Lincoln Jul 31, 2008

gangerh Other peoples’ opinion of me is no business of mine.
Abraham Lincoln.

Jul 30, 2008

gangerh There is a certain peace in accepting what is.
Jul 29, 2008

gangerh You’re never at a loss for the wrong words are you? Jul 28, 2008

gangerh I’m very pleased to have you know me. Jul 25, 2008

bilby How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? Jul 25, 2008

gangerh Before you criticise anyone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you do criticise them, you’re a mile away and you have their shoes. Jul 22, 2008

gangerh Always remember, you’re unique. Just like everyone else. Jul 21, 2008

gangerh Make me a channel of your peace.
(Sebastian Temple). Jul 18, 2008

sionnach Or possibly "better buggy whips". Just ask the Amish. Jul 18, 2008

gangerh Wonderful input, Henry. Thanks, skipvia. Jul 18, 2008

skipvia If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said "faster horses." -Henry Ford Jul 18, 2008

gangerh Bad news is – time flies. Good news is – you’re the pilot.
Jul 18, 2008

gangerh Ta, bilby. I've collected these thoughts for many years. Most of the joy in them is sharing them. Thanks for sharing. Jul 17, 2008

bilby Very few comments here, gangerh. Though I do check back often :-) Thanks, B. Jul 14, 2008

gangerh People mostly remember not what you did but how you made them feel. Jul 14, 2008

gangerh I’ve decided to go to bed the night before. Jul 14, 2008

gangerh Sin – something you do that will cause damage to your peace of mind. Jul 11, 2008

gangerh I would question the credentials of any magician who arrives by car.
Ganger H Burgess. Jul 7, 2008

Prolagus Smokers are always very contented, at the beach. Because for them it's like being IN the ashtray.
(Daniele Luttazzi) Jul 6, 2008

gangerh The difference between a smoker in a public place and a suicide bomber is the length of the fuse.
Ganger H Burgess. Jul 6, 2008

gangerh What kids really need is a good listening to. Jul 5, 2008

gangerh If people did things for logical reasons, men would be the ones riding side-saddle.
Dr Nate Booth Jul 1, 2008

Prolagus Ravens in what you see, ravens then that you want to see.

How to be a suburbs birdwatcher. Jun 13, 2008

gangerh Revel in what you see rather than what you want to see.

Simon Barnes.
How To Be A Bad Birdwatcher. Jun 13, 2008

dontcry If you're not first, you're last.
-Ricky Bobby Jun 12, 2008

gangerh It’s not an optical illusion, it just looks like one. Jun 12, 2008

gangerh Control your thinking and you control your destiny. Jun 11, 2008

gangerh When is a flypast not a flypast?
When you’re not there.
Jun 11, 2008

Prolagus Don't let anybody get you down. But consider letting elevators do it. Jun 6, 2008

Prolagus Never say "never say never". Jun 6, 2008

gangerh Wars never decide who is right, only who is left. Jun 6, 2008

gangerh An optimist is someone who, when the soles of their shoes wear out, figures they’re back on their feet. Jun 6, 2008

gangerh I never let school interfere with my education.
Mark Twain.

May 30, 2008

gangerh I’m sorry to speak while people are interrupting. May 28, 2008

gangerh A brain is something with which we think that we think. May 27, 2008

gangerh The more we know, the more we don’t know. May 23, 2008

gangerh Grandmas are antique little girls. May 22, 2008

gangerh Be happy with what you’ve got while planning what you want. May 20, 2008

gangerh … and that’s the cake under the icing! May 19, 2008

gangerh I’ve seen more of the greater spotted woodpecker than the lesser spotted but then, presumably, so has everyone. May 18, 2008

gangerh Your future is a result of what you do in the present, ie now. May 17, 2008

gangerh 'Here we are, on the edge of extinction, and all you can think about is sex!' May 16, 2008

gangerh Remember, you can only sweep up the stairs because of the vagaries of the English language. May 15, 2008

gangerh You can’t put your arm around a memory. May 14, 2008

sarra *grins* May 13, 2008

gangerh Why, some years ago my memory was so bad complete strangers used to comment on it. May 13, 2008

gangerh Wanted: meaningful overnight relationship. May 12, 2008

gangerh A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future.
Sydney Harris May 11, 2008

gangerh I’ve been trying for some time to develop a life-style that doesn’t require my presence.
Garry Trudeau. May 10, 2008

gangerh I don’t believe in walking when I’m fit enough to ride. May 9, 2008

gangerh 'I'm sorry for smudging the air with my song' - Leonard Cohen - ‘A Singer Must Die’.

May 8, 2008

gangerh Last year 1700 fewer people lost their lives in road accidents. We would like to know their names. May 7, 2008

gangerh The older I get, the better I was. May 6, 2008

gangerh Money can’t buy happiness but it can certainly rent it for a couple of hours. May 2, 2008

gangerh The meek shall inherit the earth, after we’ve done with it. May 1, 2008

gangerh Does your income decide the size of your dreams or do your dreams decide the size of your income? Apr 30, 2008

dontcry of course, just because they're all out to get you (and you know they are) doesn't mean you're not paranoid. Apr 29, 2008

gangerh Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you. Apr 29, 2008

plethora I'm not sure, frin, but it's probably in there somewhere.

A new list, Pro? I don't know what you're talking about. Apr 27, 2008

frindley Where does telling jokes to yourself fall in the gamut? Apr 27, 2008

plethora The first sign of madness is talking to yourself. The second sign is arguing with yourself and the third sign is losing the argument. Apr 27, 2008

dontcry Maybe the first sign of insanity is insisting that you are sane?
Apr 27, 2008

mollusque The first sign of insanity is attempting to enumerate the signs of insanity. The second sign is having hair on the palms of your hands. Apr 27, 2008

Prolagus I think a new list is about to be born. Apr 27, 2008

dontcry I assume that HAVING arguments with yourself is the FIRST sign of insanity...if LOSING arguments with yourself is the third sign, then what is the second sign? And, just for academic purposes or course, how many signs are there all-together? "Cause if there are like, ten signs, then I'm still good... right? Apr 27, 2008

mollusque Palooka, losing arguments with yourself is the third sign of insanity. Apr 27, 2008

dontcry I think you're ALL wonderluscious! Apr 26, 2008

gangerh Don’t get your hopes down. Apr 26, 2008

gangerh “ ….that’s enough about me, let’s talk about you. What do you think of me?" Apr 25, 2008

gangerh Yesterday is ashes, tomorrow wood, only today does the fire burn brightly.
Old Red Indian saying. Apr 24, 2008

palooka I tried loving myself but then an unexpected disagreement arose & I now have irreconcilable differences with myself. I may have to see an attorney. Apr 23, 2008

gangerh Just for today, I will have a quiet half-hour all by myself for meditation and relaxation.
During this half-hour I will try to get a better perspective of my life… and love myself a little more.
Apr 23, 2008

gangerh You are your #1 priority. Apr 22, 2008

gangerh The cost of a thing is the amount of life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run. (H. D. Thoreau)
Apr 22, 2008

sionnach Just a thought. English isn't really big on the 'mt' letter sequence. It does occur, but only very rarely.

warmth is one of the few words where it occurs 'naturally' (i.e. not in a proper name, or as a result of concatenation)
dreamt is another. Words involving the prefix femto .
After a few concatenations like dreamtime, tomtit, circumterrestrial, the list gets pretty sparse, unless you allow names of places, people, or products:

Binghamton, Hamtramck, Sumter, Klimt, Amtrak, Semtex.

These examples demonstrate that 'mt' is not a consonant pairing that is excluded from English because of pronunciation difficulties (unlike, say 'ng' to start a word). Nonetheless, it seems sufficiently rare as to be contra-indicated in neologisms.

It's ubiquitous in German and French (Amt, Comte). Jan 22, 2008

seanahan Also known as an "idea". Jan 22, 2008

gangerh believed to be a new word coined in 2007 by Ganger H Burgess meaning ....

"a thought that stimulates thought". Jan 21, 2008