Comments on: Random Friday, Ver. 82

By: Alison

Alison — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:22:56 +0000

I over-texted on verizon too when I was first starting a new relationship ;-)

By: Janet

Janet — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:17:43 +0000

I say you memorize the Inaugural poem, Praise Song for the Day. It is lovely.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/us/politics/20text-poem.html?_r=2&bl&ex=1232773200&en=4ae81f6f9f189d1c&ei=5087

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:14:44 +0000

When I was in school, I had to memorize John Donne’s famous “ask not for whom the bell tolls” meditation:

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/no-man-is-an-island/

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:43:33 +0000

Since the Gettysburg Address, the Preamble and the Declaration have all been suggested, I’ve got three:

The Bill of Rights – 500 or so words
The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson – 265 words(http://poetry.eserver.org/light-brigade.html)
Gunga Din by Rudyard Kipling – 1,342 words(http://www.bartleby.com/103/48.html)

Personally, as much as I like the BoR, I’d lean toward the Tennyson. It’s got a great rhythm.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:23:42 +0000

I would memorize a poem. Good luck!

By: charlotte

charlotte — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:16:07 +0000

I went over my texts this month too:( Hubby was not pleased when we got that bill!

By: Jill

Jill — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:29:24 +0000

The ab roller thing…that’s so funny. I really did buy one over 10 years ago. I left it in the closet of the house I grew up in, but was visiting the other day and saw my grandma had pulled it out. It was sitting in the middle of the living room floor. I just sat there staring at it for a minute, thinking what a silly thing for me to have purchased. Apparently, my grandma is giving it a whirl though.

By: Sagan

Sagan — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:01:16 +0000

Maybe it IS an ab roller. Masquerading as a bike rack. You never know.

In the past I’ve memorized the poems “The Charge of the Light Brigade” (for school) and “The Highway Man” (just for kicks)- they are both really beautiful.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:26:24 +0000

I agree with the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence. We had to do it in school in 4th grade and to this day I still remember it. It’s a nice trick to pull out to impress people sometimes :)

And I too have to change my texting amount with Verizon… I’ve been $70 over before because all my college friends from Lynchburg don’t have Verizon. Ick. Hope it isn’t too much!

By: [F]oxymoron

[F]oxymoron — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:45:28 +0000

In elementary school we had to remember and recite the preamble… ? That’d be an interesting thing to recite after a few bottles of booze!

I just put up my 101 in 1001, and I plan on memorizing (and reciting) the name of every country in the world. Fortunately I still have 2+ years to work on that :)