Mon. ~F Ri. 6. Terrace Review — Wednesday, September ‘21, 1988. Can | quote you on that? Commentary “—~ by Stephanie Wiebe . Notice the following famous quotes: “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.’”’ — Henry David Thoreau. “Birds of a feather flock together. *? _. Cervantes. “Damn, they keep changing my garbage day.”’ — Delores Johnson. 1 wonder why that last one doesn’t seem to fit. None of my friends ever say anything so deeply philosophical or wise that they’re repeatedly quoted to im- press others. I guess I hang around the wrong people. Imagine Thoreau having a beer with his buddies, casually discussing his home plumbing problems. Did he ever say anything normal, like, ‘“Geez, ya gotta pay a fortune for a good plumber these days.’* And did. his friends then whisper among themselves, ‘Should we write that one down?’’ ‘‘No, I like the one about the ‘different drummer’ better.”’ Simeon Strunsky once said, “Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly,’’ For all we know, when Thoreau was quoted as saying ‘‘...Per- haps...he hears a different drummer’’, he may have really said ‘“‘Perhaps he has a different plumber.” “ When R.W. Emerson said, ‘Everyman, I will go. with thee, and be thy guide, in thy most tieed to go by thy side,” his wife replied, ‘‘Wow, honey, that’s really deep. Let’s send it into ‘Bartlett’s Familiar Quota- tions’. 9? I’ve been collecting profound Squotes over the years. My family and friends have said some #éings worth writing down. For ple, my mother has been “SHuoted as saying, ‘‘Jeff, feed the ‘eat fo the dog.” Or ‘“‘Rudy,. watch it — those bushes are bushes!’? A close friend once said, ‘‘Darn it, there’s a piece of carrot up my nose. I hate it when that happens.’’ Another friend “says, “If it’s smokin’, it's For. FURTHER CALL JUDY “maybe - cookin’ — if it's black, it’s done.’? Why isn’t Mr. Bartlett interested in these? I sometimes get the feeling that these famous quoters lived in a different world than I. Heavy thinking requires a full concentration of brain cells. Someone quoted as saying, ‘“‘The impoverishing philosophy of ages has laid stress on the distinctions of the individual, and not on the universal at- tributes of man,” (Ralph W. Emerson), has obviously never tried to plug a hole in his radiator or scrubbed ketchup stains out of the beige rug. And didn't they have kids around? A person who must explain where earwax comes from, why people throw up, and what does one do with a nose booger in public, cannot possibly conjure up deep profound thoughts: for ‘Mtr. ' Bartlett: The quotations I'd really like to hear are those replies directed ff. toward the famous quoters. It | could be irritating to-live with a wise philosopher: who sits and J thinks while you clean up after the new puppy. When Walt Whitman said, ‘I have no mockings or arguments; I wit- ness and wait,” I’ll bet his wife said, ‘‘Oh shut up, Walt!”’ And Mrs, Thoreau probably had to . do her own plumbing. . Robert Buton was quoted as saying, ‘‘We can say nothing but what hath been said.”’ Regard- less, I’m going to start writing down the things my friends say. You never know when a ‘pro- found statement might become famous. Meanwhile, I have to agree with Delores — I wish they’d stop changing my Sar bage day. | ~ | Roadrunners | take off. for toys this Saturday. _tion, the Inn of the West. ~The Sixth Annual Toy Run, organized. by the. Roadrun- ners. Motorcycle Club, will take place this Saturday, ° . According ‘to club spokesman James Gilham, cyclists will be departing from the weigh scales at 2 p.m.; tour Greig and Lakelse Ave., and finally donate their gifts of toys to Salvation Army Captain John Harker at their final destina- Gilham says the ride is open to anyone, regardless of the size of their bike, and wil! take place rain or shine. For those wanting to help-but who don’t have a bike, Gilham says they should contact the Thornhill Volunteer Fire Department, The Thornhill yolunteers repair and donate toys to the Salvation Army, and donations can-be dropped off at the firchall any Wednesday or Thursday night be- tween the hours of 7 and 10 p.m. According to Gilham, the annual Toy Run normally at- tracts about 100 bikers who enter the event simply because they enjoy the opportunity to help. He says that the run . also serves as a reminder to everyone that Christmas isn’t really that far away, and it’s time to start getting things together.so that those in need won't be disappointed, . Two old friends meet again. at the Legion by Roy Greening Bill and Sid at Branch 13 Bill: Well, Sid, another great year starting for the Legion. | suppose you're going to putin a lot of time helping out on work parties, Sid: I don’t know, Bill, it looks like all the’ work’s been done over the summer. The dance area has been renovated and the outside has been painted. Bill;- Sure, a lot of it by volunteer help. I didn’t see you out there. Sid: 1 know you don’t even care, Bill, but I ‘was in the hospital. Bill: Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. Was it serious? Sid: Well, the doctor said it was touch and go. If I touched any more nurses I’d have to go. | Bill: Why: don’t you get serious. -This place runs on volunteer help. If everyone did a little bit it would be-a lot better than the same old burnt-out few doing it all. Sid: That reminds me of that We ee A VARIETY of DOMESTIC Oavices / IN ZORMAT ION. 635-4209 SAM. ~5.PM, story I read in the Legion magazine. A private in the First World War was trudging along weighted down with his pack, rifle, ammunition and rations when the colonel rode up on his horse. When he saw the laden- down private slogging through the mud, he said, ““Would you like to take my horse?’* Without even looking up the private said, “Hell, no, I’ve got enough to carry already.”’ Bill: Those are the guys that really won, the war, Sid — the ify you. wish to announce: "the birth of: YOUR. baby, please fill out the form % privates. Just like here; it’s the rank and file that should be pitching in. I’m going to come down next Sunday and give a hand with the new. ceiling tiles. What would you like to do, Sid? Sid: Nothing. That’s my day off, Bill. Besides, I attend all the general meetings and lots don’t do that. A few people can do it faster than a lot of us milling around getting in the way. Anyway, I have special training and it’s not for putting up ceil- ing tiles. available in the maternity ward at Mills Memorial a Hospital. We will pick up your forms every week, Bill: You remind me of another story in the Legion magazine, At an airfield in- North Africa during World War -JI, the routine was the same. At. first light the alert would sound, | pilots would run to their Hur- ricanes, start up and taxi out to the runway. At that point the all-clear would sound and they would taxi back to their.disper-: sals and return to the sack. One disgruntled ‘pilot trained an ape. to do this for him. All this went “continued on page 10 Marl wise His . ae 5 i cof! We Pesintaanl Sa chief Be # | SHUSTER - _ ‘Gerd and Becky are pleased to announce the birth of a baby girl, Shantel Vannesa Shuster, born August 29, 1988, weighing 5 Ib. 120z. 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