These are the times that try men's souls.

[kentuck]

No need to elaborate, although I could. :-)

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. These are also times...

That are a real pain in my nuts. Which is a much more immediate concern than my tried soul.

[Number_Six]

7. Let' try it this way, shall we?

From dead old Charles:

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way— in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only."

-A Tale Of Two Cities

[Number_Six]

8. Oops.

Should read "dear". *#&$#*$ keyboard!!

[Orrex]

2. If you've tried the soul, you'll love the flounder

Perfection!

[madinmaryland]

3. You know, Brazilian soul is really good!

:mmmmm:

[emilyg]

4. LOL - I needed that.

[Orrex]

5. Glad to give you a giggle!

:hi:

[mmonk]

6. Darn, I thought we won.

[JerseygirlCT]

9. I keep telling myself that in the long run that's

often a good thing.

If we're not tried, we never grow.

But it's not usually much fun. And watching other people suffer is not fun. At all.

I'd rather opt for not growing in that case.