----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Follett" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 5:01 AM
Subject: Re: The days of (thesis) reckoning...


> Sort of like Ezra Pound making a big thing of there being 57 names for
snow?


> > Shit is a powerful word.  Just think of all the concepts and ideas you
> > can
> > communicate with it.  Shit may just be the most powerful word in the
> > English
> > language.
> >
> >    CONSIDER THIS: You can be shit faced,
> >    be shit out of luck, or have shit for brains.
> >
> >    With a little effort you can get your shit
> >    together, find a place for your shit or
> >    decide to shit or get off the pot.
> >
> >    You can smoke shit, buy shit, sell shit,
> >    lose shit, find shit, forget shit, and tell
> >    others to eat shit and die. You can shit
> >    or go blind, have a shit fit or just shit
> >    your life away.
> >
> >    People can be shit headed, shit brained,
> >    shit blinded, and shit over.
> >
> >    Some people know their shit while others
> >    can't tell the difference between shit and
> >    shineola or apple butter.
> >
> >    There are lucky shits, dumb shits, crazy
> >    shits, and sweet shits.
> >
> >    There is bullshit, horse shit and chicken shit.
> >
> >    You can throw shit, sling shit, catch shit,
> >    or duck when the shit hits the fan.
> >
> >    You can take a shit, give a shit, or serve
> >    shit on a shingle.
> >
> >    You can find yourself in deep shit, or be
> >    happier than a pig in shit.
> >
> >    Some days are colder than shit, some
> >    days are hotter than shit, and some
> >    days are just plain shitty.
> >
> >    Some music sounds like shit, things can
> >    look like shit, and there are times when
> >    you feel like shit. You can have too much
> >    shit, not enough shit, the right shit, the
> >    wrong shit or a lot of weird shit.
> >
> >    You can carry shit, have a mountain of
> >    shit, or find yourself up shits creek
> >    without a paddle. Sometimes you really
> >    need this shit and sometimes you don't
> >    want any shit at all. Sometimes everything
> >    you touch turns to shit and other times
> >    you swim in a lake of shit and come out
> >     smelling like a rose.
> >
> >    Shit,  When you stop to consider all the
> >    facts, it's the basic building block of creation.
> >
> >    And remember, Once you know your shit,
> >     you don't need to know anything else.
> >
>
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