Aiptasia
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Wed Nov-24-04 05:42 PM
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My Grandpa, an eastern band cherokee indian, taught me this proverb:
If you sit by the creek long enough, sooner or later the corpse of your enemy will float by....
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| one_true_leroy
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Wed Nov-24-04 05:50 PM
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| 1. Don't drink the water n/t |
| Old Mouse
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Wed Nov-24-04 05:52 PM
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| 2. the patience of the five civilized tribes |
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was repaid with the trail of tears.
I would put on my ghost shirt, but it's at the cleaners. ;)
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| skygazer
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Wed Nov-24-04 05:54 PM
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that Chief Dan George would say in "Outlaw Josie Wales". Or maybe the Sphinx in "Mystery Men".
I'm not sure what it might mean - seems quite cryptic.
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| Big Kahuna
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Wed Nov-24-04 06:21 PM
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| 4. Sounds like "he who lives by the sword... |
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dies by the sword?" With patience, your enemy's foolishness will bring about his own demise?
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