Avoiceinthecrowd Posted October 10, 2024 Author Share Posted October 10, 2024 (edited) How much cotton can one person pick by hand in one day? "How much one could pick in a day depended on age, height, strength, method, and even luck. 300 pounds (136.078 kg) was a good day for a man or a woman. Cotton pickers spent the day bent over, dragging the increasingly heavy sack behind them as they picked up and down the rows. Sometimes stopping at the end for a drink of water." - National Museum of American History * parentheses added for clarity Screefers, or tree planters, in our time have a very long hard day bent over. The money is terrific but a robust physical disposition helps to no end. The Highwaymen "Cotton Fields" ; Edited October 10, 2024 by Avoiceinthecrowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted October 10, 2024 Author Share Posted October 10, 2024 "Stand By Me (1986) film; After learning that a stranger has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, for Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way, Gordie Lachance (Wil Wheaton), Vern Tessio (Jerry O'Connell), Chris Chambers (River Phoenix), and Teddy Duchamp (Corey Feldman) encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, as they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives." - rottentomatoes Next, the brilliant composition scoring this great film; Ben E. King "Stand By Me" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted October 10, 2024 Author Share Posted October 10, 2024 (edited) "Ever have one of those moments where you look at yourself in the mirror and think, "Damn, if I weren't me, I'd totally hit on that." - Pinterest Bobby Darin "Dream Lover" ; Edited October 10, 2024 by Avoiceinthecrowd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted October 10, 2024 Author Share Posted October 10, 2024 "Relish love in your old age! Aged love is like aged wine; it becomes more satisfying, more refreshing, more valuable, more appreciated and more intoxicating!" - Leo Buscaglia The association "Never My Love" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted October 10, 2024 Author Share Posted October 10, 2024 (edited) "Willful blindness is worse than stupidity because those willing to learn can remediate the latter. There are none so blind as those that refuse to see." - X.com A cure for the willfully blind; show them an itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polkadot bikini. That should sort that out Brian Hyland "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini" ; Edited October 10, 2024 by Avoiceinthecrowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted October 10, 2024 Author Share Posted October 10, 2024 "Prayer means that God's miracle-working power is always a possible solution to whatever challenge stands before us." - Stephen Kendrick Bon Jovi "Livin' On A Prayer" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted October 10, 2024 Author Share Posted October 10, 2024 "Officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Columbia to the southeast, the Carribean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. It's capital and largest city is Panama City, whose metropolitain area is home to nearly half of the country's over 4 million inhabitants." - Wikipedia Van Halen "Panama" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted October 10, 2024 Author Share Posted October 10, 2024 "Ford Motor Co. Purchased 177 acres of land in Mahwah, New Jersey for it's new assembly plant in 1953." - Vintage Wheels Crosby, Stills & Nash "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted October 10, 2024 Author Share Posted October 10, 2024 "Amortentia, the most powerful love potion in existance. Smelling different to each person according to what they find attractive, the potion was considered dangerous as it could induce obsessive infatuation in the unsuspecting drinker." - Wizarding World I keep a big jug of the stuff in the basement. At my age you can't leave anything to chance. The Clovers "Love Potion No.9" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted October 10, 2024 Author Share Posted October 10, 2024 (edited) "A Blue Moon occurs once every 2-3 years and denotes the occurrence of a second full moon in one calendar month. Beyond their rare nature, they are considered lucky and indicate a fortuitous time for manifestations." - stgeorgeutah The next one is 31 May 2026 The last one was 30 August 2023 The one before that (I recall that one vividly), was 31 October 2020 The 31 October 2020 Blue Moon was during heavy covid measures just as they were talking of cancelling Christmas, so, wasn't all that fortuitous or very lucky. The 30 August 2023 Blue Moon moon-pair were perhaps a bit more spiritually uplifting. The Marcels "Blue Moon" ; Edited October 10, 2024 by Avoiceinthecrowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted October 10, 2024 Author Share Posted October 10, 2024 "Kansas City is known as the BBQ capital of the world, with over 100 BBQ restaurants serving up delicious smoked meats and tangy sauces. The city's BBQ scene is a major draw for foodies and visitors from the world over." - redfin.com Wilbert Harrison "Kansas City" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted October 11, 2024 Author Share Posted October 11, 2024 "In the good old days when there was no social media and no mobile phones, when you were forced to actually physically meet someone and you often mixed in the same social groups, there was a sense of accountability about things." - Ulrika Jonsson Social media existed. Teenagers in their rooms with telephones and party lines yacking it up till all hours. Radio stations had call in lines and socialization took that form. Of course, not digital and certainly a blend of bodily and virtual socializing. Not exactly the insulated world implied by the quote. Kids had walkie-talkies too. Won't be too long before this present time becomes the good ol' days also. The worse it gets, the better the past looks. Bet every generation had their good ol' days. Van Morrisson "Days Like This" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Avoiceinthecrowd Posted October 11, 2024 Author Share Posted October 11, 2024 (edited) "What does it mean to explain the birds and the bees? "The talk" also known as "The birds and the bees," is an American colloquial expression referring to a rite of passage in the lives of most children when parents explain human sexuality and sexual intercourse to them." - Wikipedia My daddy taught me, besides the basic bee-bird thing that I heard over and over in school but worded differently, about bee-hives and bird-caves where sexual orgies take place, we were a very open-minded family. I believe in the UK you have the "stork-talk." A bird, of all things, FedEx'ing around town delivering babies through the chiminey stack. Thats an amazing metaphorical construction representing quite the conception technique right there. Jewel Akens "The Birds And The Bees" ; Edited October 11, 2024 by Avoiceinthecrowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted October 12, 2024 Author Share Posted October 12, 2024 "I was sad because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. So I said, "Got any shoes you're not wearing?" - Steven Wright Little Anthony & The Imperials "Goin' Out Of My Head" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted October 12, 2024 Author Share Posted October 12, 2024 (edited) "My theory of evolution is that Darwin was adopted." - Steven Wright The Seekers "Georgy Girl" ; Edited October 12, 2024 by Avoiceinthecrowd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted October 12, 2024 Author Share Posted October 12, 2024 "I spilled spot remover on my dog. Now he's gone." - Steven Wright The Beachboys "Sloop John B" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted October 12, 2024 Author Share Posted October 12, 2024 "The sun never sets on the British Empire. But it rises every morning. The sky must be awfully crowded." - Steve Wright Aretha Franklin "Natural Woman" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted October 12, 2024 Author Share Posted October 12, 2024 (edited) "If you write the word "monkey" a million times, do you start to think you're Shakespeare?" - Steven Wright Neil Young "Love Is A Rose" ; Edited October 12, 2024 by Avoiceinthecrowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted October 12, 2024 Author Share Posted October 12, 2024 "I took a course in speed waiting. Now I can wait an hour in only ten minutes." - Steve Wright Bruce Channel "Hey! Baby!" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted October 12, 2024 Author Share Posted October 12, 2024 "I had some eyeglasses. I was walking down the street when suddenly the prescription ran out." - Steve Wright Little Eva "The Loco-Motion" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted October 12, 2024 Author Share Posted October 12, 2024 "I'm moving to Mars next week, so if you have any boxes..." - Steven Wright Robert & Johnny "We Belong Together" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted October 12, 2024 Author Share Posted October 12, 2024 "For my birthday I got a humidifier and a de-humidifier...I put them in the same room and let them fight it out." - Steven Wright The Cookies "Chains" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted October 12, 2024 Author Share Posted October 12, 2024 "All of the people in my building are insane. The guy above me designs synthetic hairballs for ceramic cats. The lady across the hall tried to rob a department store...with a pricing gun. She said, "Give me all the money in the vault, or I'm marking down everything in the store." - Steven Wright The Everly Brothers "All I Have To Do Is Dream" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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