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jim 
Asshole
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Joined: May 2000
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Posted on: Jun. 24 2001,13:53 |
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I've somehow managed to get on the jokes list of too many people to mention. At first I read all/most of the jokes never bothering to forward them to people. Eventually I setup rules in Outlook to move them to a folder. There were just to many to manage, and I just wanted to be able to go to the folder and read them at random. I then changed that rule to move them to the Deleted Items folder. This way, if I was in the mood, I could read the joke. If not, it just got deleted, no big loss. Finally I changed the rule to permanently delete them when recieved as they were almost always repeats, stupid, or just not worth my time.Somehow, someone managed to sneak on into my inbox. And for whatever reason I found this very funny. So I thought I'd share....
*NOTE* It's not funny unless you read the whole thing.
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A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks about 2" in
diameter. He then asked the students if the jar was full? They agreed that it was. So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was and laughed. The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. "Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognize that this is your life. The rocks are the
important things - your family, your partner, your health, your children - things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else, the small stuff. If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for
the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal. Take care of the rocks first - the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
But then...
A student then took the jar which the other students and the professor agreed was full, and proceeded to pour in a glass of beer. Of course the beer filled the remaining spaces within the jar making the jar truly full.The moral of this tale is:- no matter how full your life is, there is always room for BEER
[homer]Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, beer.[/homer]------------------
jim
Beauty is in the eye of the Beer Holder
Brews and Cues
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CatKnight
Jedi Republican
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Joined: Dec. 2000
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Posted on: Jun. 24 2001,23:36 |
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haha i was about to say "i've seen that" and then i was like "oh!"
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