Post your pep talk here

herbivore12 · Post by **herbivore12** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 9:22 pm

INDISPOSED!

Uh, no . . . wait.

Jack Handey offers this for pep, and it seems very apt considering Dale's recent bee-experiences:

Whenever anyone says "I can't," it makes me wish he'd get stung to death by about ten thousand bees. When he says "I'll try," five thousand bees. ("I can," one bee.)

rebl_rn · Post by **rebl_rn** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 9:43 pm

My encouragement comes from Eeyore's Gloomy Little Instruction Book:

Even at the very bottom of the river, don't stop to say to yourself, "Is this a Hearty Joke, or the Merest Accident?" Just float to the surface and say to yourself, "It's wet".

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:05 pm

As the late Mister Rogers used to say:

It's you I like,
It's not the things you wear,
It's not the way you do your hair--
But it's you I like
The way you are right now,
The way down deep inside you--
Not the things that hide you,
Not your toys--
They're just beside you.

But it's you I like--
Every part of you,
Your skin, your eyes, your feelings
Whether old or new.
I hope that you'll remember
Even when you're feeling blue
That it's you I like,
It's you yourself,
It's you, it's you I like.

djm · Post by **djm** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:07 pm

Walden wrote:As the late Mister Rogers used to say:

And to think they let a creep like that near children!

djm

Post by **Dale** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:16 pm

herbivore12 wrote:INDISPOSED!

Uh, no . . . wait.

Jack Handey offers this for pep, and it seems very apt considering Dale's recent bee-experiences:

Whenever anyone says "I can't," it makes me wish he'd get stung to death by about ten thousand bees. When he says "I'll try," five thousand bees. ("I can," one bee.)

I absolutely loved Jack Handy. I'm sure we've had a thread or two on our favorite Deep Thoughts.

To me, clowns aren't funny. In fact, they're kind of scary. I've wondered where this started and I think it goes back to the time I went to the circus, and a clown killed my dad.

If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is "God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is "Probably because of something you did."

I think a good gift for the President would be a chocolate revolver. and since he is so busy, you'd probably have to run up to him real quick and give it to him.

Post by **Nanohedron** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:30 pm

Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling. — Margaret Lee Runbeck

I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education. — Wilson Mizner

If there is no struggle, there is no progress. — Frederick Douglass

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. — Auguste Rodin

Only the mediocre are always at their best. — Jean Giraudoux

I don't want any “yes-men” around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their jobs. — Samuel Goldwyn

I hate quotations. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

herbivore12 · Post by **herbivore12** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:09 am

Dale wrote: I absolutely loved Jack Handy. I'm sure we've had a thread or two on our favorite Deep Thoughts.

I found the one about bees at this website; it has a lot of Deep Thoughts I hadn't seen before (I had a couple of those little books years ago -- they're now somewhere in the Pacific, I'd guess -- but many of the Thoughts on this page didn't appear in them). Maybe they'll give you the pep you need for whatever it is you need it for. Good luck!

(Oh, is this about the move mentioned in the post where you offered to buy everyone lunch? You might try this Handey advice to keep your effort minimal:

To me, it's a good idea to always carry two sacks of something when you walk around. That way, if anybody says, "Hey, can you give me a hand?" you can say, "Sorry, got these sacks."

I'd come help, but I hate sweet tea. The south is a weird, weird place.)

My own pep talk:

Things often get better. <shrug>

Lambchop · Post by **Lambchop** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:13 am

Why bother, Dale? The truth is that if you don't do this, someone else will.

They'll either deliver the stuff to you or they'll call Goodwill. Frankly, the latter is a better option, because then you won't have to find a place to store it.

Think about it. If you were sick, what would happen? People would take care of it for you.

Your problem is you're too responsible. You worry about what people will think. Whatever for???? Nobody is going to think badly of you--they'll just make excuses.

Besides, all you're really going to do today is deprive somebody of some income. Isn't it better to give to the poor? Or at least give some deserving movers a day's work?

Get off your heinie, Dale, and go find something more entertaining to do! You deserve it!

Trust me. Everything will work out in the end. You don't need to lift a finger.

Lorenzo · Post by **Lorenzo** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:47 am

"Let me say it once more, daddo, average is just not good enough.
One must seek to do his best at everything with which he is tempted.
It is not enough to merely exist. It's not good enough to say you're a
good father or a good churchgoer. And furthermore, it's not good enough
to say you're a good husband. That's all very well, but one must do
something even more. Become a good philanderer. But be moderate.
Remember, it's one thing to be a good modérateur but quite another to
be a moderate do-gooder"

djm · Post by **djm** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 1:12 am

Hey, I like this Handey guy. Never watched SNL much. Here is my favourite:

Jack Handey wrote:It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.

djm

Innocent Bystander · Post by **Innocent Bystander** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 1:27 am

Buck up, old chap. It's always darkest before the dawn. Chin up, and all that. Musn't let the womenfolk see you downhearted. You are a stout fellow, and I have every confidence in you. You've faced worse than this before and come up trumps. Nil Desperandum. Have a whisky. Feel better? How are your bowels? Loose enough? Tight enough? Stiff upper lip? That's more like it. Now get out there and show them how an Englishman can behave.

Er.. not Englishman?

Oh well, forget all that. You're on your own.

oleorezinator · Post by **oleorezinator** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:15 am

Illegitimati non carborundum

SteveShaw · Post by **SteveShaw** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:16 am

Innocent Bystander wrote:I have every confidence in you.

But this is what Tony Blair says to his cabinet ministers just before they have to resign...

SteveShaw · Post by **SteveShaw** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:21 am

What greater pep-talk could there be than that provided for us by that great philosopher, Gerry of the Pacemakers:

When you walk through the storm
Hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark
At the end of the storm
There's a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of the lark

Walk on, through the wind
Walk on, through the rain
Though your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone

Mitch · Post by **Mitch** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:28 am

How's this:

There's a door out back there - it's just a door, you can go out there any time. But you got this chance - this other door here is for winners. This door makes you shine.

All your friends and family, all your heros and wise guys just went and bought a ticket to see you shine. You are here because you CAN shine! And this door here will make you shine!

When you go through this door you will shine - when the weight comes down you WILL remember you came through this door and you will shine from your gonads to your crown! And you - will - shine. You will feel the pain and shine, you will get covered in s**t and you will shine, you will screw-up and it will be the best thing you ever did - you will shine.

Send yourself the power now - think of it - when the weight comes down, you went through the door. Imagine when the thing comes down - the door lit a fire under your A*s - you will remember the door, you will feel the fire.

When you go through this door you will shine - when the weight comes down you will remember this door. You will feel the pain and shine, you will get covered in s**t and you will shine, you will screw-up and you will shine.

ON 10! You will go through here and shine. Going through here makes you shine! On 10 you shine start to end.

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, SHINE!