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I actually told a lie yesterday evening. Do you ever lie?

The Horse @TheHorse (238280) • Walnut Creek, California 12 Apr 21

"You confess it--you actually confess it--you told a lie!" So begins Mark Twain's short story, "Was it Heaven? Or Hell?" Perhaps I'll summarize the story when I get home from work. It's probably my favorite Twain short...

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Is there such a thing as "intellectual blues"?

The Horse @TheHorse (238280) • Walnut Creek, California 23 Mar 20

I decided to promote my own music today. I'm pretty bored, and haven't done much beyond buy some groceries, smoke cigarettes, chat with friends on the phone, YouTube, and practice a bit of guitar. This is my song about Mark...

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Rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated

The Horse @TheHorse (238280) • Walnut Creek, California 28 Dec 16

That Twain mis-quotation summarizes yesterday morning. I made it out of the doctor's office alive and well. My weight told me I haven't been exercising as much as I vowed to over break, but other than that, I'm OK. I did check on...

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The report of my death was an exaggeration.

The Horse @TheHorse (238280) • Walnut Creek, California 13 Sep 16

This is one of the most-often misquoted Mark Twain quips. It often appears as: "Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated." He may have made similar quips live, but the one that is actually documented appears in a note he...

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Have you ever carried a pocket knife?

The Horse @TheHorse (238280) • Walnut Creek, California 27 Aug 16

When I was a kid, I usually carried a pocket knife around with me. My friends and I would play a game called mumbley-peg, which involved doing a sequence of "tricks" with our knives, each of which ended with the knife stuck in...

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Who is your favorite writer?

Aingeal @Aingeal (437) • United States 19 Jan 16

I have loved reading for as long as I can remember. My first love was Poe. Always has been, I am sure it always will be. As I have grown, my list has as well. There is nothing wrong with a good Patterson book for a quickie or a...

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Did anyone else really like this book?

oliviagiiirl @oliviagiiirl (14) • United States 24 Jun 08

i diddddd. i love tom sawyer. he's hysterical.

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Is Shania Ever play/act in the Hollywood movie?

anjrit @anjrit (997) • Indonesia 13 May 07

If it's true,what tittle of the movie? DO you agree if she become an actress too?

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ACRONYMS - do we use too many?

mipen2006 @mipen2006 (5528) • Australia 4 Feb 07

Acronyms are those crazy words formed by taking the first letter of several words and forming a new word. Do we have too many in the English language? Everyday you come across new ones, especially in technology. Probably the most...

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Shania Twin vs Carrie Underwood

LindseyBishop13101 @LindseyBishop13101 (481) • United States 9 Jan 07

Who is hotter? Why? Who's music is better why?

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Mark Twain or Tom Clancy?

ErrollLeVant @ErrollLeVant (4353) • United States 4 Nov 06

Do you have a preference?

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