This came from Dad<\/p>\n
Sometimes pithies are right on target; other times they are simply truly weird.<\/p>\n
ZEN SARCASM<\/p>\n
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This also from Dad<\/p>\n
30 Years Difference<\/p>\n
1972: Long hair<\/p>\n
2002: Longing for hair<\/p>\n
1972: KEG<\/p>\n
2002: EKG<\/p>\n
1972: Acid rock<\/p>\n
2002: Acid reflux<\/p>\n
1972: Moving to California because it’s cool<\/p>\n
2002: Moving to California because it’s warm<\/p>\n
1972: Trying to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor<\/p>\n
2002: Trying NOT to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor<\/p>\n
1972: Seeds and stems<\/p>\n
2002: Roughage<\/p>\n
1972: Hoping for a BMW<\/p>\n
2002: Hoping for a BM<\/p>\n
1972: The Grateful Dead<\/p>\n
2002: Dr. Kevorkian<\/p>\n
1972: Going to a new, hip joint<\/p>\n
2002: Receiving a new hip joint<\/p>\n
1972: Rolling Stones<\/p>\n
2002: Kidney Stones<\/p>\n
1972: Screw the system<\/p>\n
2002: Upgrade the system<\/p>\n
1972: Disco<\/p>\n
2002: Costco<\/p>\n
1972: Parents begging you to get your hair cut<\/p>\n
2002: Children begging you to get their heads shaved<\/p>\n
1972: Passing the drivers’ test<\/p>\n
2002: Passing the vision test<\/p>\n
1972: Whatever<\/p>\n
2002: Depends<\/p>\n
When NASA was preparing for the Apollo Project, it took the astronauts to a Navajo reservation in Arizona for training. One day, a Navajo elder and his son came across the space crew, who were walking among the rocks.<\/p>\n
The elder, who spoke only Navajo, asked a question. His son translated for the NASA people:<\/p>\n
“What are these guys in the big suits doing?”<\/p>\n
One of the astronauts said they were practicing for a trip to the moon. When his son relayed this comment, the Navajo elder got all excited and asked if it would be possible to give the astronauts a message to deliver to the moon.<\/p>\n
Recognizing a promotional opportunity when he saw one, a NASA official accompanying the astronauts said, “Why certainly!” and told an underling to get a tape recorder. The Navajo elder’s comments into the microphone were brief. The NASA official asked the son if he would translate what his father had said. The son listened to the recording and laughed uproariously. But he refused to translate.<\/p>\n
So the NASA people took the tape to a nearby Navajo village and played it for other members of the tribe. They too laughed long and loudly but also refused to translate the elder’s message to the moon.<\/p>\n
Finally, an official government translator was summoned. After he finally stopped laughing, the translator relayed the message:<\/p>\n
“Watch out for these guys! They’ve come to steal your land.”<\/p>\n
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This came from Dad Sometimes pithies are right on target; other times they are simply truly weird. ZEN SARCASM Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just pretty much leave me the hell alone. The … <\/p>\n