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Peak Brokie experiences
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: latjoreme on December 02, 2006, 01:27:26 pm ---Absolutely! I assume many of us have had more than one great experience provoked by BBM, so when I said "peak" I wasn't referring to the absolute very best pinnacle moment, but to any or all moments that stand out as valuable experiences you wouldn't have had if it weren't for BBM.
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You shouldn't have said this ;). Now I will shower you all in tons of longwinded stories ;D.
No, I won't. For another absolute peak experience I need only few words: Euro-Brokie meeting in London last September.
--- Quote ---So another experience that stands out for me is meeting Brokies in person. I've only met three: Front-Ranger/Lee, atz75/Amanda and Yaadpyar/Celeste. Each one was wonderul and unusual: encounters that were technically meetings between "strangers" who, it was immediately obvious, really weren't strangers at all. We quickly moved past the usual introductory small talk and got into substantive, interesting conversation. Now I count all three as permanent friends. And there are a number of other Brokies I count as permanent friends, too, whom I just haven't met in person ... yet.
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It's noticable that for many of us, highlights of our BBM experiences are reaching out and finding connections to other people. Be it online or in person or both. This is a a great outcome of Ennis's and Jack's story.
--- Quote ---whom I just haven't met in person ... yet.
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Yep. If wishes were horses... (At school I learned the proverb goes "If wishes were fishes...", but wikipedia says horses. Anybody willing to enlighten me?)
Meryl:
--- Quote from: Penthesilea on December 02, 2006, 02:51:28 pm ---Yep. If wishes were horses... (At school I learned the proverb goes "If wishes were fishes...", but wikipedia says horses. Anybody willing to enlighten me?)
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What's the second part of your "fishes" version, Chrissi? The one I know goes "If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride." I don't think that would work for fishes. ;D
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Meryl on December 02, 2006, 03:24:08 pm ---What's the second part of your "fishes" version, Chrissi? The one I know goes "If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride." I don't think that would work for fishes. ;D
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How about, "If wishes were fishes, we'd need lots of dishes"? ;D
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: Meryl on December 02, 2006, 03:24:08 pm ---What's the second part of your "fishes" version, Chrissi? The one I know goes "If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride." I don't think that would work for fishes. ;D
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If wishes were fishes, I'd have a whole ocean.
--- Quote from: goadra on December 02, 2006, 03:47:22 pm ---One Web site says this is a Scottish proverb, another a nursery rhyme:
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride
If turnips were swords, I’d wear one by my side
If ifs and ands were pots and pans,
There’d be no need for tinkers’ hands.
If wishes were horses,
Beggars would ride;
If wishes were fishes,
We’d all have some fried.
(alternatively, “We’d all cast our lines”)
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Hey, goadra, that's great. This rhyme contains both versions (although not the second part as I learned it). Seems my teacher at least was not totally wrong.
Thanks to the threesome of you anyway, whatever version is right. Maybe there's more than one correct version.
Front-Ranger:
Nice to see you, Barbara. You've been too scarce here lately!!
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