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June 21, 2009 12:22 PM EDT --
Hello Wombats. It is quite possible that this will be my last thread for a while. I thought I would like to get one more in before I start my new job, which will mark a number of changes. This . . .
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March 26, 2009 09:53 AM EDT --
In science, I have found that certain disciplines are considered to be somehow superior to others. For example theoretical physics is considered (by physicists mostly) to be far above mundane . . .
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August 08, 2008 08:27 AM EDT --
The Origin of the Wombat Group in Gather
The Writin Wombats Group started on May 9 2007, with an article posted by Lisa F. The original article was titled "First Chapters . . .
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July 22, 2008 09:15 AM EDT --
A propos of the latest new hairdo for Gather (upgrade, remodel or whatever you want to call it) I thought we might try to tackle a subject that might be of interest to quite a few Wombats these . . .
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June 09, 2008 01:18 AM EDT --
Here is my take on the Battle of the Sexes. I give up. You win. Not just the battle but the whole war. I think all men should follow my lead, rush to the nearest pillow case, fresh from the laundry, . . .
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June 08, 2008 03:38 PM EDT --
The cities of the Italian region of Emilia Romagna, Parma, Bologna, and Reggio Emilia, are all on the flat agricultural plain south of Milan, which produces some of the most famous food . . .
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May 28, 2008 04:36 PM EDT --
We have talked about our fantasies and our unfulfilled desires and dreams. We have discussed how we write, and our hopes and goals for future success. But while we chat and talk about what we . . .
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May 13, 2008 06:53 AM EDT --
The Wombats have passed a landmark, their first birthday or anniversary, and still going strong. Up until now, each occasion was a first. The first Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Eve, . . .
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May 04, 2008 10:42 PM EDT --
Can you imagine trying to write a humorous article for Mother's Day? That was the assignment from John. It is sort of like asking Bill Maher to say something funny about Bush. Where to start? . . .
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April 28, 2008 07:57 PM EDT --
I recently saw the film Atonement, which I thought was excellent, both on its own merits and as adaptation of the marvelous book by McEwan. For those who haven't read the book and/or seen . . .
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April 28, 2008 12:04 AM EDT --
I got into a big fight with Mandy today. No, Mandy is not my wife. Nor is she my girl friend, my daughter, my sister or my mother in law. Mandy is the name of the silken sweet voice on my new . . .
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April 19, 2008 10:02 PM EDT --
"What do I do? I write (scrivo). How do I live? I live." Thus sings Rodolfo in La Boheme as he introduces himself to Mimi. Well, it sounds very romantic and nice for a young Bohemian . . .
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April 14, 2008 09:01 AM EDT --
(With apologies to our leader and master, my good friend and mentor, John Phillipp.)
Anyone can write humor. Its easy. Here's how. Think of something stupid. Like, um...a potato . . .
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April 07, 2008 09:17 AM EDT --
Wait I forgot what I was going to say. Oh yeah, why taxes are a good thing. This was the homework assignment given to me by my teacher Ms. Periwinkle. I am supposed to write an essay called "Why . . .
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March 31, 2008 12:07 AM EDT --
Tomorrow is a very special day for me in many ways. It is the 20 th anniversary of the most important event in my life, an event which up until now, I have kept secret from all of my . . .
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March 30, 2008 04:53 PM EDT --
Mwahahahah. A favorite Wombat expression. Signifying a dastardly sense of evil triumphant, but all in good fun. But what about real evil? Is there such a thing? This is a philosophical, moral . . .
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March 22, 2008 06:21 AM EDT --
Today is simply Saturday, the day between. We know very little about what happened on this day, but we can imagine. We can imagine a man, much like us. A man defeated, alone, . . .
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March 22, 2008 06:09 AM EDT --
You have written The End. You have snagged an agent. And now, the end of the rainbow, your agent tells you have sold. You are happy dancing in the streets, Wombats are writing congratulatory . . .
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March 17, 2008 05:30 AM EDT --
John has mentioned that St. Pat's day should be remembered on this humor Monday, so here is the latest from my Uncle Charley.
Last time I was telling you people that the secret to being . . .
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March 10, 2008 11:32 AM EDT --
Down and out in a foreign land, Stanley Gross is swept up in a series of adventures that make no sense to him. Rescued from a traffic accident by the lovely and mysterious Leanna, he soon discovers . . .
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