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原帖由 neiahyeah 於 2006-8-21 03:06 發表
Readers are encouraged to pose any articles, sentences, words  or whatever of interest for reading, enjoying and discussions.
This, for sure, is more helpful and meaningful. Isn't it?

And jokes, too ! Here it goes :

Fathers then & now
Fathers of 1900 didn't have it nearly as good as fathers of today; but they did have a few advantages:

In 1900, a happy meal was when Father shared funny stories around the table.
Today, a happy meal is what Dad buys at McDonald's.

In 1900, fathers and sons would have heart-to-heart conversations while fishing.
Today, fathers pluck the headphones off their sons' ears and shout, "WHEN YOU HAVE A MINUTE.."

In 1900, when fathers entered the room, children often rose to attention.
Today, kids glance up and grunt, "Dad, you're invading my space."

In 1900, a father came home from work to find his wife and children at the supper table.
Today, a father comes home to a note: "Jimmy's at private tuition, Cindy's at ballade, I'm playing mahjong downstair, convenient noodle in the kitchen."

In 1900, a father's horsepower meant his horses.
Today, it's the size of his minivan.

In 1900, a father smoked a pipe.
If he tries that today, he gets sent outside because it is all non-smoking area inside.

The only SIMILARITY between them is :
In 1900, fathers were never truly appreciated.
In 2001, fathers are never truly appreciated.

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原帖由 有性格 於 2006-8-23 10:10 發表
and also Great Speech

"I Have A Dream"  by Martin Luther King, Jr,

Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963. Source: Martin Luther King,  ...

Bravo ...

It is indeed a Great Speech which has deep influence on American history...

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原帖由 neiahyeah 於 2006-8-23 12:50 發表
Your joke is much appreciated.

Let's play with the words :

ALZHEIMERS' EYE TEST                                                   
                                                          ...

Thank you brother Neiahyeah,  

let me clear my eyes first ...

Your game is good for exercising our eyes :

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE ..... another 2 Fs on this line
SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI ................  2 F here
FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH ....  another 1 F here
THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS        another 1 F here

So all 6 Fs are located

Yeh ...

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原帖由 neiahyeah 於 2006-8-23 13:09 發表
You are a genius.

Wont you mind going to "Seek for Translation" posted by me to try  your wit.

Thanks

It's fun making this guess but it's painful to commit to this task. Sorry, brother neiahyeah !  

It is a good start already with lively interaction and variety.

Neiahyeah and I , may I presume, would welcome fellow brothers and sisters to join in and make this thread even livelier than ever ! Those who like songs may post some lyrics or poems, too ! Welcome !  :

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原帖由 neiahyeah 於 2006-8-24 13:51 發表
bravo

I like wet and blue ones

Hi neiahyeah,

May I ask what is the meaning of "wet and blue" ...

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原帖由 neiahyeah 於 2006-8-25 13:34 發表
Brother Taurus

Wet  =  (weewee) wet wet
Wet  =  Moist 潮

Blue = Melanchoy, depressing....憂怨
Blue = yellow in Chinese (differenct culture) e.g. blue movies

See how yo ...

I guess you refer to poems, wet and blue ones, being popularly posted on the walls inside men's room ...

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原帖由 neiahyeah 於 2006-8-24 14:23 發表


Pretending to be a fluent English-speaking person, an employer said to his worker, "Look Year Now, Party For Free Come the Must":


Seek for translation in Chinese  

T ...

Brother neiahyeah, You're killing with this piece of puzzle. Give me one more night to work it out ...

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原帖由 happycamel 於 2006-8-25 20:47 發表
Are you sure that you can work this out overnight? I don't have a clue!

Not yet .. and you ?  Come on ...

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原帖由 neiahyeah 於 2006-8-24 14:23 發表


Pretending to be a fluent English-speaking person, an employer said to his worker, "Look Year Now, Party For Free Come the Must":


Seek for translation in Chinese  

T ...

My guess is "六年啦, 請你門食飯一定要來啊 !", but not confident ...

Hi brother neiahyeah,

How come you have so many funny ideas ? What you usually eat and drink daily, Uh ...

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原帖由 neiahyeah 於 2006-8-26 14:24 發表
Hi Brother Taurus & All,

I am just an ordinary guy who often need to "eat characters & brain" and drink "my cup of tea". I"ve got not many a joke that brings goo ...

Hi Brother Neiahyeah,

The answer is really out of my expectation but sounds logical.

Unlike you, I have to eat something concrete like rice, vegetable, fish and meat even though I drink straight Chinese tea all day long. Therefore, I shall be quite busy in recent months and please excuse me for not responding to this column promptly.

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原帖由 neiahyeah 於 2006-8-26 17:54 發表



Insomnia -- in the Blur          夜難眠  --  朦矓


( My Debut Po-um )

Twinkle Twinkle little stars
It's a hard-day nite
My Bonnie lies over the Ocean
Can but send emails sealed with ...

Just to clear my eyes and enjoy your Debut Po-um in both English and Chinese, simple and pleasant, keep it up pal ...

To be frank, I cannot write something as delicate and sentimental as yours. Are you a teacher in English ?

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原帖由 neiahyeah 於 2006-8-28 23:03 發表


Appreicate you are a man full of humor and accomodation.

I was a translator. It's sarcastic that  English, the subject my teacher always gave me fail marks  in my examinations,  wa ...

Hi brother neiahyeah,

Thanks for your compliment !

You are the first translator whom I know. What kind of company or organisation for which you work  and what kind of materials which you translate everyday ? I'm curious ...

I am always a bean-counting man .. haha ..  

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原帖由 neiahyeah 於 2006-8-29 07:28 發表



Brother Taurus

Casino Head-hunters are looking for you, Taurus the bean-counting expert.

I worked with the disciplined department in the Govt. before.  Sorry, cant disclose too ...

Hi Brother Neiahyeah,

Thank you for your information about yourself and we are pleased to be getting to know you better !

No wonder your writings are full of wisdom and versatile because you are using them, manipulating them on daily basis, crossover different languages. I hope you're enjoying doing that the way I am with numbers !

I was hunted once already by my very last employer which was a state-owned company in Europe and reached the climax in my working history.

Now I'm working as a semi-retiree and would rather reserve as much free time for myself to appreciate the wonders of life !

Ciao !

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原帖由 neiahyeah 於 2006-8-29 13:19 發表
業達高峰  今生無悔

漸歸平淡  享受人生

多謝, 多謝 Neiahyeah兄的美言 !

過去的我 [看山是山, 看水是水]

今天的我 [看山不是山, 看水不是水]

你可否悟得到嗎 ?   

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原帖由 neiahyeah 於 2006-8-29 22:43 發表
看


Hi Brother Taurus

禪

看山是山      看水是水
看山不是山   看水不是水
看山還是山   看水還是水

I have little knowledge about "contemplation".  The captioned denotes the l ...

Hi Brother Neiahyeah,

好嘢 ! 佩服 ! 可見你的博聞 ...

我已是 [看山不是山   看水不是水] 不執著, 一切隨緣 !

過去數年, 宇宙間萬事萬物瞬息萬變, 無時無刻不在變化, 有人為的911事件, 有自然的災難如 tsunami 和 katrina, 個人的力量是如何的無助.

當你看得透, 放得下, 萬物的本質都是空, 所謂 [色即是空]. 自然就可以達到 [看山不是山   看水不是水] 的境界 !

Ah, this is an English column .. May I ask you a favor ... please

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原帖由 neiahyeah 於 2006-8-31 14:38 發表
English language is strange

English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. .English muffins weren't inv ...

Bravo

You play with opposites like a magician running his show .You are really a master of this language, hopefully not a slave of this forum ...

Please give us some more and no less ...

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原帖由 jimmyboy2102 於 2006-9-5 03:08 發表
WHAT A GOOD PLACE FOR LEARNING.

I SHOULD COME AND ENRICH MY VIEWS.

THANKS AGAIN.

Brother Neiahyeah is definitely a Master of the language, it's also fun here not only at the HIP-hop district

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原帖由 jimmyboy2102 於 2006-9-10 01:26 發表
Dancing Queen
( ABBA )

You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the Dancing Queen

Friday night and the lights are low
Looking out f ...

Many thanks, Brother Jimmyboy,

It sure is a very good website with varieties of music to choose !